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PARSONS PARIS

UNDERGRADUATE AND
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
This is the moment you
realize that the study of design
Discover One Extraordinary Education
Born of Two Cities

Ninety-five years ago, Parsons chose Paris, one of


the world’s creative centers, as an ideal site in which
to offer students an innovative academic path. Today,
our unique connection across two cities enables us
to give students a one-of-a-kind education.

Both Parsons Paris and Parsons’ New York City


campus are part of The New School, a comprehensive
university. Parsons was recently ranked the top
U.S. art and design school and second among schools
worldwide.* The New School is also home to a liberal
arts college, a performing arts college, a graduate
school in social research, and many other world-
famous programs and schools that join forces to
help students collaborate and learn across disciplines.

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At Parsons Paris, you will immerse yourself in


intimate atelier-like training in the heart of
European creative culture while benefiting from
our entrepreneurial, forward-looking academic
programs in New York City.

Experience an education that surrounds you


with bold creativity, legendary talent, and
cutting-edge practices from around the globe.

Study classical traditions and convention-defying


innovations and leave prepared for an astounding
array of creative careers and opportunities.
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Connect

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Join an elite community of fearless
thinkers and makers working by hand and
with digital tools in the center of Paris.

collaborate
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Make
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Only Parsons Paris offers you partners


like Institut d’études politiques de Paris,
where you enrich your design practice with
social science insights; ENSAD (École
nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs)
and ENSCI–Les ateliers (École nationale
supérieure de création industrielle), where
you explore studio practices in bilingual
classes; and renowned collections
including Musée des Arts Décoratifs and
Foundation Yves Saint Laurent. These
special partnerships become invaluable
learning experiences.

In Paris, recently voted the best city in

your
which to study,* you will discover how
bringing together heritage brands, new
technologies, and social science insights
enriches your work and makes craft and
design relevant worldwide.
Paris

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Studio
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The New School Parsons Paris

Become a
Designer

who Thinks
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Integrate critical thinking and studio
skills to elevate your creativity and
value in the global settings of the next
creative revolution.

Our American-style education transcends


disciplines and convention to cultivate
entrepreneurs who start businesses and

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find ways to meet human needs using
design-led approaches developed at our
New York City campus.

like an
entrepreneur
The New School Parsons Paris
The New School Parsons Paris

Draw on

Engage with our New York City


community at Parsons and in
programs throughout The New
School through visiting faculty
and students, online classes, and
on-site study.

As a student of The New School,


you benefit from the resources
of an internationally renowned
university committed to

enrich
scholarship and social justice as
powerful forces in the arts.
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creative
NYC to

your

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journey
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Parsons Paris students go backstage to assist at
Paris Fashion Week.
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UNDERGRA
Programs
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Join our select undergraduate community, Your First Year


in which hands-on practice meets learning
In the first year, you explore a range of
across disciplines in an atelier-style
approaches to art and design. The course
environment. Our degree programs all
of study prepares you for the rest of your
draw on Parsons’ innovation-focused
bachelor’s program and acquaints you with
curriculum, taught in English, to strengthen
interdisciplinary practice. You develop the
your knowledge and skills in design,
conceptual, studio, and critical-thinking
technology, the social sciences, and the
capacities you need to become a flexible
arts. Small class sizes facilitate close
problem solver, skilled maker, and lifelong
student-faculty interaction as well as
learner. “We encourage students to find the
collaboration with other Parsons Paris
most innovative solutions and collaborate,
programs and with New York–based
just as they will in their future professional
visiting students from Parsons and The
lives,” says Bridget O’Rourke, director of
New School as a whole. Benefit from
Parsons Paris’ Trans-Curricular Strategies.
opportunities for real-world experience
through our unique academic and cultural
partnerships and professional connections Minors
in Paris. Leave ready for your next step,
Minors let you explore interests and broaden
whether that involves further study or
your skills while giving you opportunities to
a place in the global creative industries.
interact with peers in Paris and at our New
York campus. Fashion Design and Creative
Entrepreneurship can be completed entirely
in Paris. You can pursue other minors
through study abroad at The New School,
including Parsons, in New York City. Some
courses are offered online.
ADUATE
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“We were being asked to create new history—because


we were in a place with a rich heritage of beauty and
revolution, so strong that you could feel it. And we
had the resources of Parsons Paris to truly create
something new, to think bigger.”

