Emerson College, Masters and Certificate Programs Masters Degrees

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Built for working professionals, Emerson’s Digital Communication Leadership (MA) program helps you gain the skills you need to be a leader. Read more

Expand your writing and communication skills with Emerson’s Digital Content Management Certificate. Create, analyze, and manage content for companies of any scale, from small startups to established corporations. Read more

Whether you want to explore fiction film, documentary, experimental media, installation art, or interactive media, our  Film and Media Art (MFA)  will give you the expertise you need. Read more

Emerson’s online Media Design (MA) blends art, technology, and community-based research to address social justice issues ranging from climate change and public health to voting rights, racial injustice, and food insecurity—or anything you’re passionate about changing in your local or global community. Read more

Develop your skills in electoral politics and public diplomacy in local, national, and international politics, advocacy, and public affairs with Emerson’s Political Communication (MA). Read more

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Historically named the first communication program in the United States, Emerson’s Public Relations (MA) will teach you to analyze, communicate with, and gain meaningful insight into communities, cultures, institutions, and lifestyles, while supporting your audience’s beliefs and values. Read more

Emerson's Publishing and Writing MA will help you discover your place in the ever-vital, ever-changing field of publishing. Learn to shape the prose of fresh voices as an editor, represent writers as a literary agent, or work with exciting online publications and new media formats. Read more

Pursue your passion for sports with Emerson’s Sports Communication (MA). Read more

Emerson’s Strategic Marketing Communication MA (SMC) prepares you for a career in one of the nation’s fastest-growing fields, marketing and communications. Read more

Teach theatre and create transformative experiences in our Theatre Education & Applied Theatre (MA/MFA) program. Our program allows you to grow and refine your craft as both an artist and educator. Read more

Emerson’s low-residency Writing for Film and Television MFA teaches you to write for film, television, and other emergent forms of media across multiple genres. Read more