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At Emerson, students routinely make the leap from excellent to extraordinary, inspired by a high level of creative and intellectual energy and the school’s legendary culture of collaboration and networking.

Making the LeapAreas of Study

Performing Arts

Visual and Media Arts

Writing, Literature and Publishing

Journalism

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Communication and the arts are converging with breathtaking speed, and Emerson College is front and center of this trend. The ways we create and consume media, learn about the world, and interact with each other are continually expanding and fusing, creating new possibilities in every sector of society. Combining multiple technologies, we can tell our stories in fresh and compelling ways, carry on a dialogue with targeted groups or a mass audience, and influence events with an immediacy that wasn’t possible even five years ago.

This is the exhilarating world Emerson students inhabit every day. Most arrive intending to study a single discipline, but they quickly find that the walls dividing these traditional fields have largely dissolved. Technologies, storytelling techniques, and delivery platforms that were pioneered for one medium are quickly adapted for other purposes. In this dynamic environment, students gain a deep understanding of how to

develop and integrate content, message, image, and sound to most effectively reach the intended audience.

At home in today’s fast-changing landscape, Emerson students are also firmly grounded in the timeless principles embodied in the liberal arts. By studying literature, history, philosophy, and science, they learn to seek meaning in their work and to view their lives within the larger context of human experience. They cultivate essential habits of mind: intellectual curiosity, rigorous thought, and quiet reflection in pursuit of learning, sound judgment and compassion for others, and integrity and moral courage in the face of challenges, large and small.

Emerson graduates find success in many fields. They are deep and broad thinkers who are neither confined by an academic discipline nor defined by a job title. An Emerson education equips them with the knowledge and confidence to be leaders, a highly collaborative working style, and a gift for motivating others. These qualities, combined with a mastery of communication skills, earn them positions of influence in many industries and professions. In turn, our alumni gladly open doors for Emerson students and young graduates as they embark on their careers and throughout their working lives.

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Academic excellence is at the heart of an Emerson education, and we start from the belief that diversity of people and ideas is the foundation of that excellence. Students arrive on campus ready to be fully engaged in the learning process with their fellow students and immersed in Boston’s vibrant culture and the larger world. Inspired by gifted faculty and renowned practitioners, they see their education and their lives as a seamless whole, without artificial boundaries between work and play, the liberal arts and professional studies, friendships and collaborative partnerships.

We educate leaders who are informed, articulate, and engaged. You won’t find many bystanders at Emerson. Our community believes in the power of communication to transform lives, improve society, build successful businesses, and sustain democratic institutions. Steeped in this belief, our graduates take with them lifelong practices of active citizenship and a personal commitment to enrich the world around them.

Emerson’s vision for communication and the arts is closely attuned to the needs of a global world. Many faculty members are experts in communication theory, research, and practice. They are in great demand internationally as advisors to governments, corporations, education, and the arts. Emerson teachers often involve their students in international projects, one of the many ways “we bring the world to Emerson and Emerson to the world.”

Emerson’s culture embraces change and innovation. Agility is taught and rewarded. The Internet ethos—innovate quickly, learn quickly, evolve, and succeed—is part of our collective metabolism. From developing mobile apps and social media tools, to creating graphic novels and using a commons approach to playwriting, Emerson students are fearless in applying new technologies and new forms of expression and collaboration to expand the boundaries of established disciplines.

Emerson, to the Core

Scratch the surface at Emerson—any surface—and you’ll see the core values that pervade and animate every aspect of our learning community.

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Deep thought and meaningful action are equally celebrated at Emerson, and they’re completely entwined.

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It’s rare that a young writer is the first person allowed to explore the private papers of a well-known figure. But Holly Van Leuven ’13 earned that right through course-related research on actor Ray Bolger, whose life and work were little known beyond The Wizard of Oz. Breaking new ground, Van Leuven culled through film archives, contacted family members, and gained access to Bolger’s papers, which had never been opened to scholars. A 50-page manuscript she wrote won Emerson’s Senior Creative Writing Award for High Distinction in Nonfiction and is being adapted for submission to agents and editors.

