Our Schools

At Emerson, our programs are organized across three schools—each built for students ready to create something extraordinary. Whether you’ve known your path since preschool or you’re still finding the shape of it, you’ll get to dive into your passions, explore new interests, and start making real work from day one.

For the directors, editors, producers, animators, critics, cinematographers, photographers, game designers, sound designers, and media makers ready to get to work. From day one, you’ll be behind the camera, in the sound mixing booth, in the edit bay, and on set—working with professional-level tools, collaborating with your crew, and creating real projects to add to your reel.

Report the story. Shape the campaign. Empower the audience. Lead the conversation. The School of Communication is for the marketers, researchers, strategists, journalists, advocates, media thinkers, speech-language pathologists, sports communicators, and public voices ready to make their message matter. You’ll explore the media landscape shaping our society and turn what you’re learning into work that reaches real people.

Calling all writers, performers, publishers, scholars, comedians, artists, and creatives: This is your creative playground, launchpad, and home. Here, you’ll strengthen your craft, find your community, and build the creative courage necessary to share your story. Whether you’re laser-focused on a specific field or shaping a path that crosses multiple, you’ll leave with the portfolio, practice, and network to thrive as a true professional.