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Higher education isn’t what it used to be—and neither is “traditional” classroom learning. In the 21st century, you can propel forward your learning goals and take advantage of technological advances that provide not only flexibility and customization, but a truly elevated learning experience.

At The New School’s Open Campus, our online offerings are designed to offer a personalized, faculty-led, collaborative experience that focuses on achieving students’ goals. We offer the convenience of studying on your own schedule through an online platform while having industry experts engaging and guiding student progress every step of the way.

Wondering about the technical requirements for accessing our online courses? The New School utilizes the Canvas Learning Management System and, occasionally, the Zoom video-conferencing platform for online classes. For further technical requirements in a specific course, instructors will provide relevant information in course syllabi. Since flexibility is key to our online courses, all that students will need to access coursework is a modern computer with webcam and a stable internet connection. With these, students may participate fully in a course wherever in the world they may be. Many course elements may even be engaged from a smart-phone. To view specific technical requirements please reference these pages:

Convenience and Flexibility

Like the rest of the university, each online course is uniquely and carefully created by faculty and offers a distinct and dedicated learning opportunity.
More than 200 online classes designed by experts and taught by The New School professors are available annually, which may be taken for degree credit or on a non-credit basis.
Online Learning students benefit from The New School’s global network, connecting them to a community of like-minded individuals across disciplines and backgrounds, enriching their experience and academic progression.
Our online courses follow our on-site classes—that are typically small in size to ensure personalized instruction and big on discussion. The seminar-style of teaching translates especially well to the Web, where every student can participate with ease.
Our online courses meet asynchronously—which means you can read materials, engage in discussions, watch videos, and participate in projects, blogs, wikis, and more any time of the day or night.
You will always have direct contact with your instructor and peers as you progress through discussions, projects, and open questions. Some courses even include synchronous class sessions online.

Corporate and Executive Learning Solutions

We can deliver programs and workplace solutions at our New York and Paris locations, at a destination of your choice, or online.

Customized Programs

We offer customized non-degree short courses for groups from a single organization, group of organizations, or industry sector. Our offerings stem from The New School’s unique expertise, the nexus of design, business, and social research.

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.

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Global Executive M.S. in Strategic Design and Management

Academically rigorous and industry focused, the Global Executive Master’s is specially designed for working professionals, preparing them to confidently create, manage, and lead design process–driven organizations.

This 36-credit, 18-month program combines business, management, and leadership coursework with design-centered studio work. It is a uniquely global and modern experience, combining weekend intensives at our Parsons Paris campus and convenient, flexible online learning modules that continue for seven weeks after each intensive, and week-long studio intensives in New York and Shanghai. Classes are taken one at a time — allowing you or your high-potential employees to easily balance school, work, and life.

Online Certificate Programs

Earn your credential entirely online in art, design or media.

Web Design and Development

Acquire web design or development know-how to become an independent developer.

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.

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Web Design Production: JavaScript for Designers

In Intro to Web and Mobile: HTML & CSS you were introduced to HTML & CSS; in this course you will be introduced to JavaScript, the third fundamental core technology used to make a website. With JavaScript you can add interactivity and effects to your websites, resulting in a stronger more dynamic and user-friendly experience. Lively interactions such as animations and scroll effects, slide carousels, lightboxes, dynamically loading photos, pop-up modal windows, are all behaviors that can be powered by JavaScript. Compared to HTML and CSS, which are closer to markup languages, JavaScript is a programming language, where you will learn basic computer programming concepts, like; Variables, Data Types, Loops, and Arrays, before moving onto a basic overview of more complex concepts; Functions, DOM Traversal and Events. We will focus on code that might be commonly expected of web designers, code that builds visually strong portfolio pieces. While this course won't make you an expert in these subjects, it will as a whole give you a solid foundation to understand how JavaScript functions, how to navigate and read written code and have the understanding to build your knowledge from there.