As a school of communication, Emerson has an obligation to explore a diversity of views on the critical issues of our time. For example, following the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Lee Pelton led an initiative that encouraged college presidents to host informed and respectful discussions about gun violence. Emerson also produced a series of public forums on the topic, featuring experts from across the political spectrum. Shared through social media and the web, the series explored different facets of the issue including Second Amendment rights and the cultural, social, and economic underpinnings of gun violence.

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Live theater is a powerful way to experience other cultures and perspectives. In bringing productions from around the world to Emerson stages, the ArtsEmerson program creates rich opportunities for our students to interact directly with renowned theater companies and pioneering artists. During the run of La Belle et la Bête, for instance, the Montreal-based Lemieux Pilon 4D Art company conducted a master class on how it uses technology to pervasively integrate visual effects into its retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

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Associate Professor Eric Gordon is an expert on a gaming genre known as engagement games, which show great promise for increasing community involvement in democratic processes worldwide. Gordon’s research lab at Emerson developed Community PlanIt, which 10 U.S. cities have used in their urban planning and master planning efforts. Players go on missions that spark dialogue and capture data on their priorities, such as schools and public safety. Player input is often incorporated into the final planning document and shapes funding decisions. Gordon is a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.

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At Emerson, excellence in learning, scholarship, and creative work springs from the same source: integration of the liberal arts and the student’s chosen academic discipline. These domains continually illuminate and strengthen each other in ways that benefit the individual’s intellectual and professional growth.

In studying communication and the arts, students

master the foundational knowledge that is required in their field. They develop their craft, and they gain the practical experience needed to be effective in the workplace. Equally important, through liberal studies, they acquire a broad understanding of the world, build their critical thinking skills, and model ethical behavior: traits that are shared by effective leaders everywhere.

Emerson’s Liberal Arts curriculum is both broad and deep. It is complemented by a choice of 17 Liberal Arts minors, many opportunities for interdisciplinary study, and a rigorous Honors Program.

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Performing Arts BA and BFA

Possible areas of study include:Acting Musical Theatre Stage and Production Management Stage Design/Technology Theatre Education Theatre Education: Acting Theatre Studies Theatre Studies: Acting

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American Repertory TheaterArtsEmersonBlue Man GroupBoston BalletDavid Letterman ShowGlimmerglass Opera FestivalHowlRoundHuntington Theatre CompanyKennedy Center New Vision/ New Voices programNew York Shakespeare FestivalScreen Actors GuildShakespeare & CompanyWilliamstown Theatre Festival

Academic Programs

As a Performing Arts student, practical experience is the secret to developing your craft—whether your focus is acting, directing, stage management, lighting, stage design, or costume design.

With access to state-of-the-art production facilities and a variety of performance venues, you’ll gain that experience through classroom projects, staged readings, workshops, forums with master artists, and fully staged productions. You will also have opportunities to interact with and learn from the international, national, and local theater companies that visit Boston as part of ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage.

At Emerson, you’ll join one of the most influential theater degree programs in the country. You’ll also join Emerson’s tightly knit theater community. Faculty and alumni—who have strong roots in Boston, New York, and other theater capitals—will help you find your way in the profession.

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While the impulse to record our stories dates back thousands of years, our methods for sharing the written word change constantly, spurred by advances in technology. Preparing you to succeed in this evolving landscape, Emerson’s program brings together the related disciplines of writing, literature, and publishing.

As part of a dynamic writing community, you will explore different genres and analyze how writers speak through their work. In a supportive and challenging workshop setting, you’ll develop your own voice and learn how to structure and craft your stories so they move your audience. You will also follow the written word from inception to production, with courses in publishing and internships at some of the country’s best publishing houses.

The visual and media arts are at a crossroads. This is equally true for traditional disciplines—film, TV, screenwriting, sound design, and photography—and emerging specialties such as gaming and interactivity. New modes of expression, combined with rapidly evolving technology and distribution formats, have created extraordinary opportunities for the contemporary media artist.

