Parsons School of Design College of Performing Arts The New School for Social Research Schools of Public Engagement Parsons Paris graduate programs at a glance
• 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio • 10,000+ degree-seeking students • 35% international students • 126 degree and diploma programs • #1: Parsons School of Design is the top art and design school in the United States 1 • 77% of admitted graduate students awarded merit-based institutional financial aid 2 1 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (2022). 2 2021–2022 academic year.
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A century ago, a few great minds reimagined higher education. Their mission was to challenge convention and champion the worldchanging power of lifelong learning and creative scholarship. The New School was the result. Today our diverse international community carries forward this legacy by addressing urgent challenges—from climate change to social inequity—while reimagining the future.
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At our university in the heart of New York City, you learn from scholars and practitioners who lead in their fields, working with the people and organizations who are transforming the world today.
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New School offers renowned graduate, professional degree, and certificate programs. Our offerings include programs in art and design at Parsons School of Design; social sciences and liberal studies at The New School for Social Research; music, drama, and arts management at our College of Performing Arts; and public and environmental policy, sustainability management, media, communications, creative writing, and international affairs at the Schools of Public Engagement. Many of our graduate courses are held in the evening to accommodate busy schedules, and some graduate degrees can be completed partly or fully online. In the New School tradition of combining in-class learning and applied work, these programs enable graduate students to connect with industry leaders and launch academic and professional careers in established and emerging fields. The New School 2
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PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Architecture Architecture/LightingMArch Design MArch/MFA dual degree Communication Design MPS Data Visualization MS Design and Technology MFA Design and Urban Ecologies MS Fashion Design and Society MFA Fashion Management MPS 1 Fashion Studies MA Fine Arts MFA History of Design and Curatorial Studies MA Industrial Design MFA Interior Design MFA InteriorLightingDesign/Design MFA 2 Lighting Design MFA Photography MFA 3 Strategic Design ManagementandMS 4 Strategic Design for Global Leadership MS 3 Textiles TransdisciplinaryMFA Design MFA PARSONS PARIS Fashion Studies MA Fashion Design and the Arts MFA THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH Anthropology MA, PhD Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism MA Economics MA, MS, PhD Global Political Economy and Finance MA Gender and Sexuality Studies graduate certificate 5 Historical Studies MA Liberal Studies MA Philosophy MA,6 PhD Politics MA, PhD PsychologyGeneral Psychology MA7 Clinical Psychology PhD Cognitive, Social, SociologyPDevelopmentalandsychologyPhDMA,PhD COLLEGE PERFORMINGOF ARTS Arts Management Performer-ComposerEntrepreneurshipandMAMM School of Drama Contemporary Theatre and Performance MFA Mannes School of Music8 Collaborative Piano MM, PDPL9 Concentrations in Vocal or InstrumentalGuitarCompositionInstrumentalMM,PDPLMM,PDPLPerformance MM, PDPL Concentrations in Brass; Percussion; Strings; Winds Orchestral Conducting MM, PDPL Piano MM, PDPL Theory MM, PDPL Voice MM, PDPL SCHOOLS OF ENGAGEMENTPUBLIC Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management MS ConcentrationsManagementinand in Policy Public and Urban Policy MS, PhD Sustainability Strategies graduate certificate 5 School of Media Studies Documentary Media Studies graduate certificate 5 Media Management MS, graduate certificate 4, 5 Media Studies MA 4 Creative Writing Program Creative Writing ConcentrationsMFAin Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; and Writing for Children and Young Adults Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs International Affairs MA, MS MA concentrations in Cities and Social Justice; Conflict and Security; Development; G overnance and Rights; and Media and Culture
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Anthropology and Design Capitalism Studies Civic Service Design Creative DesignDesignDevelopmentCommunityStudiesandUrbanJustice Global Mental Health Global Urban Futures Historical Studies 10 Impact MethodsManagingLanguageEntrepreneurshipStudiesforSocialJusticeandConceptsofPoliticalEconomy Mindfulness and Contemplative TransmediaMigrationStudiesStudiesandDigitalStorytelling Graduate Minors Master’s and doctoral students at The New School have the opportunity to engage in cross-disciplinary study and university-wide collaboration through our growing array of graduate minors. These structured pathways of study immerse you in disciplines outside of your primary field, expose you to alternative modes of research and practice, and broaden your skills and career options. newschool.edu/graduate-minors 1 Students can complete the program on campus or online. 2 Double major. 3 Program starts in the summer. 4 Students can complete the program on campus, online, or through a combination of both options.
