The School of Art and Design History and Theory (ADHT) engages students at all degree levels in the analysis of art and design as essential to the formation of knowledge and culture. All Parsons bachelor’s students take ADHT’s first-year undergraduate curriculum, developing their critical thinking and writing skills. ADHT also offers the BFA Design History and Practice program; the MA Fashion Studies and the MA History of Design and Curatorial Studies graduate programs; and required courses and electives at ADHT that are available to students throughout The New School.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.