Online Learning Classes

Bringing together faculty from academic departments across the university, we create programs and solutions that expand and encourage new thinking and capabilities, and build and embed institutional knowledge to enable executives to address real-world situations as well as future scenarios. We can deliver programs and workplace solutions at our New York and Paris locations, at a location of your choice, or online. For more information, contact the Open Campus team.

In this online certificate program, students acquire skill in using design processes and other strategies to create and develop social innovative businesses or lead socially conscious initiatives within existing companies. Each course builds on the next, taking students from concept to venture, from prototyping to validating and creating a tested proof of concept. Students emerge with future-forward business skills such as business model creation, organizational leadership, and pitching socially-relevant ventures to investors. 

Certificate Requirements

• Course requirements: 4 individual online courses
• Timeline to completion: Courses last six weeks. Most students take two courses per semester. Certificate must be completed in two years, but many students finish in two semesters. 
• Cost: $577 per course; $2308 total

Students planning to complete the certificate are advised to take Introduction to Design, Social Impact, and Entrepreneurship first and Launch and Scale Your Social Impact Venture last.

1. Introduction to Design, Social Impact, and Entrepreneurship
2. Designing Impact: From Idea to Proof of Concept
3. Business Models and Strategy for Social Impact 
4. Launch and Scale Your Social Impact Venture

As with most of computer science concentrations most of the offerings in the market focused on the back-end of web development, which is targeted strictly to non-creatives. Designed to be taught to visual thinkers and creatives, this program gives professionals a chance to acquire web design or development know-how to become independent developers instead of having to outsource. The program will consist of core courses that all students should have to give an introduction to web and mobile development as well as the basic principles of web design, then students have the option to join one of two tracks to go deeper into either design or coding depending on their goals.

CORE COURSES

1. Intro to Web and Mobile (9 wks) 

2. Web Design Production: JavaScript for Designers (9 wks) 

WEB DESIGN TRACK: I like to Design

Courses 3, 4 & 5 launch Spring 2020

3. Mobile Design Patterns and Emerging Platforms (9 wks)

4. Interactive Typography for the Web (6 wks)

5. Design Systems (6 wks)

WEB DEVELOPMENT TRACK: I like to Code

Courses 3, 4 & 5 launch Spring 2020

3. Web Development II/Advanced HTML, CSS & JavaScript (9 wks)

4. Working with APIs (6 wks)

5. Experimental JavaScript (6 wks)

Advance your career in the exciting rapidly growing field of User Experience (UxD) design. Introducing a new certificate targeted on human-centered design for websites, mobile apps, voice or gesture interaction formats, context-aware systems, and the latest emerging technologies that push the boundaries of possibility. Build a user’s satisfaction and interaction with a system, service or product; such as a website, web application, mobile application, by learning to improve the usability, accessibility, and desirability to offer a great User Experience. Through project-based learning work with the current tools, techniques, and methods employed by the industry,  experiment and create world-class user experiences, design rich complex systems and champion new futures.

Mastering digital marketing is a path to success in today’s technology-driven global economy. Whether you want to jumpstart a marketing career, launch an entrepreneurial venture, or inspire a team with best-in-class strategy, our online program will equip you with industry-leading skills. Learn to develop digital strategies and tactical approaches across a range of platforms, leverage social media, and reach new audiences to support businesses of all kinds. 

Certificate Requirements

• Course requirements: 5 individual online courses

• Timeline to completion: Courses last five weeks. Most students take two courses per semester and complete the certificate in one year. 

• Cost: $577 per course; $2,885 total

The Digital Marketing Certificate consists of five courses and are designed to be taken in order, but all courses are open to students wishing to explore any particular topic. The last course, Digital Marketing Campaigns, is the capstone course and should be taken by students who have completed the previous courses, or have significant digital marketing experience. Students planning to earn the certificate are encouraged to complete courses in the following suggested order:

1. The Digital Marketing Ecosystem: An Introduction
2. Getting Creative: Your Digital Marketing Strategy
3. Social Media Marketing
4. Programmatic, Mobile, and Native Marketing
5. Digital Marketing Campaigns 

This online certificate program gives professionals the fundamentals they need to succeed in big data and metrics-driven environments. Hands-on courses cover strategic information design, data analytics and filtering, visualization best practices, and programming basics. Industry expert guests expand students’ understanding of data storytelling applications and techniques for bringing complex statistics to life for a variety of audiences and uses.

