All undergraduate programs include a strong liberal arts component, including courses in art and design history, theory, and criticism. These courses provide a context for studio practice. And because Parsons is part of a larger university with a tradition of cross-disciplinary inquiry, students can choose from a wide range of lecture courses and electives in humanities, social sciences, media studies, and business.
Parsons also offers a dual BA/BFA degree program in which students can combine a BFA from Parsons with a BA from Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts.
Parsons offers you flexibility in choosing a study path. As a freshman, you can begin your undergraduate studies in the Foundation program, which offers a broad introduction to tools that are applicable to any creative endeavor. Or, if you're interested in one of the following majors, you can enter a special first-year track that lets you begin studies in your field right away: design and management, design and technology, environmental studies, photography, and urban design. You can switch majors in your sophomore year after an academic review, regardless of what you choose as your first-year program.
