Design, Graphic Design, Product Design, Design Thinking, Interaction Design, Interface Design Communication Design (MPS)
What our students, alumni, and faculty are doing in NYC and worldwide
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Program Contacts
Andrew LeClair, Director
In an increasingly digital world, designers are often challenged to create technology-driven products and services for a variety of platforms and human needs. The master’s program in Communication Design, with a concentration in Digital Product Design, offers you the cutting-edge conceptual and strategic design methods you need to meet this growing marketplace demand. This specialized course of study provides coding experience and involves a range of collaboration and teamwork strategies.
The full-time course of study is built on four components: instruction in advanced core design competencies; practices and methods courses; external partnerships, and the core studio sequence. You explore innovative composition and visualization methods, interaction design, typography, and industry best practices.
Graduates of the MPS Communication Design program develop their own unique, forward-looking aesthetic anchored in professional skills that include entrepreneurship, strategic working methodologies, and contemporary prototyping. Some pursue careers in interaction design, user experience (UX) design, user interface (UI) design, digital product design, and product management at start-ups and tech giants and in digital transformation teams in publishing and cultural institutions like MoMA and the New York Times. Others have pursued advanced degrees in the fields of design and human–computer interaction.
Discover what our students, alumni, and faculty are doing in NYC and worldwide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Full-time or part-time program (two years, 60 credits); best suited to students who have previous college experience in an unrelated field and want to change careers.
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