Emerson College is the only college of America that is purely dedicated to communication and the arts in the context of liberal arts. The college is situated in downtown Boston, at the entranceway to the Theater District. It lies very close to the major media outlets of the city.
The Emerson College in Boston started as a small school of oratory in 1880, which later expanded into a college. Gradually with the passing years the College has developed into a multi-faceted college, specializing in the areas of communication, visual and media arts, marketing, communication sciences and disorders, writing literature & publishing, journalism, the performing arts and publishing. It has been recognized internationally for its excellence in the field of its specialized education.
The college offers both Undergraduate Programs and Master's Programs. Some of the departments of Emerson College in School of Communication and School of the Arts are:
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- Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies
- Department of Marketing Communication
- Department of Journalism
- Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing
- Department of Organizational and Political Communication
- Department of Visual and Media Arts
- Department of Performing Arts
U.S. News and other organizations have rated the two graduate departments: Writing, Literature and Publishing & Communication Sciences and Disorders as the best in the country.
The Emerson College at Boston has enrolled nearly 3,000 full-time students in undergraduate courses and 900 students for the part-time graduate courses in the School of the Arts and School of Communication. There are 18,000 alumni who are contributing to the organization in different aspects of communication and entertainment industries. The alumnae help in finding jobs for the students of Emerson College.
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