At Emerson, you will be immersed in a wide range of media forms and production techniques and you will learn to be an effective storyteller in your chosen medium. Under the guidance of award-winning filmmakers, artists, designers, and scholars—who take an active role in your success—you will be encouraged to explore your creativity and challenge political, cultural, and aesthetic conventions. You will emerge with the knowledge, technical skills, courage, and confidence to pursue a career as a filmmaker or media artist.

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Visual and Media Arts BA and BFA

Possible areas of study include:

Media Studies

Media Production Specializations include:Animation and Motion MediaInteractive Media and GamesPhotographySound Design and Audio Post ProductionFilm and Video Production Studio Television and Live EventsWriting for Film and Television

Visual and Media Arts Writing, Literature and Publishing

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Writing, Literature and Publishing BA and BFA

Sample Internships

The AtlanticBarefoot BooksBedford/St. Martin’sBoston magazineBrill Academic PublishersDa Capo PressThe Harvard Common PressHoughton Mifflin HarcourtSony Music

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20th Century Fox/Family GuyCannes Film Festival/ American Pavilion Hasbro, Inc.Miramax FilmsMTVNew Line CinemaSirius Satellite RadioVirgin RecordsWalt Disney® ProductionsWGBH-TV (PBS)

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Journalism Marketing Communication

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In today’s competitive economy, successful marketers rely on proven tools—including communication theory, market research, analytical skills, and business strategy—to understand audiences and move them to action. These are the skills you’ll develop in Emerson’s Marketing Communication program, which prepares students to serve agencies, corporations, and nonprofits.

In the classroom, you’ll acquire the core knowledge and creative communication techniques needed to develop and integrate high-impact external communication, such as advertising and social media, with internal communication that motivates employees to carry out business plans. Through team projects, internships, and co-curricular activities, you will apply business expertise and industry best practices to solve real-world communication challenges, while also building your portfolio.

The skills of journalism are the skills of the 21st century workplace. Journalists know how to gather information resourcefully, analyze it quickly, and synthesize what they’ve learned into a story that is clear and compelling.

Emerson teaches you how to integrate these timeless journalistic skills with emerging technologies so you can make a lasting impression in digital media, including mobile, text, social media, and multimedia. At Emerson, the whole world will be your beat. Working for campus, city, and national media, our students go where the story is breaking, whether in a Boston neighborhood, on the campaign trail in Iowa, or at an Olympic stadium.

Building on this background, Emerson alumni achieve success as award-winning journalists and in influential roles in many other fields.

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Sample Internships

BostonGlobe.comBoston HeraldCNN The Miami HeraldUnivision NetworkWBUR (NPR)WCVB (ABC)WEEI Sports RadioWGBH (PBS, NPR, online)

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Arnold WorldwideBoston CelticsBrodeur WorldwideCBS Corp.Cone, Inc.Lifetime NetworkWeber Shandwick Worldwide

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Communication Studies

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Communication Studies BS

Political Communication: Leadership, Politics and Social Advocacy BS

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A major in Communication Studies will give you the skills, agility, and self-assurance you need to navigate across a rapidly changing and increasingly global communication landscape.

Studying the humanities and social sciences, you’ll gain a rich understanding of today’s world and the human experience over time. Through projects and internships, you’ll develop essential skills: creative thinking, collaborative team-building, and effective writing and public speaking. Tailoring your message and tools for different audiences, you will apply what you’ve learned in diverse settings. These may include large companies, entrepreneurial firms, government, and nonprofits and specialties such as crisis communication, public affairs, and public diplomacy.

Our exceptional faculty includes Fulbright scholars, consultants to federal agencies, and experts at top news organizations.

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Communication Sciences and Disorders

Emerson’s proximity to Boston’s world-class healthcare industry makes it a great choice for students pursuing a career in the fast-growing fields of speech-language pathology and audiology.

