Boston University’s Metropolitan College (BU MET) offers a bachelor’s degree completion program designed specifically for online learners. Rooted in a strong liberal arts education, the Online Undergraduate Degree Completion Program (UDCP) is designed to help busy professionals earn a Boston University degree without upending their personal lives or putting their careers on hold.

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The Social Compiler: How BU's Online MBA Builds Real Bonds in a Virtual Classroom

At a recent commencement for Boston University’s Online MBA, around 350 graduates gathered in person after spending much of the program learning together online. By the end of the ceremony, more than 300 were in tears. One graduate spoke about losing family members while completing the program and about what her cohort had meant to […]
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What If the Robot Lies? Why BU’s Online AI Degrees Teach Foundations, Not Just Tools

AI systems can produce persuasive answers that are incomplete, misleading, or wrong. Boston University faculty member Jeffrey Considine explains why professionals need to understand how these systems work before trusting what they say. When AI tells us what we want to hear What happens when an AI system gives a confident answer that is wrong? […]
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AI Skills Gap: What Industries Are Hiring AI Talent in 2026

The hardest part of the AI boom is no longer building the technology. It is finding people who can put it to work. Across nearly every sector, demand for AI talent is running well ahead of supply, and the gap is reshaping who gets hired, what they are paid, and which skills are worth investing […]
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