Certificate Details:

• Course requirements: 5 individual online courses

• Timeline to completion: Courses last six to nine weeks. Certificate must be completed in two years.

The Infographics and Data Visualization Certificate (Online) consists of 5 courses. Students are advised to complete the program in the following sequence:

1. Data Visualization 101
2. Designing Information Graphics
3. Information Design for Visual Storytelling 
4. Data & Analytics for Visualization & Business Intelligence
5. Data Viz Portfolio Development 

This online course of study immerses students in design thinking methodologies, enabling them to address business challenges across industries. Students emerge equipped to lead innovation and implement creative strategies that inspire new perspective in a range of business roles. 

Certificate Details:

• Course requirements: 5 individual online courses

• Timeline to completion: Courses last six weeks or less. Most students take two courses per semester. Certificate must be completed in two years, but many students finish in three semesters or one year. 

• Cost: $577 per course; $2,885 total

The Design Leadership for Business Certificate consists of five courses. Students planning to earn the certificate are encouraged to complete courses in the following suggested order:

1. Design Thinking Fundamentals 
2. Economic and Cultural Context of Design
3. Design Leadership and Management
4. Design and Innovation for Sustainable Business 
5. Futures and Foresight

Healthcare, like many industries, offers considerable opportunities to improve lives directly through user-centered design. This online certificate focuses on the development of solutions built around users' needs and outcomes. It is ideal for practitioners working in healthcare settings who want systems-focused, design-driven tools for improving service delivery and developing entrepreneurial opportunities, and for creatives seeking new skills in user-based research, design, and innovation.

 Certificate Details: 

• Course requirements: 3 individual online courses
• Timeline to completion: Courses last five weeks. Certificate must be completed in two years.
• Cost: $577 per course, $1,731 total

The Human-Centered Healthcare Certificate (Online) consists of 3 courses. Students are advised to complete the program in the following sequence:

1. Design Thinking for Human Centered Healthcare
2. Designing Care Experiences & Interactions
3. Designing Care Services & Systems

This program offers the basics in business practices for anyone interested in the fashion industry. Providing practical and theoretical foundations for industry or entrepreneurial careers, course topics include , the most recent developments and history of merchandising and retail buying, the ongoing changes and evolution in global marketing, insights and experience in the NYC fashion industry, and a foundation in fashion history.  

Certificate Requirements

• Course requirements: 8 individual online and/or on-campus courses.

• The certificate can be completed entirely online or through a combination of online and on-campus courses.

• Timeline to completion: Most courses last nine weeks or more. Courses meeting for fewer than (9) nine sessions count as half of an elective and would need to be combined to fulfill one elective requirement. Most students take two courses per semester. Certificate must be completed in two years.

• Cost:  $814 - $834 per course

Start by completing the following foundational course options, in this suggested order:

• Consumer Behavior
• Fashion Merchandising
• Medium of Fashion: Textiles
• Worth to Westwood: Fashion from the 19th to the 21st Century
• Retail Buying
• Fashion Marketing in a Global Environment

After completing these courses, your final step will be to enroll in two electives.

• Two Electives - Choose from our offerings in fashion design or fashion business

Today's graphic, Web, and interactive designers must be adept in the evolving world of technology and visual culture. Graphic Design courses develop foundational design skills (concept, type, layout, color) and provide training in industry standard software. Tailored instruction enables both the beginning and advanced student to advance in these courses. 

Certificate Requirements

• This certificate may be achieved completely online or through a combination of online and on-campus study. 

• Course requirements: 6-8 individual online and/or on-campus courses, 3-5 required courses and 3 electives.

• Timeline to completion: Most courses last nine weeks or more. Courses meeting for fewer than (9) nine sessions count as half of an elective and would need to be combined to fulfill one elective requirement. Most students take two courses per semester. Certificate must be completed in two years.

