Emerson College
| Since 1880, the visionary leaders who built Emerson College have been inspired by the highest educational aspirations. They have envisioned higher education as more than pure scholarship, but rather an immersive preparation for meeting human needs and launching brilliant artistic careers. Think about this: Emerson was founded as a school of oratory, elocution, and dramatic art—and now marvel at how the College has flourished over the years as a hub of educational innovation. Emerson offered the first collegiate-level program in children’s theater (1919), created the first course of journalism in the 1920s, offered professional training in speech pathology in the ’30s, developed one of the first undergraduate programs in broadcasting and broadcast journalism, launched the first educational radio station in the 1940s, and later added a television station in the 1950s. |
| Our Acting BFA is an audition-only program for Theatre and Performance majors who decide, after their first two years at Emerson, that they crave a more singular focus on the craft of acting. | |
| Comedic Arts (BFA) | Our Comedic Arts BFA is the first degree of its kind in the country. It integrates comedic writing, performance, literature, media, and production—and ranges across the comedic formats, from sketch comedy to improv to standup to Shakespeare. |
| Creative Writing (BFA) | In this one-of-a-kind degree program, you will benefit from the highest international standard of film and art education within an American academic framework. |
| Film Art (Global BFA) | Through a groundbreaking co-degree program between Paris College of Art and Emerson, students now have an opportunity to study fine art and film in the heart of Paris through the Global BFA in Film Art. |
| Media Arts Production (BA/BFA) | Emerson’s Media Arts Production major, within the Department of Visual and Media Arts, challenges students to see their vision through to completion and spans virtually every aspect of the creative process. |
| Musical Theatre (BFA) | Nestled in the heart of Boston’s Theater District, Emerson’s Musical Theatre BFA is one of the most celebrated pre-professional performance programs in the nation |
| Stage & Production Management (BFA) | With no shortage of talented actors and visionary directors, writers, and producers—and some of the most historic and dazzling theaters in the nation—students in the Stage & Production Management BFA learn by doing |
| Stage & Screen Design/Technology (BFA) | Emerson’s Stage & Screen Design/Technology BFA helps aspiring designers and technicians master their art form while discovering their artistic voice. |
| Theatre (BFA) | Emerson provides an unmatched setting for those looking to build a career in theater. Whether you are a future producer, director, playwright, dramaturg, or administrator, the Theatre BFA will help you grow into a multifaceted practitioner of your craft. |
| Theatre & Performance (BFA) | In the Theatre & Performance BFA, you start with two years in our Actor Training Core—a combination professional boot camp and artistic proving ground. You test yourself and those around you and build the mental muscles of a theatrical artist. |
| Theatre Design/Technology (BFA) | Emerson’s Theatre Design/Technology BFA is built to help aspiring designers and crew members master the technical dimension of their art form while discovering the unique voice that will help them make their mark from behind the curtain. |
| Theatre Education (BFA) | People tend to think of theater as entertainment. For those of us in Theatre Education, however, theater is an inspiring learning experience |
| Theatre Education & Performance (BFA) | Today, our Theatre Education & Performance (BFA) program integrates theater arts and education in classrooms, communities, and onstage. Our award-winning faculty comprises many leaders in the fields of theater education and acting. |
| Creative Writing (MFA) | We know writing is your life. That’s why our Creative Writing (MFA) focuses on the actual practice of writing, as well as its literary foundations. |
| Film and Media Art (MFA) | Create, challenge, inspire, and inform through art and expression in our Film and Media Art (MFA)program. |
| Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing (MFA) | Become a genre fiction author with our online Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing MFA. Our flexible graduate program allows you to work on your writing from anywhere in the world, with online workshops, literature seminars, and publishing courses that fit your schedule. Become a better writer, explore the history of your genre, and learn how to take the first steps toward publishing. |
| Theatre Education & Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) | Learn the art of teaching theatre and create transformative experiences in our Theatre Education & Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) program. |
| Writing for Film and Television (MFA) | To stay competitive in today’s market, film and television writers need to be able to work across platforms and genres. Designed with this in mind, our low-residency Writing for Film and Television (MFA) program emphasizes the art and business of film and television writing, as well as innovative writing for other emergent forms of media, from long- and short-form films to series television and webisodes |
| MFA in Writing for Film & Television (Online) | To stay competitive in today’s market, film and television writers need to be able to work across platforms and genres. Designed with this in mind, our low-residency Writing for Film and Television (MFA) program emphasizes the art and business of film and television writing, as well as innovative writing for other emergent forms of media, from long- and short-form films to series television and webisodes. By graduation, students will have a complete portfolio of professional-caliber work. |
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