University of Massachusetts Boston

UMass Boston has a rich history that is intertwined with the city it calls home, beginning in 1852 with the establishment of Girls’ High School, which trained Boston’s young women to become teachers. Around the same time, in 1863, the University of Massachusetts was founded in Amherst as Massachusetts Agricultural College. Over the next century, Mass Aggie, as it was known in the early years, grew into the existing UMass system, while Girls’ High School changed names and locations several times, eventually becoming Boston State College in 1968. In 1982, UMass Boston and Boston State College merged to form what has become one of the state’s major academic enterprises and Boston’s only public university.

A research university with a teaching soul, UMass Boston is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities. For more about the university’s goals and vision, read the UMass Boston mission.

UMass Boston shares the Columbia Point peninsula with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the Massachusetts Archives. The perimeter of the peninsula is part of the Boston Harborwalk, a multi-mile trail stretching from the border of Quincy along Boston Harbor to Charlestown. Columbia Point offers exquisite views of Boston Harbor, the skyline of the city of Boston, and the Boston Harbor Islands National Park.

UMass Boston has two histories. One begins in 1852 with the founding of Girls’ High School, the future Boston State College. The second begins in 1863, with the founding of Massachusetts Agricultural College, the future University of Massachusetts; it takes on new life in 1964, when the state legislature voted to establish a new university campus in Boston. These two histories, which came together in 1982 when Boston State became part of UMass Boston, have long shared a common strand: the abiding belief of generations of students and their teachers in what the Boston State motto calls “education for service.” UMass Boston takes pleasure in presenting on these pages glimpses of a rich and varied past- and an exciting future.

Mission
The University of Massachusetts Boston, one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts, is nationally recognized as a model of excellence for urban universities. A comprehensive, doctoral-granting campus, we provide challenging teaching, distinguished research, and extensive service which particularly respond to the academic and economic needs of the state’s urban areas and their diverse populations.

Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor’s Degree Program in Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings
• Teacher Licensure for Undergraduates

Graduate Programs

• M.Ed. Without Licensure
• M.Ed. Early Childhood
• M.Ed. Elementary School
• M.Ed. Middle School
• M.Ed. Secondary School
• M.Ed. & Post-Master’s Certificate
• FAQ for M.Ed.

Colleges

• College of Education and Human Development
• College of Arts
• College of Management
• College of Nursing and Health Science
• College of Public and Community Services
• College of Science and Mathematics
• University College

Contact Details
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125-3393
617-287-5000
Official Website: http://www.umb.edu/