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Across a variety of media, our graduates are covering the news—from local and national television and radio stations to print and online journalism organizations. Through intensive coursework, internships in the country’s largest media markets, and Boston’s ideal location for news, you will be more than adequately prepared for a professional career in journalism.
Joining your past experience with your Emerson investigative and news reporting skills, you may become a news director, anchor, editor, investigator, reporting, or producer nationwide.
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JOURNALISM (MA) at a glance
44-credit program
Full-time enrollment. Full-time enrollment is typically 8 or 12 credits per semester.
Fall admission
Students usually complete the degree in two years.
Meet the Graduate Program Director
Dr. Manny Paraschos, Graduate Program Director for Journalism and Professor, created the Boston Journalism Trail and is an expert in media law and ethics, global journalism, print and multimedia journalism, propaganda and the press, news media and foreign policy, and the role of the press in a democratic society.
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BroadcAst Journalism Alumni
Boston News Anchors
Pam Cross '75
Latoyia Edwards '98
Ed Harding '75
Gene Lavanchy '86
Maria Stephanos '88, MA '93
David Wade '95
Susan Wornick '71
National Correspondents
Maria Menounos '00, Access Hollywood
Graduate Studies
FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
To read the Graduate Handbook and learn about research and fellowship opportunities, visit the Graduate Studies website.
