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A leader in art and design education since its founding in 1896, Parsons has cultivated outstanding artists, designers, scholars, businesspeople, and community leaders for more than a century. Parsons has had a presence in Paris since 1921. Students enrolled at Parsons Paris develop creative and critical thinking skills and apply them to challenges including environmental and economic sustainability and social concerns. Parsons’ network of interconnected design laboratories enables students to explore global phenomena at a number of sites and scales of engagement in on-campus research and initiatives with international partners that focus on urban life in Paris, New York, and elsewhere. Located in one of the most vibrant creative economies in the world, the program takes full advantage of Paris, offering extraordinary educational, cultural, and professional opportunities for the growing number of students who seek a range of experience in art, design, media, technology, and culture. Parsons Paris is in the process of developing partnership agreements with a number of cultural institutions and schools to promote and share its philosophy and foster the development of design thinking and process. By maintaining a longterm presence in this energetic and creative city, Parsons Paris aspires to make an important contribution to and benefit from the interaction with the dynamic Parisian art and design community.
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Today design is transforming global culture. create the change YOU ENVISION— IN THE CENTER OF PARIS. Since 1921, Parsons Paris has offered students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Parsons’ acclaimed curriculum while experiencing Paris’ legendary creative culture. Now more than ever, Paris is a gateway to Europe’s diverse cultural, academic, and innovation-focused resources. And Parsons—recently named the Best School of Art and Design in the United States and ranked third in the world1—offers you the space to explore, investigate, and shape the future in critically robust and creatively innovative ways. And because Parsons is part of The New School, an intellectually progressive university based in New York City and active around the world, your learning is multidimensional and collaborative.
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Message from the Dean Bienvenue Ă Parsons Paris! Our campus is located in one of the most vibrant cities in the world, a capital of fashion, art, and design where innovation and tradition are part of daily life. As a Parsons Paris student, you receive the best of an American art and design education in a city that has inspired generations of artists, designers, and scholars. When you join our campus, you become a member of an international community of excellence. Here you are encouraged to think globally in a local context. Our interdisciplinary approach allows you to explore new creative solutions to today's challenges. Parsons Paris and the city are a laboratory where you actively participate in projects with prestigious industry partners and study across disciplines in a seamless manner in and outside of the classroom. In addition, Parsons
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Paris prides itself on the atelier-like experience it provides, which fosters rich and individualized student-faculty interactions. As the dean of Parsons Paris, I embrace the values of social justice of The New School and I want to make sure that our students acquire the tools that will allow them to think critically to better the world. Your journey with us will be one of questioning the status quo, challenging codes and norms, and thinking outside of the box to shape the future. Our faculty, our staff, and I look forward to welcoming you on campus. Florence Leclerc-Dickler Dean, Parsons Paris
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Your dedication to design, culture, and boundless innovation has brought you here, to the very center of creativity. You’re ready to hone your craft and elevate your practice at a moment when the world is turning to design to foster a better future. Take the next step in a place steeped in European heritage, with a university acclaimed for its art and design methodology. Ours is a space designed for critical inquiry, creative work, and experimentation that defy convention in the search for solutions to today’s urgent challenges. Now is the time. Join a global community of designers, artists, and strategists who believe that creativity and intellectual freedom can bring about vital change in the world.
Parsons Paris is an American design school based in the center of Paris. Slated to open in fall 2020 is our new annex campus in Paris-Romainville, located at Komunuma, a new cultural hub of Greater Paris. Our celebrated approach to education merges disciplines to cultivate the design-led problem solvers the world needs today. And because you are also a New School student, you have the resources of an internationally recognized university
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Parsons Paris’ intimate setting fosters creative collaboration and a community to last a lifetime. In small classes taught in English, you partner with peers from all programs and work closely with faculty, who share their expertise and networks to advance your learning.
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Paris, recently voted one of the best international cities in which to study, is home to cultural resources and artisanal traditions found nowhere else. A diverse urban center, it attracts talent from around the world—and offers a host of new perspectives to inspire and challenge you. Studying at Parsons Paris takes you out of the classroom and into the city, where you strengthen your studio skills and French language abilities as you develop your own global network. You may have the opportunity to take part in Paris Fashion Week and other major fairs and events.
Become a Designer Who thinks like an INNOVATOR At Parsons Paris, you’re part of a community of fearless thinkers, makers, and curators forging new creative practices at the intersections of artisanal culture, urban environments, sustainability, the sharing economy, and historical design. You learn to integrate critical thinking and studio skills, realizing the potential of design—and your value— in the global creative economy.