Through a pre-professional curriculum, you will study the anatomical, structural, and biological basis of speech, language, and hearing. You will also be exposed to the full breadth of communication challenges, including those associated with early childhood, stroke, and aging.

Many options exist for field placements at clinical and educational sites, such as public schools, hospitals, and early intervention centers. The Robbins Speech, Language, and Hearing Center within the department provides rich opportunities for guided clinical observations, excellent volunteer experiences, and interaction with clinical faculty and graduate students.

Sample Internships Field Placement Sites

Early intervention programsHospitalsPublic schoolsRehabilitation facilities

The Cato InstituteThe Children’s Defense FundDana-Farber Cancer InstituteESPN Institute of Contemporary Art BostonPeace CorpsPress office: Governors Deval Patrick and Chris ChristieSmithsonian InstitutionThe Washington PostThe White House

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Los Angeles: Emerson Out West Located on Sunset Boulevard with a view of the

iconic Hollywood sign, the stunning new Los Angeles Center embodies Emerson’s deep connections with the entertainment and media industries. For a semester, students live and attend classes at the center, utilize its state-of-the-art learning facilities, and tap into the far-reaching cultural influences of Southern California. Students work under the guidance of top professionals: set designers, film editors, writers, producers, and casting directors. Internship placements include media giants such as CNN, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks SKG, Miramax, and NBC.

Washington, D.C.: The Ultimate Power Center For students pursuing a career in

journalism, politics, government, or advocacy, this one-semester program includes weekly leadership seminars, prestigious internship placements, and networking opportunities with successful Emerson alumni and friends.

Prague, Czech Republic: The View from Europe Our summer program at The Academy

of Performing Arts for Film and Television provides filmmakers with an intensive course on Czech and Slovak cinema and production experience gained “on location” in one of the world’s most beautiful cities.

The Netherlands: A Cross-Cultural Perspective This semester-long program at Kasteel Well,

Emerson’s restored 14th-century castle, promotes cross-cultural awareness and understanding of worldwide communication. Study is combined with extensive travel and exploration of cultural treasures in major European cities.

Beijing: A Window into Modern China Spend a semester at Communication University

of China (CUC), studying Chinese culture, gaining an understanding of the fast-growing Chinese media market, and exchanging knowledge with Chinese and international students.

Valencia, Spain: A Focus on Music Emerson students accepted into Berklee College’s Valencia program can take a range of courses on music performance, technology, and business offered by one of the world’s top schools for modern music. Students have access to superb facilities and gain exposure to rich and diverse music cultures from Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

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Most Emerson students enter professions in which collaboration skills are essential to long-term success. Staging a play, producing a television series, managing corporate communications, or publishing the news: all are inherently collaborative endeavors. Even in seemingly solitary pursuits, such as writing fiction or poetry, individuals must rely on others to critique, edit, publish, promote, and distribute their work.

At Emerson, collaboration will become engrained in who you are, how you work, what you value, and why you succeed. Through classroom discussions, workshops, and hands-on projects, you’ll learn what it takes to contribute unselfishly to a common purpose, melding diverse talents and personalities to create extraordinary work that is “greater than the sum of the parts.”

You’ll also explore how technology is creating new possibilities for mass collaboration. Examples include investigative journalism that relies on crowd-sourcing to unearth hard-to-access information, and documentary video projects that simultaneously involve participants in dozens of countries—with immediate worldwide distribution via YouTube.

You’ll find that the spirit of collaboration extends beyond the classroom to your co-curricular activities, residential life, and Emerson’s diverse social scene.

