Emerson College
- Academics

M.I.T. for the Right Brained

Emerson is an extremely specialized school, and almost everyone comes to Emerson with specific career goals in mind. Whether it be film, theatre, marketing, or journalism, academics at Emerson are created to train students in their field in order to prepare them for the professional world. The professors at Emerson are phenomenal, and they themselves are working professionals. I find the curriculum to be extremely exciting and inspiring. The workload is reasonable until you add on extra-cirriculars, which almost everyone does to extremes. Emerson students are so creative and motivated that it feels like there is never enough time to do everything. Registration is a bit stressful and chaotic, but there are always enough spaces.

Academics as a BFA Acting Major

Theatre majors have a very unique academic experience at Emerson. Many of the theatre classes take place in a studio setting, so the work we do is very physically and emotionally intense. Our program is set up in a progression of classes, theatre and general education. Emerson is a liberal arts college, so all theatre students are required to take a good amount of classes outside of their majors. It is a well-balanced program because it incorporates hands on/experiential work with more "conventional" academic classes. The facilities at Emerson are brand new and always improving. The student body is extremely driven and it serves as a strong motivator to be do one's best work.

Left Brains Left in the Dust

Emerson offers a variety of general education classes in a variety of fascinating subjects. However, if you're a lover of Maths and Sciences, there is not too much for you here.

The only math offered is Statistics, so for those pursuing higher mathematics, Emerson wouldn't be the right place. Emerson is an Arts and communications school. Outside of one's major, students are required to take one science course and one psychology course. If you desire more than that, you are most certainly welcome to take any science or psychology course you want with your electives and extra credits (if you have them).