Langer, Christophe

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Introduction to Web and Mobile

This course, for complete beginners, will teach you how to design, code and create beautiful websites writing HTML and CSS code - the building blocks of any webpage. Learn to create engaging web pages by adding content and applying visual style. Control the layout and positioning of elements, choose engaging typography, add simple transitions and provide compelling interactions. Master solid usability standards and best-site architecture practices to boost your Google rankings. Apply Responsive Web Design principles to ensure your page designs will transfer to multiple digital formats, from mobile, to a variety of screen sizes and devices. As a final project, students will hand code, build and launch a personal responsive website.

Alibek, Mira

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Business Design for Social Impact

Harness the power of design for social innovative business.

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

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Introduction to Design, Social Impact, and Entrepreneurship (1 of 4)

This course introduces students to a human-centered design process and to how these methodologies can be applied to develop socially impactful enterprises. It also introduces a social justice lens, integrating issues of power and privilege into the design process. Students will have an opportunity to practice the methods of discovery and ideation to more deeply understand the unmet need they are hoping to address through their own venture. This course grounds the work to follow in the Business Design for Social Impact certificate.

Krenitski, Alice

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Business Models and Strategy for Social Impact (3 of 4)

In this course students will learn how to create a business model for a mission-driven venture. During the course, students will test, validate, and adapt how to approach their venture's vision, while learning the ins and outs of designing a business model, utilizing business model tools and lean startup methodologies. Students build an understanding of the interrelationships between business model components and the ability to ask the questions and conduct the research that will enable them to de-risk their business model and maximize social impact. The course syllabus follows an iterative customer validation method building off of the Lean Startup / Lean LaunchPad curriculum as practiced in the startup community. In this hands-on course most of student learning happens through customer discovery inquiry and experiments taking place in the real world.

Godelnik, Raz

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Launch and Scale Your Social Impact Venture (4 of 4)

Have you ever had an entrepreneurial idea that you knew was going to change the world, but didn't know how to put the next steps into action? In "Launch and Scale Your Social Impact Venture" students will learn from an experienced entrepreneur and start-up investor how to assemble the key resources needed to take the important next steps. Through lectures, discussions, and real case-studies students will learn basic organizational structures, financial models and projections, different funding sources, and the importance of the pitch. The right pitch. This is a hands-on, project-based online course in which student's will work closely with their peers and instructor to shape their ideas for a future launch. It is the culminating course in the Business Design for Social Impact certificate, but students may enroll if they feel prepared to take advantage of the course goals. At whatever stage in your idea, you'll leave with a better understanding of how to launch your social impact enterprise.

Johnson, Shaun

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Designing Impact: From Idea to Proof of Concept (2 of 4)

In this course, students will solidify their own social venture idea and will learn skills and strategies to create and test prototypes of their venture ideas as a means of developing a proof of concept. Students will also deepen their understanding of the ecosystem (field or industry) in which they are working and their theory of change in order to strategically intervene within that system to achieve scalable impact.

Huang, Lee-Sean

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User-Centered Design (UX/UI)

Advance your career in the exciting rapidly growing field of User Experience (UxD) design.

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.

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Intro to UX: User Research Methods

User Experience is the convergence of a ‘user’, a person who owns a product, employs a service or is part of a system, and ‘experience’, what it feels like when you interact with a product, service or system. Shortened in industry practice to UX Design, this course will focus on the first stage in the process of UX Design: the foundations and methods of user research and discovery. Good UX research builds on the use of qualitative and quantitative tools as research methods; surveys, formal experiments, interviews and usability tests may all be used as part of a UX researcher’s toolkit. UX research is founded on the ability to develop a deep understanding of a users’ wants and needs, and the capacity to examine the broader context in which the product, service or system exists. This course will introduce you to the current industry tools and techniques used for UX research, and how to incorporate them into real-world product development. We’ll translate raw data into insights, and insights into the basis for new designs.