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• Digital labs and suites with tools for non-linear editing and post-effects, film editing, and audio production/post-production

Writing, Literature and Publishing

• A dedicated computer lab with multimedia projection system and specialized printers

Journalism

• A cutting-edge, high-def newsroom that is fully robotic and integrated to deliver content for the web and mobile devices

• An all-digital newsroom tool suite with professional-grade editing workstations, graphics bank, and web and image design tools

• A “dream lab” for developing next-generation storytelling methods

Marketing Communication

• A meeting room equipped to capture input from focus groups, with a two-way mirror for observing participants

• The Altshuler Laboratory for Health and Marketing Communication

Communication Sciences and Disorders

• The highly regarded Robbins Speech, Language, and Hearing Center, where undergraduates do their clinical observation

• An advanced laboratory for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), focusing on adults with severely impaired speech

Communication Studies

• Access to digital tools and state-of-the-art practice and performance rooms at the Max Mutchnick Campus Center

Performing Arts

• The multiuse Paramount Center, with an art deco mainstage, the 150-seat Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, the Bright Family Screening Room, rehearsal studios, a scene shop, and a film soundstage

• The Tufte Performance and Production Center, featuring the thrust-style Semel Theater, the 108-seat Greene Theater, the Bobbi Brown makeup suite, a design/technology studio, and a costume shop

• The Cutler Majestic Theatre, a 1,200-seat proscenium house

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• A fully equipped film soundstage

• Two professional television studios with advanced control-room and lighting systems, chroma key, and infinity wall

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Facilities and Equipment

Tools matter. Equipment matters. Work spaces matter. Just ask a professional athlete, a master carpenter, or an elite musician. They’ll tell you that high-quality tools and surroundings create a positive environment, reduce barriers to creative expression, and allow you to fully develop your craftsmanship.

That’s why Emerson invests in professional- quality facilities, studio and performance spaces, and production equipment. Having ready access to these resources will help you realize your creative vision, both in the classroom and with co-curricular projects.

As you master the tools of your trade, you become a better storyteller while also strengthening your marketable skills. Some facilities are used primarily by one department while others are shared across the whole community.

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Beyond the Classroom • AFF NSAC: Student ad competition “World Series” • Alternative Spring Break: Community service • The Berkeley Beacon: Student newspaper • Communication Politics and Law Association: Political interest and action • EmComm: Marketing and PR agency • The Emerson Channel: Cable TV • Emerson Forensics: Speech and debate • Emerson Review: Celebrating 50 years • EVVYs: Emerson’s version of the Oscars • Gangsters in Concrete: Avant-garde magazine • Kidding Around: Children’s theater • spec: Screenwriters’ group • Wax on Felt: Student-run record label • WERS FM: Award-winning radio station • Women in Motion: Film production

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Emerson students aren’t narrowly bounded by their field of study. Instead, they see themselves as creators and doers who are always seeking out kindred spirits. This is fully apparent in co-curricular activities, in which students from multiple disciplines combine their skills and creative power to produce first-rate projects and productions.

Co-curricular activities provide opportunities to pursue your passions and explore new pathways. You might choose to create independent visual productions through groups such as Frames per Second and Emerson Independent Video. Sharpen your comic timing with Emerson Comedy Workshop. Hone your public speaking and debate skills as a member of Emerson Forensics. Make valuable connections by joining the Emerson chapter of a professional organization in your field: marketing, public relations, radio and television, communication sciences, or journalism.

Emerson students are actively engaged with the world around them. Numerous groups promote cultural awareness through a focus on Latin culture (Amigos), the experience of African and African American students (EBONI), Asian culture (ASIA), the interests of GLBTQQ students (EAGLE), international students (Emerson International), and deaf culture (ASL Emerson). There are also many groups involved in community service (Imagine Students Reaching Out), social advocacy (Emerson Peace and Social Justice), and political action (Emerson Republicans and Emerson Democrats).

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Each spring, graduating college seniors receive the same career advice. “Network with successful people in your field. Build a relationship and keep in touch.”

It sounds simple. But it’s incredibly difficult to do on your own. Building relationships takes time and trust. People who are accomplished and busy must have enough confidence in you—a total stranger—to take time out of their own careers to help you launch yours.

