Thesis Prep

Level: Graduate

Division: Parsons The New School for Design

School: School of Constructed Environments

Department: Interior Design

Course Number: PGID 5233

Course Format: Seminar

Location: NYC campus

Permission Required: No

Description:
The thesis prep semester is the first semester of a two-semester thesis project. Although students will begin with research, analysis, and design ideas in the Fall and then follow with a studio project in the self-directed Spring, the process of developing a thesis project is non-linear. Each of these aspects - research, analysis and design - continue in parallel throughout the entire year. Students will work closely with the thesis faculty during the Fall semester to develop their critical thinking and to identify an appropriate program and site (if applicable) for each individual area of interest. In addition to two illustrated presentations, you will also have a series of workshop classes in which you and a small group of your peers will have the opportunity to present your written and graphic work to two faculty members. The goal of these workshops is to allow for a longer, more informal and more intensive discussion of your project and its development with both faculty and fellow students.

Course Pre/Co-requisites:
Pre-requisite(s): PGID 5001 Design Studio 1, PGID 5101 Design Studio 2. Open to: Masters Degree in Interior Design and Masters Degree in Interior Design and Lighting Design Double Major Only; Others by permission.

Restrictions:

Level

Open to Graduate students.

Major

Open to Lighting Design students.

Open to Interior Design students.