—Diva Helmy, BFA Art,


Media, and Technology ’15

ART, MEDIA, AND


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TECHNOLOGY (BFA)

Explore new and dynamic intersections Lab; classes at Institut d’études politiques
of thinking and making with studio and de Paris, known as Sciences Po; events
liberal arts courses that emphasize a such as Paris Design Week; and exhibition
variety of perspectives and methods across opportunities at the Parsons Paris Gallery.
design, art, media, and technology. Learn
about design from both theoretical and Pursue further study, embark on a career
practical perspectives; go from building as an entrepreneur, or work in the emerging
hard coding skills to developing an communications economy, in Web design
in-depth understanding of interactive, user- and user interaction; social media;
centered design. Learn about design as photography, film, and television; motion
an enterprise that shapes the way we see graphics, animation, and game design; and
the world. Develop your ideas and research illustration, graphic design, and advertising.
in theory courses—then express them in
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Media, and
code and in creative and technical studio
Technology program is a 120-credit course
projects. Supporting your learning are
of study offered exclusively in Paris.
student groups like Code Club and facilities
including Parsons Paris’ Media Archaeology
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“I was excited to meet people from all over the world
and, most important, create. Our work was a constant
development of ideas that evolved from 2D to 3D
and vice versa. It usually began with something we
found intriguing—an experience, an emotion, an object—
inspiration can be found everywhere. And the guidance
we received here in Paris led us to discover and unravel
our individual identities as designers.”

—Nitzan Nevo, BFA Fashion Design ’15

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FASHION DESIGN (BFA)

Become a highly skilled, relevant designer senior thesis collection to a jury of industry
with our fashion curriculum, which professionals in a graduate event and
has trained five generations of leading portfolio. Bring social and environmental
global designers, including Donna Karan, awareness to innovation in concepts and
Marc Jacobs, and Alexander Wang, who execution; develop new ways to make
studied here at Parsons in Paris. Take beautiful, sustainable, responsible, and
courses in business, fashion history, and relevant fashion.
digital design and study construction
techniques. Your work is informed by Pursue further study or put your learning
access to couture uniquely available in to work in fashion, costume, accessory,
Paris, including the city’s many fashion- or textile design; sustainable fabrication;
focused exhibitions and the archives of the marketing and merchandising; or
Fashion Conservation Lab of the Musée des fashion illustration.
Arts Décoratifs. Participate in competitions
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design
and internships, go backstage at Fashion
program is a 120-credit course of study
Week and other industry events for
offered in both Paris and New York City.
hands-on experience, and present your

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“At Parsons Paris, I learned new ways to combine my


interests in preserving traditional craft and supporting
sustainable industries with my growing skills in digital
media. Witnessing firsthand how artisan traditions
represent an important part of the local economy
here in Paris inspired me to explore ways to develop
design-led microbusinesses.”