At Emerson, those connections are hard-wired into your education from day one, thanks to a remarkable multi-generation alumni network. Emerson graduates are entrenched at every level of the performing arts, literary and publishing fields, the news media, business, politics, and the entertainment industry. Alumni are also deeply involved in the life of the school and they tend to help their own: through networking and mentoring, by participating in campus forums and visiting lectures, and by paving the way to internships, summer jobs, and career opportunities.

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Seth Grahame-Smith, author, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Doug Herzog, president, Viacom Entertainment Group, MTV Networks

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Emerson’s Alumni Network

Stage and Screen

Kevin Bright, executive producer, Friends

Lucia Cottone, senior vice president, development and current programming, Sony Pictures Television

Vin Di Bona, executive producer, America’s Funniest Home Videos

Denis Leary, actor, Rescue Me, Ice Age franchise

Jennifer Coolidge, actress, Legally Blonde, American Pie

Jay Leno, host, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Andrea Martin, actress, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Pippin on Broadway

Maria Menounos, co-host, Entertainment Tonight

Holly Bario, co-president of production, DreamWorks

Judith Resnick, musical producer, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess

New and Interactive Media

Veronica Belmont, gaming host, Fact of Fictional and The Sword and Laser

Joshua Fialkov, award-winning comic book writer

Stephen Christy, editor-in-chief, Archaia Entertainment (graphic novel publisher)

Gaby Dunn, blogger, The New York Times and Thought Catalog

David Lebensfeld, special effects for A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas (HK3)

Nate Cormier and Jason Tucker, animation editors for Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Public Sector and Nonprofits

Andrew Kline, senior trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice

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Noma Anderson, dean, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Tennessee

Peter Meade, chief economic development officer, City of Boston, MA

Cyndi Roy, communications director, MassDOT

Aaron Snipe, spokesperson, U.S. Department of Foreign Service

Alyse Nelson, president/CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership

Kathryn Grosso, deputy director of research and response for New Jersey Governor Christie

Ido Aharoni, consul general of Israel in New York

Communication andMarketing

Larry Rasky, chairman, Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications, Inc.

Morgan First, co-Founder/CEO, Second Glass

Lisa Gregorian, executive vice president/CMO, Warner Bros. Television

Michael Mendenhall, co-founder, CEO, Archetypes

John Wentworth, executive vice president, CBS Television Distribution

Sam Presti, general manager, Oklahoma City Thunder

Rob Hennigan, general manager, Orlando Magic

Al Jaffe, vice president of talent negotiations, ESPN

Mark Quenzel, senior VP of programming and production, NFL Network

Ronald Forchheimer, producer, ESPN’s Between the Lines

Paul Tetreault, producing director, Ford’s Theater (Washington, D.C.)

Joseph Leo Bwarie, actor, Jersey Boys musical

Multimedia Journalism

Kira Salak, PEN Award for Journalism

Michele Gillen, award-winning investigative reporter, WFOR-TV Miami

Lauren Landry, columnist, BostonInno

Dan Bigman, managing editor, Forbes

Opus Moreschi and Eric Drysdale, WGA and Emmy Award for Colbert Report

Brendan McCarthy, Pulitzer Prize winner, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Latoyia Edwards, anchor, NECN

Pam Cross, anchor, WCVB-TV

Art Silverman, senior producer, National Public Radio, All Things Considered

Doug Holloway, president, multichannel distribution, ION Media Networks

Max Mutchnick, writer, producer, co-creator of Will & Grace

Bobbi Brown, founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Professional Cosmetics

Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

Susan Banks, executive VP of marketing and creative services, TV One

David Gwizdowski, vice president, broadcast markets, the Americas, Associated Press

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Cities are the engine of a vibrant society. They attract people with big talents and big ambitions. They inspire innovation, economic growth, and social change. And they serve as a repository for our history and cultural heritage.

As an Emerson student, you’ll live, study, and play in one of the world’s great cities. Our downtown campus—across from historic Boston Common—puts you close to it all. Walk out the front door, and you’ll be in the middle of the thriving Theatre District we helped revitalize. Nearby, you can explore world-class museums, a dynamic waterfront, superb shopping and dining, and spectacular green spaces. In a metropolitan area with more than 300,000 students, you will also enjoy the youth and energy of a college town.

