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WE TEACH THE PEOPLE THE WORLD NEEDS

  • Our world faces a range of escalating and unprecedented problems. Bold new thinkers are needed to tackle these challenges — from public health crises to climate change to social inequity — and reimagine the future.

    Graduate programs at The New School for Social Research and the Schools of Public Engagement at The New School in New York City are designed to equip scholars, professionals, and creators with a deep, forward-looking understanding of society. Led by world-renowned faculty and fostering interdisciplinary research, these programs combine the power of groundbreaking social research with the pioneering professional insights necessary to light a new way.

    Learn from the people who change the world.

     





  • Graduate Programs at The New School for Social Research


  • Anthropology (MA, PhD)

    • Combine basic concepts of anthropology with critical exploration of the nature and role of ethnography in this leading graduate program.
    • Benefit from the option to pursue one of two elective subject areas: Anthropology and Design, or Science and Society
    • Recent courses: Anthropology and Time; Epidemiology of Belief, Ethnography, and Writing; In Search of the Political.
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    Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism (MA)

    • Prepare to lead the future of serious intellectual publishing in a program that combines the analysis of print and emerging technologies, rigorous coursework, and design experience.
    • Investigate the many forms of publishing in New York City, including books, magazines, journals, alternative media, print-on-demand, and small-batch publications.
    • Recent courses: Cultural Criticism; Design and the Future of Publishing; Multimedia Publishing, Production, and Writing Lab.
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    Economics (MA, MS, PhD)

    • MA, MS, and PhD programs in Economics, or MA in Global Political Economy
    • Explore a wide spectrum of heterodox theories and methodologies, including post-Keynesian, Marxian, and neo-Ricardian.
    • Curriculum emphasizes the evolution of economic thought, financial markets and institutions, development and labor markets, and economics of class, gender, race, and ethnicity.
    • Recent courses: Economics of Crisis and Austerity; The Economics of Socialism; Post-Keynesian Economics; International Finance.
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    Gender and Sexuality Studies (Graduate Certificate)

    • Engage in intellectual collaboration on the study of gender and sexuality in a community of teachers and learners representing a variety of disciplines.
    • Enroll in this certificate program as a one-year stand-alone program or as part of studies toward a graduate degree.
    • Recent courses: Trans Theory as Gender Theory; Design and Gender and the Gender of Design; Fashion, Identity, and the Body.
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    Historical Studies (MA)

    • Design your own interdisciplinary curriculum as you develop critical, heterodox approaches to historical questions.
    • AAreas of faculty expertise include histories of capitalism, politics, violence, gender, psychoanalysis, and social movements.
    • Recent courses: Histories of Capitalism on the Edges of World Economy; History and Digital Media; and Violence/Repression/Revolution.
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    Liberal Studies (MA)

    • Design your own curriculum across the humanities and engage with leading scholars, journalists, and intellectual writers.
    • Areas of faculty expertise include critical theory, the history of ideas, aesthetics, philosophy, politics, anthropology, and media theory.
    • Recent courses: The Making of the Modern World; Cultures of Capitalism; Cultural Criticism; The Life of the Mind.
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    Philosophy (MA, PhD)

    • Study in a philosophy program developed by renowned scholars including Hannah Arendt, Hans Jonas, Aron Gurwitsch, and Reiner Schürmann.
    • Optional concentration in Psychoanalytic Studies, exploring the relationship between psychoanalysis and philosophy, especially in continental philosophical thought.
    • Recent courses: Art and Mechanical Reproduction; Embodied Cognition; Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason; Speech Acts.
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    Politics (MA, PhD)

    • Study the relations and manifestations of power in contexts ranging from the family to the transnational environment, paying close attention to historical and contemporary movements.
    • Explore courses among four major fields of study: political theory, American politics, comparative politics, and global politics.
    • Recent courses: Since 9/11 - America's Wars in the New Century; Latin American Debates and Critical Perspectives; Populism and Nationalism.
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    Psychology (MA, PhD)