—Amina Suleimanagich, BBA Strategic


Design and Management ’16

STRATEGIC DESIGN AND


MANAGEMENT (BBA)
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Integrate business, design, and liberal Collaborate with peers at Parsons’ New
arts learning through project-based York City campus, as Parsons Paris BBA
studio and seminar courses that prepare SDM students recently did with New York–
you for entrepreneurial and strategy based MS SDM students for the Cathay
positions in the creative economy. Choose Capital Prize.
from courses on strategic thinking and
management in design and business; Leave ready to establish your own
innovation and sustainability research; business or develop design-driven
quantitative thinking, data analysis, business strategy; manage and market
and financial management; research creative projects, people, products, and
and writing; visual communication and services; and assume leadership in public
information design; scenario planning; relations, branding, marketing, social
and entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation, and sustainable design. You
business resilience. Explore professional can also pursue advanced study.
opportunities with Parisian executives,
The Bachelor of Business Administration
artists, designers, academics, and activists;
in Strategic Design and Management
intern with some of the world’s foremost
program is a 120-credit course of study
creative organizations—from heritage
offered in both Paris and New York City.
fashion houses to media companies to
firms leading in the new economies sector.
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GRADUATE
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Programs
Prepare for today’s global academic and
creative economy with cutting-edge
Interested in an intensive graduate-level
education for professionals in international
graduate curricula aligned with the ones creative industries? Beginning in summer
developed at Parsons New York. Our 2016, Parsons Paris will offer the Global
faculty are leaders in design, business, Executive Master’s in Strategic Design and
art, and technology; a low faculty-to- Management. This 18-month program—
student ratio allows for professional, conducted primarily online and with week-
mentor-style relationships that broaden and weekend-long intensives in Paris, New
your research and network. We offer York City, and Shanghai—will enable you to
strategic institutional partnerships and complete your study and build a profess-
industry affiliations, so you can conduct ional network while working full-time.
research and enrich your interdisciplinary newschool.edu/parsons-paris/
learning in one of the world’s foremost global-ms-sdm
cities for design.
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“You’re in a city that develops new types of
technologies and entrepreneurship, which
propels you to develop your own hybrid
creative practice. We connect you to a
network of artists, designers, hackers, activists,
and new media practitioners in France and
beyond, positioning you competitively for
creative careers in the field.”

—Benjamin Gaulon, Program Director,


MFA Design and Technology

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (MFA)

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Become a bold creator in design and as videos and are accompanied by
technology with a curriculum that downloadable slides, allowing for
combines real-world projects and maximum flexibility and engagement with
forward-looking scholarship. Collaborate Parsons in New York. An on-site recitation
with peers and faculty in small, focused section provides a background for lectures,
classes; grow your network within the DT a forum for discussion, and assistance with
community at our New York campus and assignments, enhancing course content
in our Paris bachelor’s AMT community. through a supportive yet rigorous class
Connect with Paris’ broader creative and framework. Second-year, advanced-level
academic worlds through our institutional design and technology workshops are
partnerships with the Gaîté Lyrique, tailored to students’ theses. Topics
ENSCI–Les ateliers, ENSAD, and the explored include interactive systems, such
Media Lab at Sciences Po (Institut d’études as games, physical interfaces, interactive
politiques de Paris); industry affiliations; art, dynamic data visualization, urban
and resources such as Parsons Paris’ Media hacking, and mobile media.
Archaeology Lab and peer learning student
groups like the Code Club. Each semester, The Master of Fine Arts in Design and
you’ll take an academic course and a Technology offered at Parsons Paris is
studio class to develop your research and a 60-credit course of study and is the
creative practice, with opportunities to sister program to Parsons’ MFA DT in
collaborate with the MFA DT community New York City.
in New York. Many lectures are delivered

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The New School Parsons Paris

“For scholars interested in the symbolic, cultural,


and performative dimensions of fashion, Paris offers
a wealth of resources—from ephemera to archival
couture to practitioners themselves. Parsons’ long
history here gives researchers unparalleled access
to the actors and source material needed to advance
theory in this exciting emerging field.”