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Excursions, day trips, and extracurricular activities throughout the semester introduce you to France’s rich and diverse culture—its fashion, cuisine, and architecture— which further broadens your learning. These outings also help you forge bonds with fellow students. You enjoy access to many of Paris’ historic libraries, including the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art, MAD (Musée des Arts Décoratifs), and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. For more information about library resources and access, visit guides.library.newschool.edu/paris.
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Visiting Students
VISITING STUDENTS Consider spending a semester or year as a visiting student at Parsons Paris to broaden your degree studies elsewhere. Here, immersed in the city’s rich cultural and commercial traditions, you benefit from our unique interdisciplinary, project-based approach to learning. As a visiting student, you can take selected courses, taught in English, from our bachelor’s curricula or enroll in our Fashion Cultures and Design Cultures study programs. You also have access to our making, printing, and digital media facilities as well as opportunities to study French. A small number of students from American and international universities and colleges are admitted each year to our study abroad programs. If you are a student who has completed at least one year of college or are a recent graduate, we invite you to apply. Visiting students bring new perspectives and practices from around the world, enriching the Parsons Paris educational community. In turn, they grow as creative
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problem solvers in an environment that encourages innovation and the free exchange of ideas between peers, faculty, and project partners. They develop sought-after skills involving design thinking, collaboration, and crossdisciplinary work and lasting connections. Check with your home institution to confirm the transferability of credits earned at Parsons Paris. Visit newschool.edu/parsons-paris/study-abroad for information on the visiting student admission process or email visiting@newschool.edu with questions.
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“Parsons Paris was, without a doubt, the defining experience of my undergraduate tenure. I enrolled as a designer, but this singular identity was soon disrupted by Parsons’ innovative and inclusive approach to art education.” —Tessa Hollinger Duke University ’19
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undergraduate study Join our undergraduate community, in which hands-on practice meets learning across disciplines in an atelier-style environment. Our courses and degree programs all draw on Parsons’ innovation-focused curriculum, taught in English. Small class sizes facilitate close student-faculty interaction as well as intensive collaboration with students and faculty across Parsons Paris programs. Gain real-world experience through our unique academic and cultural partnerships and professional connections across Paris. Take advantage of French classes. Leave prepared for further study or a place in global creative industries.
Minors Minors broaden your skills and give you opportunities to complement your major field of studies. Both the Parsons Paris
Fashion Studies and the Creative Entrepreneurship minor can be completed in Paris. Your First Year Our first-year curriculum introduces you to Parsons’ distinctive educational methodology. You explore a range of approaches to art and design and employ liberal arts tools, including analytical writing, to reflect on your work. In studio classes, you acquire the making skills you need to bring your ideas to life. And in seminars, you exercise your conceptual and critical thinking abilities to express your point of view, frame problems, and develop solutions. The course of study is carefully tailored to prepare you for your undergraduate major and acquaint you with interdisciplinary practice.
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“ The first year at Parsons Paris is very hands-on and eye-opening. All year long, we develop our ideas and passions, experiment, and discover new things and, most important, create, share, and get feedback on our work.” —leva Lygnugaryte BFA Art, Media, and Technology
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ART, MEDIA, AND TECHNOLOGY BFA Explore the dynamic intersections of art, design, media, and technology in this interdisciplinary program bringing together technology and art and design practices. As an emerging art and design thinker and practitioner, you develop multidisciplinary creative work that is grounded in a social and political context. You learn to use art and design tools with a critical, interpretive, and transformative perspective. You undertake studio projects involving ideation, research, writing, and prototyping applied in a variety of media. In studio and liberal arts courses, you explore innovative approaches that inform emerging interdisciplinary and collaborative areas of art, media, and technology. The BFA in Art, Media, and Technology is offered only on the Parsons Paris campus and provides you
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with access to Parisian cultural institutions and resources. In year three, you may spend a semester or a year in a related major at our New York City campus or at partner institutions around the world. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Media, and Technology is a four-year program.
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“Fashion Design at Parsons Paris is an absolutely fulfilling experience; individuality among students and professors is celebrated and supported. Our school has intimate connections with the fashion world, and that network enabled me to obtain an internship in Paris immediately after graduation.”
— Paulina Rozenberg BFA Fashion Design
Immerse yourself in the rich heritage and vibrant culture of Europe’s fashion capital through a program that emphasizes diversity, social justice, and sustainability in the creation of fashion.