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5 T he graduate certificate is an Advanced Certificate program open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree. 6 Optional MA concentration in Psychoanalytic Studies. 7 Optional MA concentration in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling. 8 T he Professional Studies Diploma (PDPL) is an Advanced Certificate program open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree. 9 Collaborative Piano PDPL is in Voice only. 10 Available only to PhD students at The New School for Social Research. The New SchOO l’s graduate minors currently include: New York City
The New School is truly a global university, welcoming students and faculty of many national origins. This diversity makes The New School an ideal place to engage in cross-cultural academic collaboration and prepare to succeed in a globalized professional landscape. We offer a host of services to help international students adjust to life in our thriving academic and artistic community. newschool.edu/isss Our CommunityInternational 1 U.S. News & World Report, 2020. • 116 countries and territories represented on campus • #1 most international university in the United States1 The New School 4
Safran Center for Psychological Studies
Sándor Ferenczi Center
Art, Design & Theory Curatorial DesignedResearchDesignLabRealities Lab DevelopmentEntrepreneurship,Empowerment,throughand Design (DEED) Lab ParsonsELab DESIS (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability) Lab PETLab (Prototyping, Evaluation, Teaching, and Learning)
Housing Justice Lab Urban Systems Lab
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The Stone at The New School Philosophy Intellectual& Culture Husserl InstituteArchivesforPhilosophy and the New Humanities
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Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) Social Research Center for Attachment Research Center for Research with Infants and GenderCollaboratoryToddlersandSexualities Studies Institute (GSSI)
Centers, Institutes & Labs
Graduate Institute for Design, Ethnography, and Social Thought (GIDEST) Institute for Critical Social Inquiry
Politics, Policy & Society Center for Public Scholarship Digital Equity Lab
The New School produces groundbreaking research, creative practice, and scholarship that has global and social impact. In labs, centers, facilities, and research institutes across campus, students combine academic rigor and intellectual freedom, generating knowledge and work that challenges traditional approaches to problem solving. Listed below are interdisciplinary centers active on our campus.
Urban & DevelopmentCommunity Center for New York City Affairs
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Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Vera List Center for Art and Politics Sustainability& Materials Lab Tishman Environment and Design Center International Affairs & Global Perspectives India China ObservatoryInstituteonLatin America (OLA) Transregional Center for Democratic Studies (TCDS) Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility Performing Arts
Daniel Bosco, MFA Fashion Design and the Arts ’23, Parsons Paris
• Madeleine Janz, MA Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism ’22, The New School for Social Research
“The courses are open and push you in ways that you’d never expect. You will question who you are as a designer and in the process come out with new perspectives that you couldn't have imagined before.”
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“I picked The New School mainly for the community’s commitment to social justice and human rights–based ethics. This progressive ethos has inspired every project, story, and job I’ve undertaken here. A classroom where everyone’s shared humanity and diverse backgrounds are honored and applied to the work has allowed me to dream big with my projects and feel like I’m making an impact.”
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• Jakub Klaban, Master of Architecture ’23, Parsons School of Design
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“Not only has my exposure to a wide variety of approaches helped me understand my strengths as a designer, but it has enabled me to put them to a test in real-life practice. At my current internship, I get to build on my knowledge as a visual designer, helping my employer with development and representation of architectural projects and sculptures.”
