Graduate Studies At Emerson College

Welcome to Graduate Studies at Emerson College. Emerson is the only four-year college in the United States whose programs focus solely on the communication arts and sciences. Whether you want to study marketing communication, journalism, creative writing, new media production, how to diagnose and treat speech and hearing disorders, or theatre education, you will find an academic program to meet your interests. Emerson College offers the following graduate degree programs:

• Communication Disorders (MS)
• Communication Management (MA)
• Creative Writing (MFA)
• Global Marketing Communication and Advertising (MA)
• Health Communication (MA)
• Integrated Marketing Communication (MA)
• Journalism (MA)
• Media Arts (MFA)
• Publishing and Writing (MA)
• Theatre Education (MA)

Emerson's graduate programs are designed to help students develop the professional and research skills necessary for leadership in the communications and arts fields. Because Emerson believes that communication and the arts are fundamental to the growth of society, the College is committed to ensuring that students are knowledgeable about future trends in communication and the arts. Our programs are committed to the discovery of new ideas and knowledge. Emerson selects faculty and students who share mutual interests and concerns. The programs of graduate study are developed to meet individual needs, yet they focus on ideas common to learning. Emerson achieves its distinctive educational character by emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of communication and the arts by exploring how communication principles operate in many settings. The accumulation and synthesis of knowledge in communication and the arts and its applicability to many fields of endeavor provide the central theme that the graduate of the College can use to realize intellectual and creative fulfillment, personal enrichment, and career objectives.

Emerson College educates graduate students who wish to re-enter the labor market, seek a career change, or strengthen their value in their professions. To assist working professionals and lifelong learners, Emerson offers part-time enrollment in some of our graduate degree programs. Programs in Media Arts, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Journalism, and Global Marketing Communication and Advertising require full-time enrollment.

Please visit the rest of our Graduate Studies web page to learn more about our programs and visit Graduate Admissions to learn how to apply.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Richard Zauft, Dean
Graduate Studies
Richard_Zauft@emerson.edu 

Donna Schroth, Director
Graduate Studies
Donna_Schroth@emerson.edu