Lemere, Ryan

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Digital Marketing

Grow your brand’s relevance in the digital age.

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:

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The Digital Marketing Ecosystem: An Introduction (Online)

Start here to gain an excellent understanding of the exciting and ever-changing world of digital marketing. Explore the evolution of digital marketing - how it began, where it is today, and where it’s heading. Understand the digital marketing ecosystem, and how elements such as strategy, channels, and platforms interconnect. Learn to navigate industry terminologies, core concepts, and methods for creating a successful digital marketing campaign. This is course number one of five for those interested in pursuing the Digital Marketing Certificate, but all students interested in digital marketing are encouraged to enroll.

White, William

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Get Creative: Marketing Strategy (Online)

Craft, develop, and pitch your digital marketing plan. In this course students learn how to apply value proposition, identify and analyze brand attributes, and conduct a SWOT analysis for a brand, product, or service of their choosing. Learn from industry experts and guest speakers as you apply theory into practice to create your own digital marketing strategy. This is suggested as course number two of five in the Digital Marketing Certificate. Open to all students.

Crawford, Agustin

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Social Media Marketing (Online)

Tap into the enormous potential of social media to effectively elevate your brand and business. In this class, we cover the essentials -- from mapping your strategy, choosing your channels, and crafting viral content to monitoring, measuring, and responding to user activity for best performance. Gain immediate actionable insights and set goals that will have you powering through your core KPIs (we'll explain what those are, too). By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid trove of tips and tools with which to implement your vision and drive results. This is suggested as course number three of five in the Digital Marketing Certificate. Open to all students.

Hlywak, Stephanie

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Programmatic, Mobile, and Native Marketing (Online)

Take your brand and business to the next level as we explore the roles of digital, mobile, and native marketing. In this course, we will examine the pros and cons of various media, how they relate to each other and data optimization, and how it all comes together to form a campaign. Learn how to expertly assess what media is right for you, and how to leverage media tools to achieve your marketing goals. It is strongly suggested that students take previous courses in the Digital Marketing Certificate, or have previous experience in digital marketing. Open to all students.

Custer, Caleb

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Digital Marketing Campaigns (Online)

Create your real-time digital marketing campaign and take it live. In this course, we will dive into the progression of a marketing plan from brief, to channel selection, to projection of ROI, and apply this expertise to your selected brand and business. We will analyze potential simulations of outcomes and optimization strategies to get you ready to launch your campaign. This course is designed to be the capstone course in the Digital Marketing Certificate. Students that have completed a significant portion of courses in the Digital Marketing Certificate will benefit most from this course.

Custer, Caleb

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Infographics and Data Visualization

Narrate a data set with compelling visuals.

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:

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Data Visualization 101

Data is useless without meaning. To find purpose in data requires bringing it to life through storytelling, visual representation, and analysis. In the age of big data, the rise of data availability, collection, and adoption has been paralleled by an increasing need to communicate information effectively. This need has made the contemporary field of data visualization especially popular. But what exactly is data visualization today? What are the tools, programs, and best practices of this discipline that can be applied in our daily lives? This course covers all the bases in the discipline of data visualization and prepares students to complete advanced-level courses in the Infographics and Data Visualization Certificate program. It serves as a foundation for information design, data analytics, and interactive visualization practices. Through diverse hands-on projects and biweekly guest lectures from industry experts from the world of data visualization, students gain a thorough understanding of this exciting field. Counts as a required course toward the certificate in Infographics and Data Visualization.

Zupancis, Rye

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Data Analytics for Visualization & Business Intelligence

Most of the world's data has been generated within the past few years. In order for any of that data to serve a purpose, it must be analyzed and ultimately visualized. The process of unlocking insights and potential within a data set requires strong analytical skills and in-depth understanding, both of which are a necessity in any modern work environment. In order to produce successful visualizations, you must first be able to successfully analyze the data you plan to represent. This course enables students to develop the necessary strong data analytics skills, specifcally through the lens of visualization and with the ultimate goal of creating visual representations of that information. It covers basic SQL skills and other data analysis tools widely used in the industry. Counts as a required course toward the certificate in Infographics and Data Visualization.