    • Study all the major fields of modern psychology, with an emphasis on research sensitive to social and cultural influences and concerns.
    • MA options include concentration in Substance Abuse Counseling or elective subject area in Global Mental Health.
    • Two PhD program options: Clinical Psychology or Cognitive, Social, and Developmental Psychology.
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    Sociology (MA, PhD)

    • Examine social life through the lens of The New School’s historical connection to European social science.
    • Areas of faculty expertise include social inequalities; culture and politics; law, rights, and citizenship; historical and comparative sociology; and cities and publics.
    • Recent courses: Historiography and Historical Practice; Discourse Analysis; Boundaries and Belonging; Sociology of Work and Labor.
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  • Graduate Programs at the Schools of Public Engagement


  • Creative Writing (MFA)

    • Choose a concentration in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, or Writing for Children and Young Adults.
    • Take part in workshops and seminars led by an internationally recognized faculty with close ties to the NYC literary scene.
    • Enter the creative process from the inside out, learning to read like a writer, and take courses in publishing and multimedia storytelling.
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    Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management (MS)

    • Explore systemic responses to the global crisis of inequality and climate change, centering on grassroots and indigenous approaches.
    • Advance climate policy and environmental justice on a global scale, choosing a concentration in either Environmental Policy or Sustainability Management.
    • Access the Tishman Environment and Design Center, a collaborative space leading bold, design-led approaches to environmental challenges.
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    International Affairs (MA, MS)

    • Address global problems using innovative tools such as geographic information systems, media research and advocacy, and participatory design and assessment.
    • Master of Arts degree: select a concentration in Cities and Urbanization, Conflict and Security, Development and Global Justice, Governance and Rights, or Media and Culture.
    • Master of Science degree: customize your advanced curriculum by choosing from 15+ modules in specific subjects, tools, and analytical methods.
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    Media Management (MS)

    • Gain the advanced tools, practical experience, and professional network you need to succeed as a leader in today's rapidly evolving media industries.
    • Develop advanced in-demand skills in areas including media innovation and entrepreneurship, marketing and media sales, data analytics, and project management.
    • Recent courses: Media Economics; Narratives in AR/VR; Business Strategies for Social Media; Programmatic Media and Marketing.
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    Media Studies (MA)

    • Gain critical thinking and production skills, develop creative media projects, and acquire professional experience.
    • Benefit from a flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum that allows for highly personalized pathways of study across the making, meaning, and management of media.
    • Recent courses: Media Theory; Creative Screenwriting; Cinematography & Lighting; Projects in Multisensorial Spaces; Sound Design.
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    Public and Urban Policy (MS, PhD)

    • Design new policy solutions addressing pressing issues including democracy, urbanization, economic empowerment, social equity, sustainability, migration, and globalization.
    • Work in teams to tackle two major projects with public-sector and nonprofit clients as early as your second semester — in the Urban Policy Lab.
    • Join a program ranked #11 in the Urban Policy specialty area by U.S. News & World Report "2020 Best Graduate Schools."
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  • 40+

    university research centers and institutes for interdisciplinary investigations into areas such as democracy, migration, capitalism, digital equity, media, urban systems, and more.

  • 82%

    of master’s students awarded merit-based institutional funding (2019-2020).

  • Faculty Groundbreakers

  • Faculty who teach in our graduate programs are groundbreaking scholars in a range of academic and professional fields. These public intellectuals and experienced practitioners drive change in economics, media, psychology, policy, writing, social justice, and more. They don’t just question world systems — they help re-create them.


  • About The New School

    At The New School for Social Research and Schools of Public Engagement, part of The New School in New York City, master’s and doctoral students change the world around them, publishing groundbreaking research and contributing to emerging fields.

    Graduate students at The New School, a university with renowned graduate programs in design and the performing arts, are part of a uniquely diverse hub of creative scholarship committed to progressive inquiry. Students also have the opportunity to pursue the university’s graduate minors, structured pathways of study that immerse them in disciplines outside of their primary field and broaden their skills and career options.

    Prepare to join this stimulating center of learning in the heart of one of the most creative and innovative cities in the world.



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