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Management Leadership and Entrepreneurship (BA/BS)

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Office of Undergraduate Admission
72 Fifth Avenue, 1st floor
New York, NY 10011
finish@newschool.edu
212.229.5150 or 800.292.3040

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Latha Poonamallee
72 5th Avenue, room 606
New York, NY 10011
poonamallee@newschool.edu

The Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (MLE) BA and BS programs, now housed at Parsons School of Design, give adult students a design advantage in the management and leadership of organizations and in entrepreneurship. The programs integrate design thinking, systems thinking, ethics, and applied technology, training students to become effective leaders of complex organizations.

In all industries and organizations, there’s a growing need for managers who can lead strategically while upholding principles of equity, access, and sustainability. The Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship major in our Adult Bachelor’s Program prepares you to design and implement ethical and collaborative solutions to complex organizational problems in a way that contributes to equity and collective well-being. You gain the critical insights and practical skills you need to advance within an organization or start a new venture in an increasingly complex world.

  • DegreeBachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
  • Credits120 (up to 84 transfer credits)
  • FormatFull-time or part-time, on campus or online
  • Start TermFall or Spring

Critical Perspectives

The New School’s unique approach to management education prepares the next generation of managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs to confront the status quo and create a more just and sustainable future. In this major, you transcend conventional business approaches to think critically about redefining value in human terms—both within organizations and in the market. Through coursework and experiential learning opportunities, you develop the ability to balance financial outcomes in a business or organization with the potential for advancing social, environmental, and personal transformation.

Flexible Curriculum

Many of our students are working professionals who are returning to college seeking advancement or a change in their career and life trajectory. The program is designed to provide flexible, timely, cost-effective, customizable pathways for degree completion using online and on-campus modes of delivery. Students also have the freedom to explore diverse courses and resources throughout the university—such as technological and design facilities, foreign language courses, and socially engaged learning opportunities.

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Career Paths

Students who study management at The New School are critical thinkers who go on to pursue successful careers in purpose-driven companies, start-ups, and creative enterprises. They are creative problem solvers skilled at managing in future-facing, socially engaged environments in a variety of industries, functions, and geographical areas. Graduates of this major are prepared to work in a range of settings and situations, whether in the private, nonprofit, or public sector, or to pursue graduate study in business, organizational change, and other areas.

Critical Perspectives

The New School’s unique approach to management education prepares the next generation of managers, leaders, and entrepreneurs to confront the status quo and create a more just and sustainable future. In this major, you transcend conventional business approaches to think critically about redefining value in human terms—both within organizations and in the market. Through coursework and experiential learning opportunities, you develop the ability to balance financial outcomes in a business or organization with the potential for advancing social, environmental, and personal transformation.

Flexible Curriculum

Many of our students are working professionals who are returning to college seeking advancement or a change in their career and life trajectory. The program is designed to provide flexible, timely, cost-effective, customizable pathways for degree completion using online and on-campus modes of delivery. Students also have the freedom to explore diverse courses and resources throughout the university—such as technological and design facilities, foreign language courses, and socially engaged learning opportunities.

Learn more about the curriculum

Career Paths

Students who study management at The New School are critical thinkers who go on to pursue successful careers in purpose-driven companies, start-ups, and creative enterprises. They are creative problem solvers skilled at managing in future-facing, socially engaged environments in a variety of industries, functions, and geographical areas. Graduates of this major are prepared to work in a range of settings and situations, whether in the private, nonprofit, or public sector, or to pursue graduate study in business, organizational change, and other areas.

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Our Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship faculty bring deep academic and professional insights and experience to the classroom, drawing on expertise in a range of disciplines and sectors. They cultivate a community of innovators who manage change collaboratively and responsibly.
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This degree meets the need of the hour by providing a pathway to becoming more impactful in the world - as a manager, leader, entrepreneur – while building a career and meeting personal goals.
Latha Poonamallee, Latha Poonamallee, Associate Professor of Management and Social Innovation, and Chair of Management Programs

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