Millan Martinez, Lucianne

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information Design for Visual Storytelling

The field of Data Visualization combines 3 disciplines of study: Graphic Design, Statistics, and Computer Science. In order for a visualization to be dynamic, aesthetic and insightful it must involve successful application of all three practices. This course will focus on developing students’ information graphics skill set specific to creating visual stories. It will include critical thinking projects that relate to real life information design needs, both for standalone infographics and when producing graphics for dynamic visual stories.

Chu, Emily

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Data Visualization Portfolio

To conclude the Data Visualization and Storytelling Certificate program, this course will specifically focus on preparing students with a tangible digital portfolio of data visualization projects that showcase their ability to perform in the contemporary Data Viz workplace. It will involve building an online portfolio site and guest lectures from Data Visualization working professionals. It will allow hands on portfolio development of past projects created in other classes within the certificate program or by students independently. There will be ongoing critiques and portfolio reviews from both internal and external audiences to ensure the most polished work exists by the completion of the course. Students must have a body of work to participate in this course.

Buchanan, Lawrence

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Designing Information Graphics

More than 50 percent of our brain's cortex is devoted to processing visual information. With growing amounts of data being thrown our way on a daily and hourly basis, it is more important than ever to be able to deliver information efficiently. Information graphics is one of the most powerful means available to relay complex data to the widest audiences. Some form of information graphics touches the life of almost everyone on the planet, regardless of profession, industry, or culture. This course will empower students to thoughtfully and successfuly bring to life flat numbers and data through engaging and digestible visual representations that can be easily shared with vast audiences. It will address best practices from discovery to production to delivery. The course covers color theory, typography, design hierarchy, balance, symmetry, composition, and grid. In addition, students learn data research, filtering data while 1) generating an idea, 2) conceptualizing and developing the idea, and 3) presenting and delivering a prototype. Counts as a required course toward the certificate in Infographics and Data Visualization.

Kenny, Roger

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Design Leadership for Business

Propel your company—and career—into the future.

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:

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Design Thinking Fundamentals (Online - 1 of 5)

Design thinking is a practice pioneered by top design firms like IDEO and used by some of the world’s most innovative companies. In this course, you learn the methodology and develop the mindset that will equip you to better understand problems, unlock hidden needs, and design groundbreaking innovations to address those needs. We cover every element of the design thinking approach, from empathy research to ideation to prototyping to getting user feedback and iterating from your designs. You will be able to apply your design thinking skills to your own professional field or discipline, as well as everyday life. This is course number one of five for those interested in pursuing the Design Leadership for Business Certificate, but all students wishing to learn about design thinking are encouraged to enroll.

Huang, Lee-Sean

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Futures and Foresight (Online - 5 of 5)

Design is about imagining and proposing alternate future possibilities. If we cannot imagine it, we cannot design and build it. This class equips design leaders with the future thinking and forecasting skills necessary to simulate and strategically plan for a volatile and uncertain future. Students learn storytelling and immersive scenario design techniques that will propel them into the realm of science fiction to better equip them to make choices in reality. This course is designed to be the capstone course in the Design Leadership for Business Certificate. It is open to all students, but those that have completed a significant portion of courses in the certificate sequence will benefit most.

Huang, Lee-Sean

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Design Leadership & Management (Online - 3 of 5)

Designing for business is by definition a team effort that requires flexibility, adaptability, and vision. This course explores the theory, methods, and actions necessary to make ideas a reality. Students master techniques in facilitation, project management, and the creation of viable business models applicable to both entrepreneurial and “intrapreneurial” ventures. This is one of the five courses that are part of the Design Leadership for Business Certificate but is open to all students wishing to learn about design thinking. Students pursuing the certificate should take Design Thinking Fundamentals first and Futures and Foresight as the conclusion.

