Saturday 16 January 2016

Parsons School of Design

Parsons School of Design enables students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing society. Students collaborate with peers, industry partners, and communities around the world and in New York City, a global centre of art, design, and business. At Parsons, a diverse community of students develop critical thinking skills and apply them to challenges ranging from environmental degradation to physical accessibility and humanitarian crises. Through a network of interconnected design laboratories, students explore global phenomena at multiple sites and scales of engagement, from on-campus research initiatives to partnerships that effect change in New York and around the world.


In fall 2013, Parsons began offering undergraduate degree programs at our new Paris campus — visit Parsons Paris to learn more. Selected graduate programs will launch in fall 2014.

Throughout their journey, Parsons students benefit from instruction and mentorship by some of the most accomplished artists, designers, architects, photographers, illustrators, scholars, and critics in the world. Under the guidance of this renowned faculty, they learn to weave together different areas of expertise to radically rethink their fields. Although Parsons provides the tools to master a single discipline, the practical knowledge students acquire and the collaborative methods they have learn can be applied in a variety of contexts. All of these possibilities befit Parsons' tradition of challenging convention, anticipating trends, and improving the world—a tradition embodied by Parsons alumni, who lead their fields by creating art and design that matters.

FACULTY MENTORS
Throughout their journey, Parsons students benefit from instruction and mentorship by some of the most accomplished artists, designers, architects, photographers, illustrators, scholars, and critics in the world. Under the guidance of this renowned faculty, they learn to weave together different areas of expertise to radically rethink their fields.

AN EMPHASIS ON COLLABORATION
Although Parsons provides the tools to master a single discipline, the practical knowledge students acquire and the collaborative methods they learn can be applied in a variety of contexts.

All of these possibilities befit Parsons' tradition of challenging convention, anticipating trends, and improving the world—a tradition embodied by Parsons alumni, who lead their fields by creating art and design that matters.
Parsons' curriculum offers an array of global learning opportunities, including study abroad options, projects with external partners overseas, and classes that position creative and entrepreneurial activity in an international framework. Parsons is also leading new initiatives at the university to establish centers of learning that will anchor our expanding global presence.
With the re-establishment of Parsons Paris and the opening of new academic centers in Shanghai and other major cities, our global initiatives are building learning networks that will connect the world's major urban centers of art and design. These initiatives join our existing study abroad offerings, online courses, and educational partnerships in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The plan allows us to share our proven educational methodology and give students opportunities to learn and to work in real-world settings. Our goal is to develop students' global awareness, cultural literacy, and familiarity with the systems that shape creative, humanitarian, and entrepreneurial endeavors around the world.
Global in theory, global in practice, first-rate design education requires an understanding of socially focused design education all over the world. Parsons continues to expand its network of global hubs and is now partnering with the Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) to open a school in the dynamic city of Mumbai.
Parsons has contributed undergraduate and graduate curricula and faculty for ISDI's undergraduate program, which enrolled its first students in summer 2013. 

As ISDI’s course offerings expand, Parsons students will be eligible to study in this emerging world design center. Parsons Mumbai will simultaneously serve as the institutional base for study abroad options, visiting faculty, and creative collaborations with ISDI and Parsons scholars in New York and globally.
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