Additional Academic Offerings

We offer many ways to study at our university and benefit from our vast, open scholarly network. Students of all backgrounds take advantage of The New School’s curriculum throughout the calendar year from around the world. Join us, and take for-credit or noncredit courses reflecting the latest developments in contemporary pedagogy.

Parsons Associate’s (AAS) Degrees Open Campus Executive Education Summer programs

Additional ACADEMIC OFFERINGS

Challenging, rigorous industry-focused design coursework defines Parsons’ AAS programs. These degrees are designed for nontraditional students with significant life and professional experience. Candidates should be clear about their interests in the field of design and prepared for rapid immersion in a professional course of study that propels them to the very forefront of design practice. Parsons AAS degrees include:

Communication Design Fashion Design Fashion Marketing and Communication Interior Design

newschool.edu/parsons/associates-degrees

Open Campus

With Open Campus, The New School’s access point for continuing, professional and pre-college education, you can study a range of disciplines alongside a growing network of innovative creative minds. Here learners of all kinds benefit from programming in a variety of fields—including certificates in design and design thinking, management, community development, social impact, and more—along with youth and teen programs and individual courses in art and design, writing, media, and liberal arts. Many courses and certificates are available online, offering students maximum flexibility. Our forward-looking approach to learning brings together a vibrant network of faculty, scholars, professionals, and students committed to changing the world.

opencampus.newschool.edu

Executive Education

The New School offers unparalleled executive education programs that prepare leaders to tackle the world’s most pressing issues. Created by the #1 design school in the United States*—Parsons School of Design—our executive education degrees, courses, intensives, and customized programs are taught by awardwinning, industry-leading faculty. Parsons’ unique design approach involves questioning, prototyping, and iterating. Paired with hands-on learning, it inspires executives to shift their companies’ perspective and strategies in real time to create stronger, more resilient businesses.

execed.newschool.edu

*According to Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (2020), Parsons School of Design is the #1–ranked art and design school among universities in the United States.

Summer Programs

At The New School, creativity and scholarship continue to thrive during the summer in a range of disciplines, including art and design, drama, writing, film, social justice, activism, entrepreneurship, chamber music, and jazz. Our immersive summer coursework allows youth and teen students in grades 2–12, college students, and adults and professionals to seize the summer by studying with respected scholar-practitioners across The New School. Earn university credit while exploring emerging theories and techniques, developing a portfolio, and gaining new career skills. Programs are offered in NYC, Paris, and other locations abroad.

Stand in the footsteps of groundbreakers—then follow your own path

At The New School, you learn the rules by breaking them, just like the legendary students and faculty who preceded you.

ACADEMIA

Peter L. Berger, sociologist Eugene Goossen, art critic and historian Stephanie Kelton, chief economist on the U.S.

Senate Budget Committee (2015) Abraham Maslow, a founder of humanistic psychology Kevin Mattson, historian and political analyst Sidney Mintz, anthropologist Franco Modigliani, 1985 Nobel

Prize in Economics winner Richard Noll, clinical psychologist and writer Franklin Delano Roosevelt III, economist Yossi Sarid, political scientist and journalist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, sex therapist

ACTING

Bea Arthur, actor Marlon Brando, actor and activist Bradley Cooper, actor Paul Dano, actor Deepti Divakar, actor Elisa Donovan, actor Jesse Eisenberg, actor Jonah Hill, actor Adam Pally, actor Kevin Smith, actor Shelley Winters, actor

DESIGN

Sheila Bridges, interior designer Peter de Sève, illustrator Tom Ford, fashion designer and filmmaker Victoria Hagan, interior designer Marc Jacobs, fashion designer Alex Lee, product designer and former president of OXO Jenna Lyons, fashion designer Tracy Reese, fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez, fashion designer Alina Roytberg, co-founder of beauty brand Fresh Anna Sui, fashion designer Alexander Wang, fashion designer Bob Williams, founder of

Mitchell Gold + Bob

Williams Robert Wong, CCO of Google

Creative Lab

LITERATURE

James Baldwin, novelist, essayist, playwright, and poet Lorraine Hansberry, playwright Jack Kerouac, novelist and poet Madeleine L’Engle, novelist Mario Puzo, screenwriter Danyel Smith, editor and journalist William Styron, novelist and essayist Tennessee Williams, playwright

MUSIC

Burt Bacharach, composer Harry Belafonte, singer John Cage, composer and music theorist Ani DiFranco, singer-songwriter Robert Glasper, jazz pianist Yonghoon Lee, opera singer Matisyahu, reggae artist Sufjan Stevens, singer-songwriter Marcus Strickland, jazz saxophonist Roman Turovsky-Savchuk, composer

POLITICS & GOVERNMENT

Nelson Barbosa, economist and Brazil’s former minister of finance Millicent Fenwick, editor, politician, and diplomat Shimon Peres, former president of Israel Tinga Seisay, diplomat and prodemocracy activist

SOCIAL JUSTICE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Ray Acheson, director of the

Women’s International

League for Peace and

Freedom Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink William Donohue, sociologist and president of the

Catholic League Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation

League Janine Jackson, program director of Fairness and

Accuracy in Reporting Ellen Johnson, president of

American Atheists Leandra Medine, founder of

Man Repeller Stephan Said, activist and songwriter

VISUAL ARTS

Richard Avedon, photographer Ed Feingersh, photojournalist Edward Hopper, painter and printmaker Jasper Johns, painter, sculptor, and printmaker Ryan McGinley, artist and photographer Steven Meisel, fashion photographer Norman Rockwell, painter, author, and illustrator Ai Weiwei, architectural designer, artist, and activist Brian Wood, graphic novelist, illustrator, and designer

New School alumni, and even current students, thrive in rewarding careers in technology, academia, the creative industry, public service, and much more.

Art & Design Acne Studios Adidas AIGA Alexander McQueen Art Institute of Chicago BMW Calvin Klein CFDA Design Within Reach Gensler Indianapolis Museum of Art LVMH Ventures Madewell Marvel Entertainment New York Times Nike Prada Proenza Schouler Refinery29 SHoP Architects Studio Ashby Under Armour

Arts & Culture Jazz at Lincoln Center Jewish Museum Madison Square Garden Metropolitan Opera Parkwood Entertainment Sotheby’s

Communications, Advertising & Strategy BBDO Huge IDEO Pentagram Media Bravo Complex magazine Condé Nast Epic Records ESPN Fast Company HBO NBC Universal NPR Publicis Univision VICE Vogue ZOOM Media

Public sector American Red Cross International Rescue

Committee New York City Council United Nations U.S. Department of State Women in Need Technology & innovation AIG Amazon Apple Chobani Google IBM Instagram MakerBot Ricoh Samsung SoulCycle Uber Whole Foods