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Paris’ exceptional range of historical and contemporary
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STRATEGIC DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT BBA Integrate forward-thinking business practices, strategy, design, and liberal arts learning through project-based studio and seminar courses that prepare you for entrepreneurial and management positions in the creative economy. At Parsons Paris, you acquire design-driven analytical, communication, collaborative, and management skills in the context of the world of fashion and luxury. You learn how to develop sustainable business models that address the social and environmental challenges facing creative industries today. Paris, home to the world’s leading fashion houses, heritage brands, art institutions, and cultural organizations, serves as your living laboratory. The design-focused problem-solving skills you develop here can be applied in
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a range of industries around the world. And Parsons Paris’ intimate setting enables you to deepen your collaborative abilities and understanding of strategy by working on projects directly with BFA Fashion Design students. Industry-led projects allow you to develop a broad understanding of organizational structures and strategy while learning to devise solutions that reflect sustainable practices and promote social values. The Bachelor of Business Administration in Strategic Design and Management is a four-year program offered in both Paris and New York City.
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“ The Strategic Design and Management program provides us with work experience framed by academic perspective. The fact that we can collaborate hand in hand with industry professionals means that we graduate with the insight and practical knowledge we need for careers in fashion and business.”
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Art and design professionals in the 21st century must navigate a fluid, networked global culture. Parsons Paris prepares its graduate students for this rapidly evolving world by offering cross-disciplinary fashion master's programs that place advanced studio practice and research at their center. Our faculty are recognized leaders in design, business, and emerging fields, and a low student-to-faculty ratio facilitates professional mentor-style relationships that broaden your career options and network. We offer strategic institutional partnerships and industry affiliations exclusive to Parsons Paris, so you can conduct research and enrich your interdisciplinary learning in one of the world’s foremost centers of design.
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Fashion Design and the Arts MFA CAREER PATHS Fashion design Fashion styling, visual merchandising, and research Textile design and materials research Fine arts
The MFA in Fashion Design and the Arts program situates fashion in a radically new context, drawing on interdisciplinary research methods shaped by sustainability-driven approaches to fashion and collaborative investigations at the intersection of fashion, the visual and performing arts, and the humanities. The fashion industry is facing challenging transitions and must imagine its system anew—from production cycles to the consumption habits that drive it. To help guide these critical changes, Parsons Paris has created a groundbreaking master’s program involving immersive and innovative methods that broaden practices of fashion design and contemporary arts. In this studio program, you explore visionary creative practices grounded in the Parisian and European
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ecosystems of fashion, art, and cultural production. You experiment with interdisciplinary artistic methods, refining your vision as a creative with the guidance of guest designers and artists from diverse fields. The MFA in Fashion Design and the Arts offers you the opportunity to study and practice in Paris, an international center of the arts, home to prominent art galleries, museum and exhibition spaces, and artist residencies. You expand your knowledge and networks in your third semester by completing an internship or by taking courses in another MFA program on the Parsons campus in New York City. The Master of Fine Arts in Fashion Design and the Arts is a twoyear program.
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“There are no boundaries between contemporary modes of expression, only a failure to see the anthropological junctions connecting fashion and other art forms.” —Leyla Neri Program Director, MFA Fashion Design and the Arts
“In the program, we first learn theory and ideas and then transform those concepts into three-dimensional work, learning practical skills along the way. We also have amazing opportunities to connect with experts in a range of disciplines and European contexts, which deepens and broadens our understanding of the multifaceted field of fashion.” —Philippa Nesbitt MA Fashion Studies
PhD study and teaching Fashion branding, marketing, public relations, and communication Styling, image making, and fashion press Trend forecasting and fashion retailing Curatorial positions with fashion museums, galleries, archives, and auction houses
The MA in Fashion Studies at Parsons Paris is the first master’s program in this field offered in France and one of just a handful worldwide. Here fashion is approached as a cultural phenomenon involving all practices connected to the production, dissemination, representation, and consumption of clothing. The Fashion Studies program challenges you to apply interdisciplinary methodologies in examining research themes including globalization, labor, and sustainability; fashion curating, heritage, material culture, and construction of beauty ideals; identity, race, and gender; everyday clothing consumption; and technological innovation and digital fashion futures. At Parsons Paris, particular attention is paid to the interaction between practice and theory. You engage directly with fashion as a subject and as an industry through seminar-based classes, lectures, master classes led by fashion practitioners, and unique projects with Parisian fashion brands and European cultural institutions including the Palais Galliera, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
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(MAD), and the Fashion Museum of Antwerp (MoMu). The program is of particular interest to students pursuing careers in academia, fashion communication and publishing, and fashion heritage. Graduates become critical researchers and professionals whose varied skills and abilities enable them to lead across the spectrum of fashion industry positions. The Master of Arts in Fashion Studies is a two-year program.
