Online Courses @ Emerson College

Online courses are different from face-to-face courses in many ways, but are just as academically challenging and intellectually rewarding. You can explore what an online course is by clicking the links below.

Access for current Emerson students

Access for prospective students

Minimum Computer Specifications:

Screen Size

A minimum of 1024x768

Operating Systems

Windows 7 and newer (Per Canvas Support: users on Windows 10 need to download the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to submit Canvas assignments)

Mac OS X 10.6 and newer

Linux - chromeOS

Computer Speed and Processor

Use a computer manufactured within the last 5 years will meet the minimum requirements

at least 1GB of RAM

at least 2GHz processor

Internet Speed

Minimum of 1 MBps

You can test your connection speed at Ookla Speedtest.

Supported Browsers

Internet Explorer 11 and Edge (Note for Edge users: please ensure you've installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Update or use an alternate browser.)

Chrome 48 and 49

Safari 8 and 9

Firefox 44 and 45

Flash 20 and 21 (used for recording or viewing audio/video and uploading files)

Supported Screen Readers

Macintosh: VoiceOver (latest version for Safari)

PC: JAWS (latest version for Internet Explorer)

PC: NVDA (latest version for Firefox)

There is no screen reader support for Canvas in Chrome

Mobile Apps Available:

iOS 7 and newer

Android 4.2 and newer