• Cost: $814 (required courses), $2,104 for Basic Core

  
  

Start by completing one of the following foundational course options:

• Graphic Design Basic Core
  (On campus only)

OR  

• Color Theory
  (On campus | Online)
• Graphic Design I
  (On campus | Online)
• Digital Graphics with Illustrator I
  (On campus | Online)

After you complete these courses, your next step will be to enroll in the following:

• Digital Imaging with Photoshop
  (On campus | Online)
• Graphic Design History
  (On campus | Online)

After you complete these courses, your final step will be to enroll in three electives. Choose one of the following options: 

Option 1: Recommended Electives

• Typography I
  (On campus | Online)
  
  
• Digital Layout: Adobe InDesign
  (On campus | Online)
  
  
• One elective - Choose from our offerings in graphic design and digital design. View elective offerings here.

Option 2: Choose your own elective track

• Three electives - Choose from our offerings in graphic design and digital design. View elective offerings here.

Certificate Requirements

• Course requirements: 6-8 online and/or on-campus courses 

• Timeline to completion: Most courses last nine weeks or more. Courses meeting for fewer than nine sessions count as half of an elective and need to be combined to fulfill one elective requirement. Most students take two courses per semester. The certificate must be completed in two years.

• Cost: $814 per course ($1,820 for Basic Core)

• This certificate can be completed online, on campus, or a combination of the two.

START BY COMPLETING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOUNDATIONAL COURSE OPTIONS:

• Interior Design Basic Core
  (On campus only)
• Drawing Interiors: Perspective and Rendering

  (On campus | Online)

OR  

• Basic Interior Space Planning

  (On campus | Online)

• Basic Drafting 

  (On campus | Online)

• Color Theory
  (On campus | Online)
• Drawing Interiors: Perspective and Rendering

  (On campus | Online)

After you complete your foundational courses, your next step will be to enroll in the following courses:

• Commercial Interior Design
  (On campus | Online)
  

AND

• Residential Interior Design
  (On campus | Online)

 
  AND

• Two Electives

Developed by Parsons’ Healthy Materials Lab, this program serves professionals working in the field and students in Parsons degree programs. Courses offer practical information on designing interiors that foster health through their carefully selected material components. Students learn to identify hazardous substances frequently used in buildings and compare options, explain the importance of designing with nontoxic materials, and how to specify materials according to established criteria.

Certificate Requirements

• Course requirements: 4 individual online courses

• Timeline to completion: Each of these self-guided short courses can be completed in two-weeks time. Students can complete each course at their own pace. Courses should be taken in the order they are listed, if a certificate is desired. Depending on available time, all four courses may be completed within one or two semesters.

• Cost: $50 per course, $200 total cost.

Courses 1 and 2 provide an introduction to key topics in the field for those with general or more specialized interests. Courses 3 and 4 are geared to practitioners in the built environment and those concerned with making a positive impact in product specification, installation, and maintenance. We suggest completing courses in the following sequence:

1. Materials and Human Health 
2. Building Products and Chemistry 
3. Healthier Material Design and Specifications 
4. Executing a Healthier Project

Offered by Media Studies at The New School, this program is open to anyone aspiring to complete a professional-quality screenplay. The certificate can be completed on-campus, online, or as a hybrid.  (Selected courses are offered online only in spring and in fall terms.) 

Certificate Requirements: 

• Six courses (four required courses taken in the order shown below and two electives). 
• Students also complete a professional-quality screenplay.

Required Courses

1. Script Analysis
2. Screenwriting 1: The First Act
3. Screenwriting 2: Writing the Screenplay
4. Screenwriting 3: Rewrite and Polish
5. Two electives

This one-of-a-kind noncredit program provides an exciting overview of the fashion industry, with more than 70 on-demand video courses taught by Parsons faculty, Teen Vogue editors, and leading fashion industry experts. Carefully designed assignments help students develop skills and gain valuable insights into the fashion industry. They learn to build a portfolio, prepare for a job interview, and apply to a fashion degree program that will prepare them for a successful future in fashion.