Emerson College’s online Business of Creative Enterprises (BCE) graduate program consists of a 32-credit curriculum that can be completed in 16 months. Housed in the School of Communication, the program begins and ends with a 2-credit, live immersion experience that takes place online over the course of a weekend.
All other core and elective coursework in the online BCE MA program (besides the Immersion) is asynchronous and ranges from 2 to 4 credits.
The Experience: Immersion 1 & 2
At the beginning and end of your program, you will participate in a mandatory weekend-long Immersion course. These 2-credit courses will take place the first weekend of your first and the last weekend of your graduating semester and are fully online and synchronous.
Courses
| Course | Credits | Modality |
|---|---|---|
| THE EXPERIENCE: Immersion #1: Re-imagine. Reorient. Reignite. | 2 | Online |
| The Advocate, Architect & Ambassador: Leadership for a Successful Organization | 4 | Online |
| Storytelling with Vision, Mission, and Value | 4 | Online |
| The Legal Basics: IP, Copyright, Contracts & Employment Law | 4 | Online |
Foundations of Finance in Creative Enterprises | 4 | Online |
| Creative Collaboration Leading with Equity and Empathy | 4 | Online |
| Failure 1, 2, 3: How to Rebuild the Idea | 4 | Online |
| The Responsibility Ladder: People, Power & Policy | 4 | Online |
| THE FINALE: Immersion #2 | 2 | Online |
Sample Curriculum Map (September-December)*
Fall Semester 1 (10 credits)
- THE EXPERIENCE: Immersion #1: Re-imagine. Reorient. Reignite.
- Failure 1, 2, 3: How to Rebuild the Idea
- Foundations of Finance in Creative Enterprises
Spring Semester 2 (8 credits)
- The Responsibility Ladder: People, Power & Policy
- Storytelling with Vision, Mission, and Value
Summer/May Semester (4 credits)
- The Legal Basics: IP, Copyright, Contracts & Employment Law
Fall Semester 2 (10 credits)
- The Advocate, Architect & Ambassador: Leadership for a Successful Organization
- Creative Collaboration: Leading with Equity and Empathy
- THE FINALE: Immersion #2
*Subject to change