But you won’t just live in the city. You’ll be plugged in to it. Emerson has close ties with many local institutions, including the theater and arts communities, media outlets, city and state government, and national and global businesses. These resources become an integral part of your educational experience—and a source of professional connections in the work world.

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City Living Boston offers internships and work opportunities with industry leaders in key fields, including:

Media Higher education Healthcare Financial services Technology and biotech researchArts and culturePublic policyProfessional sports

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Residential life at Emerson is an extension of the school’s creative culture. Your residence hall will not be just a place to eat, sleep, and connect with friends. It will also be a venue for discussion groups, films, guest speakers, and projects. So you’ll never stop learning.

Our four modern residence halls are safe, comfortable, and well appointed. Rooms and suites feature air conditioning, high-speed Internet access, and a smoke-free environment. Many rooms have stunning city views. Optional learning communities allow you to live with people who share a common interest. And home is just a few steps away from your classrooms, performance spaces, and the city’s transit system.

Our compact campus, sizable Police Department, and highly trained personnel allow us to provide the highest levels of security. A leading security firm staffs all building entrances around the clock.

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Emerson is 250-plus athletes, playing 14 varsity sports as one united team.

Baseball (men)

Basketball (men, women)

Cross-Country (men, women)

Lacrosse (men, women)

Soccer (men, women)

Softball (women)

Tennis (men, women)

Volleyball (men, women)

Creativity is not just a product of intellect and imagination. It’s also rooted in our physical being. In the marathon of adult life, success favors those with the stamina for hard work, a fearless spirit of competition, and an intuitive feel for teamwork.

Because competitive and recreational athletics help to build these traits, they are a celebrated part of life at Emerson. More than 250 students compete on our Division III NCAA teams, the Emerson Lions, which often go deep into the post-season and earn their share of championships. Our athletes are frequently honored for their individual achievements. For recreational athletes, Emerson’s well-equipped, 10,000-square-foot fitness center offers free membership for all students. Other facilities include a gym with an NCAA tournament-sized basketball court and a multi-sport FieldTurf playing surface and field house.

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Application Emerson accepts the Common Application

(commonapp.org) and applicants are required to complete all parts of the application including the Emerson-specific questions and writing sample. All applicants, particularly those applying to Performing Arts and Media Production, should visit the Admission website to find out more about the supplemental information recommended to complete an application for admission.

Students wishing to transfer to Emerson are required to complete all parts of the Common Application for Transfer Admission along with the Emerson-specific questions and writing sample.

Visit emerson.edu/admission to find out more information or contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 617-824-8600 or admission@emerson.edu.

Financial Aid Approximately two-thirds of students receive

financial assistance. The average award is approximately $19,500 in scholarships and grants, low-interest loans, and part-time employment.

More information about financial assistance and important deadlines can be found online at emerson.edu/financial-services or by contacting the Office of Student Financial Services at 617-824-8655 or finaid@emerson.edu.

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Category: Independent, nondenominational college focused on communication and the arts in a liberal arts context

Founded: 1880, by Charles Wesley Emerson

Location: On Boston Common in the heart of the city’s Theatre District

Enrollment: 3,675 undergraduates and 838 graduate students from across the United States and 43 countries

Faculty: 444 full- and part-time faculty

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1

Retention and Graduation: 88% retention rate for freshmen, 82% six-year graduation rate

Emerson Fast Facts

Next Steps

Application Deadlines Financial Aid Filing Deadlines

Freshman September Admission Applicants Regular Decision March 3

Early Action (non-binding) February 3

January Admission November 15

Transfer September Admission Applicants April 1

January Admission November 15

Freshman September Admission Applicants Regular Decision January 15

Early Action (non-binding) November 1

January Admission November 1

Transfer September Admission Applicants March 15

January Admission November 1

Tuition and Fees 2013–2014

Tuition: $35,072/year for a full-time undergraduate student

Room and Board: $14,516/year (double room)

