
The Department of Professional Studies & Special Programs
Welcome to Professional Studies and Special Programs at Emerson College.
Click below and read about professional certificate programs and evening courses.
Certificate Programs
Evening Courses and Workshops
- Copyediting
- Creative Writing Workshops
- Cultural Journalism
- Digital Media Production
- Literary Publishing
- Marketing and Branding
- Performing Arts Administration
- Professional Communication
- Screenwriting
View Professional Studies courses and workshops.
Individuals who have not been accepted into a degree program at Emerson College--and who have not enrolled as such--may take courses for credit during the summer terms. You must have earned a high school diploma or GED to register for undergraduate-level courses. You must have earned a bachelor's degree to enroll in graduate-level credit-bearing courses. Prerequisites apply in some instances. Contact the Department of Professional Studies for more information.
Are you interested in pursuing a degree at Emerson College? Please visit Graduate Admission or Undergraduate Admission.
If you have questions about professional and special programs, please call 617.824.8280 or e-mail continuing@emerson.edu.
Current News
Develop career skills and learn professional practices through Professional Studies courses and workshops. 617.824.8280.
Spring 2010 Semester
January 19-May 5
Note: Meeting times and dates for Professional Studies courses vary. Please read the Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Course Catalog for course schedules.
Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Course Catalog
Professional Studies Course Catalog (PDF)
Spring 2010 Registration Form (PDF)
ONLINE PAYMENT PAGE
(Professional Studies payments only)
RECENT ADDITIONS
CE0281-02 Copyediting: Standard Procedures
Meets Monday, March 22 & Wednesday, March 24
6:00-9:30 pm
CE0284-02 Copyediting: Grammar and Usage
Meets Monday, March 29, Wednesday, March 31 & Monday, April 5
6:00-9:30 pm
READ ABOUT
- Stand-Up Comedy Workshop: Write and perform stand-up comedy routines. Beginning in February 2010.
- Voices of Diversity Writers Conference: Explore creative-writing and build community in this one-day workshop, June 19.
- Arts and Communication Pre-College Studio Programs: Five-week summer programs for high school students.
- Summer Forensics Institute for High School Students: Polish your research, writing, and speaking skills for Public-Forum and Lincoln-Douglas Debates.
- Visual and Media Arts Workshops and Programs: Begin a graduate-level certificate program in September 2010.
- Bobbi Brown Makeup Artistry Workshops