—Marco Pecorari, Program Coordinator,


MA Fashion Studies

FASHION STUDIES (MA) Launching Fall 2016


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Engage in the evolving field of fashion New York City build your network and
studies by researching and analyzing collaborative abilities. Opportunities to
fashion as a global culture industry. This contribute to exhibitions and programming
master’s program challenges you to apply at major archives, collections, and digital
interdisciplinary methodologies to examine publications and curatorial platforms
fashion as object, image, text, practice, prepare you for the field. The program
theory, and concept. You integrate a range is of particular interest to students with
of disciplines—fashion history and theory, degrees in the humanities and social
art and design studies, history, museology, sciences and students with art, design, and
anthropology, sociology, ethnology, and fashion industry backgrounds. Graduates
cultural, film, and visual studies—to in this growing field go on to careers in
consider fashion in relation to design, research at fashion archives, museums,
production, consumption, representation, and galleries; positions in media and
and bodily practice. At Parsons Paris, you consulting; and teaching positions and
benefit from special resources supporting work in academia. MA Fashion Studies also
a focus on the Parisian context. Study prepares students for advanced research in
historic fashion collections at the fashion, including doctoral programs.
Musée des Arts Décoratifs and Musée
Galliera and learn curatorial practice and The Master of Arts in Fashion Studies
conservation at those museums and at program offered at Parsons Paris is a
private galleries and archives including 42-credit course of study and is the
the Foundation Yves Saint Laurent and companion program to Parsons’ MA
Bibliothèque Forney. Joint research projects Fashion Studies in New York City.
with related programs at Parsons in
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“In classes at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and
throughout Paris, you’re surrounded by design
history. Creating beautiful things is the French
way of life; what better place to study them?”

—Emmanuel Guy, Program Director, MA History


of Design and Curatorial Studies

HISTORY OF DESIGN AND


CURATORIAL STUDIES (MA)

Examine fine arts, decorative arts, and Opportunities to contribute to exhibitions

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design from the Renaissance to the and programming at major archives,
present in context and up close through collections, and digital publications and
our partnerships with the Musée des Arts curatorial platforms prepare you for the
Décoratifs and other historic institutions field. Access to the collections of partnering
throughout Paris and around the world. institutions such as the Centre national des
The curriculum, shared by the Paris and arts plastiques (CNAP), a contemporary
New York campuses, includes object- arts center, expand your resources.
focused courses enabling you to explore Exhibitions created collaboratively with
works, movements, theories, and practices students in the MFA DT, the BBA SDM, and
and go beyond connoisseurship to address other Parsons Paris programs highlight
sociohistoric meaning and aesthetic theory. your curatorial practice in the Parsons
Special attention is given to the history Paris Gallery and at Paris’ D’Days (Festival
of collections and issues of contemporary du Design Grand Paris). You can gain
curatorial practice. Parsons’ long-standing critical experience in museum practices by
relationships with cultural institutions pursuing for-credit internships in museums,
including the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, galleries, auction house archives, and
in Paris, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian historic houses in Paris.
Design Museum, in New York, allow
you to explore internationally renowned The Master of Arts in History of Design
collections, archives, and galleries. Joint and Curatorial Studies program offered at
research projects with related programs Parsons Paris is a 42-credit course of study
at Parsons in New York City build your and is the sister program to Parsons’ MA
network and collaborative abilities. HDCS in New York City.

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BFA AMT student Diva Helmy projected images of historic
Parisian statues onto tourists’ faces, suggesting the layers of
experience making up an individual’s identity.
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An Artist and Designer’s
Map of Paris
At Parsons Paris, you’re surrounded by world-famous museums
and universities, legendary design houses, and new media centers
that we’ve partnered with to broaden your learning opportunities.
ubourg- On this map are some of our partners, other cultural landmarks,

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and sites, cafés, and shops to inspire you, sustain you, and
support your creativity.