“The faculty have been my favorite part of attending this school. Almost all of my teachers are also current professional performers. By sharing their professional experiences, my teachers have helped prepare me for the realities of a present-day career in opera and pushed me to be an even more ethical, creative, and forward-thinking performer than the previous generation.”
• Maia Sumanaweera, MM Voice ’23, College of Performing Arts
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“Being here has been great for my writing because it’s given me access to people I wouldn’t have met elsewhere. After class every Thursday, my entire cohort goes to a bar nearby to keep the discussion going. I’ve spent a lot of late nights there with other writers exchanging ideas and talking about our work and things we’ve read.”
faculty have equipped me with the technical and managerial tools to become a better producer. I can now take on and deliver projects of higher caliber and responsibility. The regular and meaningful feedback on my course projects has helped me inform my strategic approach to media management.”
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“The New School has challenged me to think of every social issue as an interdisciplinary project. No social issue stands as an island. This has completely changed the way in which I do research and think about the world.”
“I have been tackling accessibility in extended reality technologies. I’ve been fortunate to collaborate closely with the disabled community as an able-bodied designer to prototype accessible metaverse content. I’ve been challenged not only to learn emerging technologies but also to see accessibility as not just for those with a disability, because accessibility design is ultimately better design for everyone.”
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• Keighton Li, MFA Design and Technology ’23, Parsons School of Design
• Robert Fazio, MFA Creative Writing ’22, Schools of Public Engagement
• Allison McNeill, MA Sociology ’23, The New School for Social Research
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The Schools of Public Engagement enable students to effect positive change in the world through community engagement and client-based projects, creative collaborations, and entrepreneurial ventures. For example, the United Nations Summer Study (UNSS) program allows students to work for social justice at a global level. It provides students from diverse areas of study with an in-depth understanding of UN systems and prepares them for a variety of international careers. Last year, graduate students Dalton Bouchles, Standhope Williams, and Maria Villarreal De La Garza came together in the UNSS program to write a paper called Building Back Together and Greener. This paper was presented by the Stimson Center and helped shape climate change policy at the UN.
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Real-World Impact New School graduate students do more than conduct theoretical research. They engage in groundbreaking scholarship, creative practice, and projects that let them make an impact on the world during their studies. Here are just a few recent examples of ways students are applying their knowledge and creativity.
Addressing Disaster Challenges Through CreativityDesigning a better world for all is at the heart of everything students do at Parsons . Students learn design theory and apply it in the world, whether creating furniture, apparel or, in the case of Earshot, a subscription-based nonprofit that aids people affected by natural disasters. Earshot was developed by six MS Strategic Design and Management students, who started by asking how disaster victims could receive the immediate relief they needed most, from specific supplies to vital information. Earshot, which won the 2020 Rotman Design Challenge, is a bottom-up organization that uses machine learning to convert information from disaster victims into actionable insights that facilitate the delivery of urgently needed aid.
• Developing Knowledge to Build Better Systems
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The New School for Social Research views research as a form of engagement with the world—a way of developing knowledge that facilitates change. For instance, real-world impact played a central role in the recent Athlete Mental Health & Wellbeing Symposium, organized by graduate students Chloe Sherrill (PhD Clinical Psychology) and Nicole Ross (MA Psychology). Ross was a member of the U.S. fencing team at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where athlete mental health was a prominent issue. Her research is built around the intersection of elite athletic performance and athlete mental health and well-being. In addition to participating in the symposium, Ross has begun applying her research and expertise in her role as an athlete representative on the U.S. Olympics and Paralympics Committee mental health task force.
