Curriculum

Combining the strengths of Emerson’s renowned Visual and Media Arts program (consistently rated as one of the top 10 film schools in the country) with the studio art instruction from the Paris College of Art, this program offers a wide range of film and art practices.

If you seek a more studio-based education that incorporates design thinking with modes of expression in drawing, painting, mixed media and sculpture and hands-on media education in film and video making, digital arts, and new media installation, then this is the program for you. Below is an overview of the program curriculum.

Year 1

Paris FallFrenchFrench-level TBD3
1FILM-0120Media-based Writing3
 FLIB-1011Critical Thinking and Writing I3
 FILM-0130Media Production I3
 VMA131Approaches to Media Studies (Online)4
Paris SpringFLIB-3400Topics in French Civilization3
2FLIB-1012Critical Thinking and Writing II3
 FILM-0210Color Photography3
 FILM-0140Cinema Lighting I3
 VMA134Media Histories (Online)4
Boston SummerVM101History of Media Arts II4
3, 4VM230Introduction to Film4
 VM243Introduction to Narrative Drama4
 VM376Introduction to Editing (Adobe Premiere)4

Year 2

Paris FallFILM-0250Cinematography4
5Studio ElectiveStudio Elective (recommend Set Design)2
 FLIB-2004Liberal Arts - Science or Math3
 FILM-0330Media Production II3
Paris SpringFLIB-XXXPCA General Elective3
6Studio ElectiveStudio Elective2
 FLIB-1105Paris, Yesterday and Tomorrow3
 VM250Intro Sound Principles and Audio Prod4
Well SummerVM315TOPICS: Art History "Representations of the Cultural Other in European Art"4
7, 8VM331TOPICS: Practice "Art of Documentary"4
 TH372TOPICS: Art History "Storytelling in Drama"4
 VM331TOPICS: Practice "Storytelling in Film"4

Year 3

Paris FallFILM-0400BFA Project Conceptualization3
9FILM-0410BFA Project Research Seminar3
 FILM-440BFA Project Management2
 VM362Motion Graphics4
Paris SpringFILM-0430BFA Project Production6
10Studio ElectiveStudio Elective2
 VM221Writing the Feature4
Boston SummerVM409Seminar: The Moving Image in Contemporary Art, 1990 - Present4
11, 12VM490BFA Workshop4
 VM437BFA Project Presentation4
 VM420TOPICS: Simulating the Production House4

Total Credits: 128