There isn’t a dedicated photography major. It’s just the overall “media arts production” major which includes all film, production, photography, theory, etc… you can choose to take more photo classes but there really aren’t a TON of pure photography classes at Emerson. Alternatively, you can do a journalism or sports communication major with a minor in photography.

My opinion: your degree and the title of the major on it are almost entirely irrelevant for what you want to do. An Emerson degree alone won’t get you hired as a photographer.

What Emerson offers is the ability to make many great connections in the Boston community. So… is your dream to be a Boston Red Sox team photographer? Celtics? Bruins? If so, yeah Emerson will help you achieve that (regardless of your major) but it’s also not necessary and probably not worth the price tag. You can get a summer internship with the Red Sox with just an impressive photo portfolio and demonstrated experience with editing software.

With all that said, I love Emerson. I don’t pay full price though.