• Advocating Through ArtistryStudents at the College of Performing Arts do more than just hone their skills—they learn to apply them as a tool for social change. An example is Jenny Huang, an MM Piano student who has also become an entrepreneur and advocate with the help of a curriculum that enables artists to engage onstage and off. In addition to studying with GRAMMY-nominated pianist Eteri Andjaparidze, Huang has taken courses such as Artist as Activist and Marketing for the Arts. She is a co-founder of Concerts for Good, an organization that helps nonprofits fundraise through music, and the lead of the Asian Leaders Circle Cultural Club at the media conglomerate Omnicom Group.
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NYC HIGHLIGHTS 01 A pollo Theater 02 Cooper SmithsonianHewitt,Design Museum 03 S olomon R. Guggenheim Museum 04 T he Metropolitan Museum of Art 05 Lincoln Center 06 Carnegie Hall 07 T he Museum of Modern Art 08 United Nations 09 New York Public Library (flagship) 10 T he Shed 11 B&H Photo, Video, Audio 12 Blick Art Materials 13 Adorama Studio Equipment 14 Barnes & Noble 15 Q uad Cinema 16 Strand Bookstore 17 T he Public Theater/Joe’s Pub 18 Elmer Holmes Bobst Library (NYU) 19 Fotografiska Museum 20 Chelsea Market 21 W hitney Museum of American Art/entrance to the High Line park 22 New Museum NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS Graduate Residence Halls 23 20th Street Residence Hall 24 Kerrey Hall Academic & Administration 25 Fanton Hall/Welcome Center 26 University Center 27 Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts 28 Lang Annex 29 Parsons East 30 S chool of Drama 31 Albert and Vera List Academic Center 32 Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 33 A rnhold Hall/College of Performing Arts Sheila C. Johnson Design Center/ Parsons School of Design 34 2 West 13th Street 35 39 West 13th Street 36 6 8 Fifth Avenue 37 6 6 Fifth Avenue Administrative Offices 38 7 1 Fifth Avenue 39 7 9 Fifth Avenue 40 Buildings Office 11 New York City
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The university offers graduate housing—most master's and PhD students live in the Kerrey and 20th Street residences—although many graduate students choose to live off campus. Our residence halls offer a safe, supportive environment, and residence hall staff organize many social, educational, and cultural activities. For more information, visit newschool.edu/housing.
Financial Aid
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The New School is committed to providing access to education. We fund institutional merit-based scholarships, fellowships, grants, and stipends through a comprehensive financial aid program. All admitted students are considered for merit aid on the basis of academic and creative ability. Some master's and doctoral degree programs in certain disciplines also offer students special fellowships and teaching assistantships. You can speak with an admission counselor or program director to learn what is available. We also participate in need-based federal loan and work study programs. U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens can apply for need-based federal financial assistance by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form at fafsa.ed.gov, using the New School’s code of newschool.edu/financial-aid002780.
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Below are the top industries in which Class of 2020 graduates were employed: 1 The New School
New School graduate students go on to work with some of the most innovative and influential institutions around the world. Many take groundbreaking entrepreneurial paths. They shape commerce and culture through social-impact design solutions, start sustainable business ventures around the world, work to transform governments, and change the cultural landscape by launching brands that become household names.
Our interdisciplinary pedagogy and progressive academic approach prepare our students to make change across all industries. Graduates are employed in the private, nonprofit, and government sectors and take entrepreneurial paths as self-employed and freelance professionals in a range of fields.
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Arts, Design, and Fashion 20% Academia and Education 16% Business, Consulting, and Management 11% Journalism, Media, and Marketing 8% Information Technology 6% Manufacturing, Wholesale, and Retail 5% Government 4% Healthcare and Social Assistance 3% 1 Based on data collected three to 12 months after graduation. A Future Full of Possibilities
The New School also sends an impressive number of graduates on to prestigious doctoral programs at institutions such as Columbia, the University of Chicago, Harvard, Central St. Martins, the University of Texas at Austin, Yale, Vanderbilt, Stanford, and the University of Toronto.
