Design and Technology (MFA)
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Kyle Li, Program Director
David Carroll, Associate Director
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Parsons’ Design and Technology (DT) programs bring a critical intersectional lens to creative computation. Students explore the tools, methods, and theory needed to ethically reinvent the arts and creative industries. The diverse and vibrant DT learning community engages with a wide range of self-identified and ever-changing subjects including social media, games, data, machine learning, generative AI, bio design, digital fabrication, physical computation, and immersive experience design.
Program Highlights
Art Meets Analysis
Cultivate your creativity in a studio-based program in which you develop your ideas through prototyping while engaging in critical thinking and intensive study of the creative research process.Future Focused
Embark on a career in creative, academic, commercial, and educational fields that engage with the growing influence of technology.Technology Meets Humanity
Employ a user-centered design approach when working with technology in order to foster a playful and symbiotic relationship between users and machines.Creative Collaboration
Work with fellow graduate students in related programs including Communication Design, Transdisciplinary Design, and Data Visualization.Industry Experience
Work on projects with external partners; past collaborators include Ralph Lauren, J.P. Morgan, General Electric, IBM, Verizon, One Plus, Samsung, Sony, Sony Playstation, Panasonic, Rakuten, STYLY, Roblox UGC, Red Cross, Human Rights Watch, UNICEF, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- DegreeMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)
- FormatFull-time, on campus
- Credits60
- Duration2 years
- Other program statusSTEM-designated
Curriculum
The MFA Design and Technology program focuses on both historical and contemporary issues directly affecting the field. The curriculum combines core design studios and labs with electives offered throughout Parsons and other schools and colleges of The New School.
Career Paths
Graduates of the MFA Design and Technology program pursue careers in fields that include mobile and application design, interaction design, new media art, game design, motion graphics, digital filmmaking, and Web, UI and UX design.
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Discover what our students, alumni, and faculty are doing in NYC and worldwide.
Cloud Salon Series
This Design and Technology webinar series invites artists, designers, technologists, and industry professionals to present their projects, often ones engaging with issues of social justice and critical practice. Past speakers have included Lauren Lee McCarthy, Zach Lieberman, Audrey Bennett, New Red Order, and Yuri Suzuki.
Student Work
Design and Technology (MFA)
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Parsons faculty represent a broad range of expertise and are acknowledged as leading practitioners and scholars in their fields.
Beyond the Classroom
Research Labs
Research is integral to the Parsons learning experience, and students and faculty work together to challenge existing paradigms and advance emerging scholarship and practice. Explore the thematic research laboratories housed at Parsons and throughout The New School.
Industry Engagement
Connect to the organizations, businesses, and entrepreneurs driving global creativity and commerce. In classes, internships, and extracurricular projects, you gain marketable problem-solving skills in sectors ranging from government and nonprofits to tech and creative industries.
Internships
New York City’s thriving creative industry and cultural institutions are part of your Parsons education. Our Career Services Office is enmeshed in the art and design industries and can help you advance your career with industry-oriented internships.
Funded Opportunities
Funds are earmarked for graduate travel, research, and work to support your study. Opportunities include paid teaching assistantships, research fellowships and assistantships (including ones offered throughout The New School), ample student employment, and other grants available to U.S. domestic and international students alike.
Making & Academic Resources
Enjoy access to extensive resources including New School libraries, computer labs, archives, and studios, along with Parsons’ state-of-the-art Making Center, facilities offering a broad array of tools to support your creative and academic growth.
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