Academics
We know you are as driven as you are passionate. At Emerson, you will be in a creative learning environment that allows you to turn your passion into a professional pursuit. Here, we provide you with a robust education in communication and the arts grounded in a liberal arts context, guided by our expert faculty, and powered by countless opportunities for experiential learning. Areas of study include communication studies; marketing communication; journalism; communication sciences and disorders; visual and media arts; performing arts; and writing, literature and publishing.
Choose from our diverse array of majors and minors, or create your own. If you are continuing your studies, explore our graduate degrees or professional studies programs.
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Acting (BFA) »
- Business of Creative Enterprises (BA) »
- Comedic Arts (BFA) »
- Communication Disorders (BS) »
- Communication Studies (BS) »
- Creative Writing (BFA) »
- Honors Program »
- Interdisciplinary Major »
- Journalism (BS)»
- Marketing Communications (BS) »
- Media Arts Production (BFA) »
- Media Studies (BA) »
- Musical Theatre (BFA) »
- Political Communication (BS) »
- Production (BA) »
- Sports Communication (BS) »
- Stage & Production Management (BFA) »
- Stage & Screen Design/Technology (BFA) »
- Theatre (BFA) »
- Theatre Design/Technology (BFA) »
- Theatre Education (BFA) »
- Theatre Education & Performance (BFA) »
- Theatre & Performance (BFA) »
- Writing, Literature, & Publishing (BA) »
- African American & Africana Studies »
- Art History »
- Business Studies for Communication and the Arts »
- Comedy: Writing and Performance »
- Dance »
- Digital Media & Culture »
- Entrepreneurial Studies »
- Environmental Studies »
- Fiction »
- Global & Post-Colonial Studies »
- Health Communication »
- Hearing and Deafness »
- History »
- Journalism »
- Latin American & Latinx Studies »
- Leadership and Management »
- Literature »
- Marketing Communication: Advertising and Public Relations »
- Music History & Culture »
- Nonprofit Communication Management »
- Peace and Social Justice »
- Philosophy »
- Photography »
- Poetry »
- Political Communication »
- Political Science »
- Publishing »
- Psychology »
- Radio »
- Science »
- Sociology/Anthropology »
- Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies »
- Writing »
Graduate Degrees:
Graduate Certificates:
EXPLORE AREAS OF INTEREST
Undergraduate
- Acting (BFA)
- Media Arts Production (BFA)
- Media Studies (BA)
- Musical Theatre (BFA)
- Production (BA)
- Stage & Production Management (BFA)
- Stage & Screen Design/Technology (BFA)
- Theatre (BFA)
- Theatre Design/Technology (BFA)
- Theatre Education (BFA)
- Theatre Education & Performance (BFA)
- Theatre & Performance (BFA)
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Graduate
- Communication Disorders (MS)
- Communication Disorders (MS – Online)
- Digital Content Management (Online Certificate)
- Digital Marketing and Data Analytics (MA)
- Digital Marketing (Online Certificate)
- Data Analytics (Online Certificate)
- Journalism (MA)
- Public Relations (MA)
- Publishing & Writing (MA)
- Strategic Communication for Marketing (MA)
Undergraduate
SCHOOLS, INSTITUTES, LABS, AND CENTERS
School of the Arts
Our students are writers, comedians, actors, filmmakers, and more. We help them hone their crafts. The School of the Arts houses the Performing Arts, Visual and Media Arts, and Writing, Literature, and Publishing departments.
School of Communication
Here students learn to become speech-language pathologists, speechwriters, journalists, and entrepreneurs. The School of Communication houses the departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Communication Studies, Journalism, and Marketing Communication.
Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies
A strong liberal arts foundation enables our students to examine the world across diverse disciplines and perspectives that add depth and intellectual perspective to their studies.
Professional Studies
We provide continuing education opportunities, including professional certificates, summer courses for undergraduate and graduate credit, and pre-college academic programs for high school students.
Engagement Lab
The Engagement Lab is an applied research and design lab dedicated to reimagining civic engagement for a digital culture.
Center for Comedic Arts
Through innovative curricula, resources, and outreach, the Center fosters an academic comedy community that welcomes students, alumni, and working professionals alike.
