Academics

  • 27

    Undergraduate majors

  • 24

    Graduate degree programs and certificates

  • 454

    Full-time and affiliated faculty

Today’s world is molded by media and driven by storytelling—and at Emerson College, you’ll discover the confidence and skills needed to dive in and help shape it. Our creative learning environment combines intellectual exploration with professional training and real-world experience, helping you and other ambitious artists and communicators from all backgrounds become a powerful force in fields that influence our culture, society, and future.

Guided by our expert faculty in the School of the Arts, School of Communication, and Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, our undergraduate and graduate areas of study are: communication studies; marketing communication; journalism; communication sciences and disorders; visual and media arts; performing arts; writing, literature and publishing; and interdisciplinary studies.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of the multitude of enriching experiences that surround our campuses. At Emerson, whatever your path may be, we urge you to join us in exploring and expressing daring ideas in the fields that inspire and effect change in our local and global communities.

Academic Calendars

View Emerson's academic calendars for fall, spring, and summer, for class schedules, closing dates, and other useful information.