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Mission Emerson College is committed to excellence in education for communication and the arts. Founded on the study of oratory and the performing arts, Emerson’s distinctive undergraduate and graduate curricula have expanded. We continue to challenge students to think and express themselves with clarity, substance, and insight, instilling the highest professional standards through rigorous academic inquiry and experiential learning. Our specialized major and external programs are based in and integrated with the liberal arts and interdisciplinary study, and are informed by a set of core values: freedom of expression, diversity of perspective, cultural awareness, integrity, civility, and the responsibility of ethical choice.

Our mission is to inspire students to create and communicate with depth, honesty, courage, and passion, both as professionals in their fields and as informed and articulate participants in society.

Statement of Nondiscrimination Emerson College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities. Applicants seeking information on these matters should contact the Affirmative Action Officer, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624, 617-824-8580.

Accreditation Emerson College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a nongovernmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering postgraduate instruction. Accreditation of an institution by the New England Association indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer group review process.

Report on Campus Security Policies and Crime Statistics Emerson’s Annual Report on Campus Security Policies and Crime Statistics (Clery Disclosure Act) is available online at emerson.edu/about-emerson/offices-departments/public-safety/clery-report. This report contains information and policies relative to campus law enforcement, wellness education, crime prevention, disciplinary process for sexual assault, and crime statistics for certain designated offenses that occurred on campus, in campus residence halls, and in non-campus buildings and public areas adjacent to the campus for the past three years. A paper copy of this same report is available upon request from the Police Department, Emerson College, 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624, 617-824-8555.

Title II Disclosure Section 207 of the Higher Education Act mandates that institutions preparing educators for work in schools must disclose the pass rates on state teacher tests for their students during the most recently completed academic year. In Massachusetts, this is the two-part Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure comprising the Communication and Literacy Test (CLST) and the Subject Matter Test (SMT). Emerson College’s Educator Preparation Programs for Baccalaureate and post-Baccalaureate teacher licenses in theater are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education through September 2016. Emerson graduated 126 students in theater education programs between 2007 and 2012 (the most recent year data was available), with 126 awarded licenses, for a 100% pass rate. Students in Communication Disorders do not take a state-designed subject matter test. Title II data does not include these individuals’ CLST scores, as these individuals are not preparing for classroom work.

Emerson College reserves the right to change without notice any statement in this viewbook concerning, but not limited to, policies, curricula, and courses.

Produced by the Office of Undergraduate Admission and in appreciation of the contributions by faculty and staff of the College.

Photography: Craig Bailey, Rick Friedman, Peter Howard, Tom Kates, Frank Monkiewicz, Yves Renaud, Tony Rinauldo, Len Rubenstein, Peter Schweitzer

Designer: Charles Dunham

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One Visit Is Worth 10,000 Words We can’t say it strongly enough or often

enough: You have to see this place to believe it. The minute you arrive at Emerson, you’ll feel the tremendous creative energy and the welcoming, collaborative spirit that animates the entire Emerson community: in the classrooms, production studios, performance spaces, and residence halls.

You can book your visit online at emerson.edu/visit or by calling us at 617-824-8600.

One Video Is Worth 1,000 Words In the meantime, visit our website and

watch “The Emerson Experience,” produced by alumnus Kevin Bright, producer and director of the wildly successful television series Friends.

Always Feel Free to Contact Us You can reach the Office of Undergraduate

Admission by phone at 617-824-8600, email at admission@emerson.edu, and on the web at emerson.edu/admission.

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Office of Undergraduate Admission

General Correspondence 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116-4624

Application MaterialsEmerson CollegeUndergraduate AdmissionProcessing CenterPO Box 880Randolph, MA 02368-0880

Office Location Admission Visitor Center10 Boylston Place Boston, MA 02116

Telephone 617-824-8600

Fax 617-824-8609

Email admission@emerson.edu

Webemerson.edu

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