A 
Marché St. Honoré (food,
clothes, accessories)

B 
Colette (boutique)

C 
Belle Epoque Café (café)

D Lavrut (art supplies) in Passage


Choisseul (shops, cafés)

E 
Place Vendôme

F 
Verjus (restaurant)

G 
Ellsworth (restaurant)

H 
Starbucks
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I 
Musée des Arts Décoratifs

Nouvelle J 
Richelieu-Louvois Library (Bibliothèque
nationale de France/Institut national
d’histoire de l’art)

K 
Opéra Garnier

L 
Passage Vivienne (boutiques, shops)

M Tuileries Gardens
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Apple Store

O 
Le Louvre

P 
Musée d’Orsay

Q 
Sophie Hallette (fabrics)

R 
Les Berges de Seine (workshops,
outdoor activities, café)

S 
Rue Montorgueil (markets, café)

T 
La Gaîté Lyrique

St Gervais
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How To Apply Other Ways to


To apply for admission, visit newschool.edu/ Study With Us
parsons-paris/apply. From there, you can
view program-specific requirements. including
Students at Parsons in New York
submission of transcripts, TOEFL scores,
and portfolios.
and in Other New School Programs
Students who are at least in the second semester of
You can also visit the Admission Events page their sophomore year and are in good standing at
(newschool.edu/parsons-paris/admission-events) Parsons’ New York campus and in other programs
to schedule a visit and learn about upcoming of The New School can study abroad in Paris for a
information sessions, online advising chats, and semester or a year, developing their cultural fluency.
visits by Parsons admission counselors. Visit the website for more information and course
restrictions, fill out an electronic application, and
Application Deadlines send it to your academic advisor.

UNDERGRADUATE newschool.edu/parsons/
Early action (freshmen only) study-abroad-paris-mobility
Fall semester: November 1
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Regular decision Visiting and Exchange Students


Fall semester: January 15
Visiting and exchange students are
Spring semester: October 15
welcome at our Parsons Paris campus

GRADUATE for short-term study in programs


offered in Paris.
Fall semester: January 1
newschool.edu/parsons-paris/visiting-students
Late applications may be accepted
if space is available.
Summer Intensive Studies
Summer Intensive Studies offered in Paris allows
pre-college (ages 16 years and older) and college/
adult students to experience our curriculum and
Parisian culture. Each summer, two sessions are
offered, one in June and the other in July. College
students who study at Parsons Paris as visiting
students or in the Summer Intensive Studies
program may be able to receive college credit.
Applications for Summer Intensive Studies are
available at the end of November.

newschool.edu/parsons-paris/
summer-intensive-studies
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Parsons Paris students show their work and curate
exhibitions at partner galleries.
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Expanded Campus
Our special partnerships with academic institutions,
museums, and archives across Paris offer you
unique opportunities to expand and diversify your
learning. Enrich your understanding of the context of
design with classes at Institut d’études politiques de
Paris, known as Sciences Po, or develop new creative
skills and global awareness at top French design
schools including the French National School for
Advanced Studies in Design (ENSCI–Les ateliers).

Our partner organizations include—

• Centre National des Arts Plastiques

• École nationale supérieure des arts


décoratifs (ENSAD)

• École nationale supérieure de création


industrielle (ENSCI–Les ateliers)

• La Gaîté Lyrique

• Le Lieu du Design


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• Musée des Arts Décoratifs

• Institut d’études politiques de


Paris (Sciences Po)

Our connections to Paris’ many design-event


presenters extend your campus further, bringing
you behind the scenes at Paris’ twice-yearly
Fashion Week, weeklong D’Days festival, and
Design Week. We connect you with industry
pioneers such as Style.com, InDigital Media, and
NUMA, then introduce you to the organizations’
directors during their campus visits.

Weekend excursions, day trips, and cultural


activities throughout the semester introduce you
to Parisian life and aspects of French culture—such
as cuisine and classic architecture—broadening
your campus beyond Paris’ boundaries. These
outings help you forge bonds with fellow students.

Parsons students have access to many of


Paris’ historic libraries, including the Institut
National d’Histoire de l’Art and the Bibliothèque
Publique d’Information. For more information
about library resources and access, visit
guides.library.newschool.edu/paris.
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Where to Live
Parsons Paris student housing is affordable,
convenient, and safe. Student housing gives you
additional opportunities to connect with peers
from around the world, including visiting students
from our New York campus.