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A Parsons Paris B Marché St. Honoré (food, clothes, accessories) C Lavrut (art supplies) in Passage Choiseul (shops, cafés) D Place Vendôme E MAD (Musée des Arts Décoratifs) F Ultramod (fabrics) G Palais Royal Gardens H Richelieu-Louvois Library
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Visit Admission Events (newschool.edu/
Students at Parsons in New York and in Other New School Programs
parsons-paris/admission-events) to schedule a visit and learn about upcoming information sessions, online advising chats, and visits by Parsons admission counselors. To apply for degree program admission, visit newschool.edu/parsons-paris/ admission. There you can view programspecific requirements, including submission of transcripts, English language test scores, and portfolios. Every year Parsons Paris also admits a number of transfer students to our full degree programs. Application Deadlines Undergraduate
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Students who are entering their junior year and are in good standing at Parsons in New York and in other programs of The New School may spend a semester or a year at Parsons Paris. Meet with your academic advisor to discuss the mobility application procedure. newschool.edu/parsons-paris/ internal-transfer-mobility Summer Intensive Studies Summer Intensive Studies in Paris allows pre-college (ages 16 years and older) and college and adult students to experience our curriculum and Parisian culture. Each summer, two sessions are offered, one in June and a second in July. Students who study in the summer program at Parsons
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Parsons Paris offers students a complete range of student services, career support, and year-round activities to make their Parsons Paris experience as safe, engaging, and enjoyable as possible. The Student Success team is dedicated to assisting and mentoring students from the time they are admitted through graduation and beyond. The team provides academic advising to help students make the most of their educational journey and offers internship and career guidance. The Student Success team also assists with housing, visas, residence permits, bank accounts, counseling, and other needs, and helps address medical and safety concerns. Diverse social and cultural activities are organized year-round, including a comprehensive orientation to prepare students for life in Paris, French immersion events like cheese and fondue tasting, and
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living life as a Parisian. As a Parsons Paris student, you join a diverse community in a dynamic city. Parsons Paris has partnered with the housing provider
» One-on-one career counseling on job and internship search strategies and networking opportunities
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preparation of résumés, cover letters,
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students in Paris. Students have access to various housing options, including shared student apartments, individual studios in a residence hall, and shared rooms in a student dormitory, all located in central Paris. We encourage those unfamiliar with Paris, particularly first-year students, to take advantage of student housing. Please note that prices vary according to the option selected, and availability of housing is limited. For more information about each
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» Opportunities during Paris Fashion Week and at museum exhibitions, art fairs, and galleries
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parsons-paris/housing. Career services Our Career Services staff provide assistance with job searches and a variety of resources and employer connections that give students a competitive edge in securing internships and other professional opportunities. Career Services holds regular information sessions, networking events, and forums and offers exclusive highinterest learning engagements. We also facilitate one-on-one meetings with employers, provide career counseling and interview preparation, and host workshops, talks, events, and career weeks.
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» Long-term internships: full-time or part-time work (three to six months) Typical internships are 60 to 180 hours. Summer Intensive Studies internships can last up to three months. Credit may be available for internship opportunities,
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depending on the duration of the internships and students’ eligibility. In order to graduate, Parsons Paris students must complete a zero-credit professional engagement requirement, which can be satisfied through a professional workshop given by Career Services or by a three- to six-month internship.
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A Few Facts that Set Us Apart
Offers more than 120 degree and diploma programs, more than 55 undergraduate minors, and 11 graduate minors.
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Students come from all 50 states and 115 countries.
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9:1 student-to-faculty ratio.1 Provides financial aid and scholarships to 82% of students.2
Among national universities, The New School has the highest proportion of classes with fewer than 20 students.3
Parsons School of Design is the top art and design school in the United States.4
#1 most international university We have a higher percentage of international students than any other U.S. university with more than 10,000 students.5
#1 for sustainable building The American Institute of Architects named the New School University Center one of the greenest buildings in the United States—and it’s the largest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold–certified urban university building.
Statement of Accreditation Parsons Paris is a registered branch campus of The New School and is accredited by MSCHE and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD, 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248; 703.437.0700). In addition, Parsons Paris has the authorization of the French Ministry of Education to operate in France. Diplomas for all degree programs at Parsons Paris are issued by The New School under the authorization of the New York State Board of Regents. For full accreditation information, please visit newschool.edu/provost/accreditation. The information included in the catalogs and all materials of the university represents the plans of The New School at the time they are made public. The university reserves the
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