Undergraduate Programs

Start with the story you want to tell, the question you want to chase, the role you want to play, or the work you can’t wait to make. At Emerson, your undergraduate program gives you the structure, space, and support to turn that ambition into experience.

Explore more than two dozen majors and 40+ minors across communication, the arts, media, and interdisciplinary study. Focus deeply in one field, build across disciplines, or design your own major around a specific academic interest. And know your Emerson experience can take you well beyond Boston—with opportunities to study at our campus in Los Angeles, our castle in the Netherlands, or our special programs located all around the world.

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Undergraduate Programs

Every single one of our BA, BFA, and BS programs focus on the arts or communication. Explore your options in the School of Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, the School of Communication, or the School of Film, Television, and Media Arts.

Acting BFA
Business of Creative Enterprises BA
Comedic Arts BFA
Communication Disorders BS
Communication Studies BS
Creative Writing BFA
Design and Stage Management BFA
Film Art Global BFA
Film, Television, and Media Arts BFA
Interdisciplinary Studies BA BS
International and Political Communication Global BA
Journalism BS
Marketing Communication BS
Media Arts Production BA
Media Psychology BS
Media Studies BA
Musical Theatre BFA
Playwriting, Directing, and Dramaturgy BFA
Political Communication: Leadership, Politics, and Social Advocacy BS
Public Relations BS
Sports Communication BS
Theatre Education and Performance BFA
Writing, Literature and Publishing BA
Alumni Connections

  • Tucker Gold

    Musical Theatre BFA, ’26

    For Tucker Gold ’26, performing has been a lifelong passion. He first stepped onto the stage as a first grader in Once Upon a Mattress—and never looked back.

  • Taking Center Stage

    At Emerson, Gold immersed himself in every opportunity he could find, both on stage and in the classroom. His credits include: Moritz in Spring Awakening, Dewey Finn in School of Rock, and Chip in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

  • Finding New Opportunities

    Gold’s path to Off-Broadway started during his senior year, while preparing for Emerson’s annual BFA Showcase. That’s when casting director and alum Merri Sugarman ’84 encouraged him to submit an audition video for a new musical she was casting.

  • New York City

    A Big Break

    That audition led to his first professional role. Just weeks after graduating, Gold moved to New York City to begin rehearsals as the understudy for the lead in the Off-Broadway musical, A Walk on the Moon.

  • Emerson in the Spotlight

    Gold’s advice to incoming students reflects the mindset that shaped his own Emerson experience: “Try everything you can and always say yes. It’s easier to regret having done something than never having done it at all.”

Undergraduate Minors

Emerson students rarely fit neatly into one lane. Adding a minor gives you room to follow another interest, build a complementary skill set, and shape a course of study that reflects the work you want to make—and the future you’re working toward.

African American and Africana Studies Minor
Art History Minor
Business Studies for Communication and the Arts Minor
Comedy Writing and Performance Minor
Creative Writing Minor
Dance Minor
Digital Media and Culture Minor
Dramatic Writing Minor
Economics Minor
Entrepreneurial Studies Minor
Environmental Studies Minor
Esports Communication Minor
Fiction Minor
Global and Postcolonial Studies Minor
Health and Society Minor
Hearing and Deafness Minor
History Minor
Integrated Sciences Minor
Journalism Minor
Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor
Leadership and Management Minor
Literature Minor
Marketing Communication Minor
Media Studies Minor
Music History and Culture Minor
Narrative Nonfiction Minor
Nonprofit Communication Minor
Peace and Social Justice Minor
Philosophy Minor
Photography Minor
Podcasting, Radio, and Streaming Media Minor
Poetry Minor
Political Communication Minor
Political Polling Minor
Political Science Minor
Pre-law Minor Minor
Psychology Minor
Public Diplomacy Minor
Public Relations Minor
Publishing Minor
Religion Minor
Sociology and Anthropology Minor
Sports Communication Minor
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Minor