All university apartments are located within


the city and are no more than a 30-minute
commute from Parsons Paris. Student housing is
assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

We also provide referrals to independent housing


organizations and agencies for students seeking to
live independently in Paris.

newschool.edu/parsons-paris/housing

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Partner institutions like the Musée des Arts Décoratifs give
students rare access to museum staff and collections.
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Further?
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@parsonsparis
@thenewschool
#parsonsparis

Office of Admission
72 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
+1.212.229.5900

Parsons Paris
45 rue Saint-Roch
75001 Paris, France

thinkparsonsparis@newschool.edu

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facebook.com/ParsonsParis

Accreditation
For full information on the university’s
accreditation, visit newschool.edu/accreditation.
Keep this Book to remind you
That Design goes beyond All Borders
A few facts that The new school
set us apart at A GLANCE

#1 FOR SMALL CLASSES: Among national • Founded in 1919.


universities, The New School had the highest
• Located in the heart of NYC in Greenwich
proportion of classes with fewer than
Village, with a branch campus in Paris.
20 students.

2014, U.S. News & World Report • Houses five schools and colleges.

#1 ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL: Parsons School • Offers 130 degree and diploma programs
of Design was named the Best College for Art and and majors and more than 50 minors.
Design in the United States.
• Has more than 10,000 degree-seeking students.
2015, Quacquarelli Symonds 2015 World
• Students come from all 50 states and 118
University Rankings
foreign countries.
#1 MOST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY:
• The New School also offers a range of
We have a higher percentage of international
graduate programs. See details
students than any other U.S. university.
at newschool.edu/academics.
2014, U.S. News & World Report
Membership and Accreditation
#1 FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING: The The New School is a member of the
American Institute of Architects named the New Association of American Colleges and
School University Center one of the greenest Universities and is accredited by the
buildings in the United States—and it’s the largest New York State Board of Regents and
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental by the Middle States Association of
Design) Gold Certified urban university building. Colleges and Schools.

*By Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, a London-based global provider of specialist higher
education and career information. Ranking based on feedback from both academic peers and employers.

The New School is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

For important information regarding your rights as a student, visit newschool.edu/your-right-to-know.


Published 2015 by The New School. Produced by Marketing & Communication, The New School.

Photography: Puxan BC, James Ewing, Gianni Pucci, Martin Seck, Erinn Springer, Vinciane Verguethen, Kristin Wichstrøm

Student Work: Eden Touil Tartour, BFA Art, Media, and Technology (p. 13); Lindsay Walsh, BFA Fashion Design (p. 18); a piece by a
Parsons graduate featured in fashion showcase De*main (p. 29); Diva Helmy, BFA Art, Media, and Technology (pp. 32–33, 38–39)
Parsons Programs

Parsons School Parsons


of Design Paris

Bachelor’s Programs Master’s Programs Bachelor’s Programs


Architectural Design BFA Architecture MArch Art, Media, and Technology BFA

Communication Design BFA Architecture MArch / Fashion Design BFA

Design and Technology BFA   Lighting Design MFA Strategic Design and

Fashion Design BFA Business of Design  Management BBA


  Graduate Certificate
Fine Arts BFA
Data Visualization MS
Illustration BFA Master’s Programs
Design and Technology MFA
Integrated Design BFA Design and Technology MFA
Design and Urban Ecologies MS
Interior Design BFA Fashion Studies MA
Design Studies MA
Photography BFA Global Executive Strategic Design
Fashion Design and Society MFA   and Management MS
Product Design BFA
Fashion Studies MA History of Design and
Strategic Design and
Fine Arts MFA   Curatorial Studies MA
 Management BBA
History of Design and
  Curatorial Studies MA
Certificate Programs
Industrial Design MFA
Fashion Business
Interior Design MFA
Fashion Design
Lighting Design MFA
Fine Art and Foundation
Photography MFA
Graphic and Digital Design
Strategic Design and
Interior Design and  Management MS
  Architecture Studies
Theories of Urban Practice MA

Transdisciplinary Design MFA

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