Alumni Careers New School alumni, and even current students, thrive in rewarding careers in an array of leading industries and institutions. Below is a selection of recent employers. Art & Design Acne MarvelMadewellLVMHIndianapolisGenslerDesignCFDACalvinBMWArtAlexanderAIGAAdidasStudiosMcQueenInstituteofChicagoKleinWithinReachMuseumofArtVenturesEntertainment New York Times ProenzaPradaNike UnderStudioSHoPRefinery29SchoulerArchitectsAshbyArmour Arts & Culture Jazz at Lincoln Center Jewish MadisonMuseumSquare Garden Metropolitan Opera Parkwood Entertainment Sotheby’s &AdvertisingCommunications,Strategy PentagramIDEOHugeBBDO Media ChinaBravo Central Television Condé Nast Epic ESPNRecords Fast Company NBCHBO Universal UnivisionPublicisNPR VogueVICE ZOOM Media Public Sector & Nonprofits American Red Cross Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project Human Rights Watch International NAACPMexicoCommitteeRescueCityHumanRightsCommissionLegalDefense and Educational Fund, Inc. New York City Council The Trevor Project United Nations U.S. Department of State Washington Center for Equitable Growth Women in Need Sustainability Environmentalism& ConservationCarbonBetter Land Trust Natural UrbanDefenseResourcesCouncilGreenCouncil Technology & Innovation WholeUberSoulcycleSamsungMakerbotInstagramIBMHuaweiGoogleChobaniAppleAmazonAIGFoods 15 New York City
The New School seeks students who want to defy academic orthodoxy, take intellectual risks, and do research and work that promotes social change. Each program has its own criteria for admission. Below is a list of general application requirements: • An online application and fee • Academic transcripts • Letters of recommendation • A CV or résumé • A Statement of Purpose or Artist Statement • Creative work/portfolio (required for some programs) • Academic writing sample (required for some programs) • A TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, Duolingo, or Cambridge score (required for non-native English newschool.edu/admissionspeakers) Admission Program TOEFL IELTS PTE Duolingo Cambridge Parsons and Parsons Paris 92 7.0 63 115 185 The New School for Social Research 100 7.5 68 120 191 Mannes School of Music 79 6.5 53 105 176 School of Drama and College of Performing Arts 100 7.5 68 120 191 Schools of Public Engagement 92 7.0 63 115 185 Language Proficiency Requirements For complete information, visit the college websites or contact the Office of Admission. The New School 16
Application Deadlines Parsons School of Design Fall: December 15 Parsons Paris Fall: January 15 The New School for Social Research Fall: December 15 (PhD programs); January 7 (MA, MS, and certificate Spring:programs)October 15 Mannes School of Music Fall: December 1 Spring: October 15 School of Drama Fall: December 1 College of Performing Arts Fall: January 15 Schools of Public Engagement Fall: January 15 Spring: October 15 The Admission Committee reviews applications only when all required materials have been submitted. Applications submitted after the deadline are considered if space is available in the program. Sch OO l Admission Email Addresses Parsons School of Design thinkparsonsgrad@newschool.edu The New School for Social Research socialresearchadmit@newschool.edu College of Performing Arts performingarts@newschool.edu Schools of Public Engagement nsadmissions@newschool.edu Parsons Paris thinkparsonsparis@newschool.edu For important information including accreditation, student rights, campus safety statistics, and tuition and fees, visit Publishednewschool.edu/your-right-to-know2022byTheNewSchool.The New School is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution. Photo Credits: Ryan Blum-Kryzstal, Moran Dankner, James Ewing, Ben Ferrari, Michelle Gevint, Emil Hernon, Alexandra Lederman, MacKenna Lewis, Matthew Mathews, Siobhan Mullan, Fionn O'Toole, Jacob Arthur Pritchard, Sarah Rocco, Martin Seck, Matthew Septimus, Michael Kirby Smith, Matthew Sussman, Phillip Van Nostrand
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