Overview

Housed in the Department of Journalism in the School of Communication, students don’t just study journalism in the classroom at Emerson: with the experiential model, they work directly in the field starting on day one.

They are guided by faculty who are highly accomplished journalists and scholars, dedicated to their students’ success. Small class sizes foster close connections between students and faculty, who offer a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise.

Key Facts

And what better place to study journalism than Boston––where breaking news in the areas of sports, medicine, arts, culture, tech innovation, and education abound, and where students gain first-hand experience telling stories that have global relevance.

Journalism program at Emerson College prepares students for a world where everything is digital—developing their uniquely entrepreneurial, journalistic mindset to stand out among peers today and in the future. After graduation, students will be ready for whatever path they choose: investigative or local reporting, documentary producing, directing a nonprofit’s communications strategy, covering breaking news or sports, or digging into the most pressing social issues of our time.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Reporting on Race and Culture

Law and Ethics for Journalists

Covering Pop Music

Interactive News

Environmental Journalism

Documentary Video Journalism

Data Visualization for Storytelling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-16 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts are required from each secondary school attended and should include courses taken and grades received in years.

A School Report must be completed by your secondary school counselor or another school official, and must be submitted along with an official, signed transcript from your high school.

The secondary school counselor evaluation should accompany the high school transcript and School Report.

A minimum of one official teacher evaluation from someone who has taught you in an academic subject.

We ask that all applicants submit first marking period (first quarter, midterm, first trimester) or mid-year (second quarter, first semester, second trimester) grades when they become available.

Testing and English Language Proficiency Requirement.

SAT or ACT Scores.

Tuition Fees

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57984 USD / year

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57984 USD / year

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57984 USD / year

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Living costs

Boston

United States

1560 - 3239 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key information

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Delivered

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Disciplines

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Tuition Fees

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Boston

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