TBA, Faculty

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Economic & Cultural Context of Design (Online - 2 of 5)

This course surveys the broader economic and social context in which design leaders work. We examine salient phenomena and concepts such as automation, agility, and resilience and discuss how they affect business and design practices. Students develop thought leadership around select topics to influence strategic conversations within their organizations and in their industries.\n\nThis is one of the five courses that are part of the Design Leadership for Business Certificate, but is open to all students wishing to learn about design thinking. Students pursuing the certificate should take Design Thinking Fundamentals first and Futures and Foresight as the conclusion.

Blondin, Holly

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Design and Innovation for Sustainable Business (Online - 4 of 5)

The discipline of design has great power to shape our reality, and with that power comes great responsibility. This course equips design leaders with the tools necessary to examine the social and environmental implications of design. Students address issues of ethics and sustainability through case studies and debates and develop their own approaches to ethical and sustainable design leadership. This is one of the five that courses are part of the Design Leadership for Business Certificate but is open to all students wishing to learn about design thinking. Students pursuing the certificate should take Design Thinking Fundamentals first and Futures and Foresight as the conclusion.

Sherzer, Rinat

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Human-Centered Healthcare

Transform the healthcare experience through design.

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:

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Design Thinking for Human Centered Healthcare (Online)

This course will introduce students to the unique design opportunities within healthcare and some of the methods used for applying design thinking to these challenges. Taking a project-based approach, students will learn to identify opportunities to create impact in their chosen context, understand the human experience of care, and develop strategies to shape a more human-centered experience for patients, staff, clinicians and/or caregivers. This course is aimed to those with differing levels of design and/or healthcare experience, and would be appropriate for designers, administrators, clinicians, entrepreneurs - anyone interested in the unique intersection of design and healthcare.

Beirne, Patricia

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Designing Care Experiences & Interactions

This course advances the practice of design in healthcare by examining how it can be framed through the lens of human scale. We share examples across disciplines and healthcare contexts to gain an understanding of how design gestures (spaces, tools, artifacts, and communications) can produce value for both patients and providers. Students create their own proposals for design innovation in their chosen context, using what they have learned from a survey of practices across the fields of design and healthcare. Counts as a required course toward the certificate in Human-Centered Healthcare.

Betts-Sonstegard, Siri

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Designing Care Services & Systems

Design is contributing to new ways of delivering care at a service level--from digital solutions to product-service systems. In this course, we explore how systems of care are being transformed through design. Whether for organizational change or industry disruption, design is a critical component in the transformation of healthcare as we know it. Counts as a required course toward the certificate in Human-Centered Healthcare.

Cabrera Fischer, Leah

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Fashion Business

Transform yourself from fashion connoisseur to entrepreneur.

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:

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

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Consumer Behavior

Today’s competitive marketing climate has led many companies to explore theories of consumer behavior. This course focuses on the profile of the consumer—psychographics and demographics—and consumer interests, with an emphasis on generational marketing. Segmented and niche markets and their development are also discussed. Prerequisites: none.

Johnson, Marie

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Fashion Merchandising

Study the fundamentals of fashion merchandising principles and the techniques you need to operate as a merchandiser in a successful fashion apparel company or as an entrepreneurial boutique owner. Analyze case studies outlining merchandising strategies used by manufacturers and retailers. Study the impact of consumer behavior and how it leads to forecasting. Learn about "global merchandising", where it's effective, and how to determine when it's a good fit. Prerequisite: none.

Duncan, Joan

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Medium of Fashion: Textiles

In this course, you learn about the practical application of the materials, elements, and techniques used in the fabrication of modern apparel within the fashion industry. Aimed at students of fashion design or design professionals interested in understanding the “how” as well as the “why” of textiles, this course covers the components involved in the design and manufacture of apparel and accessories. Topics covered include the study of natural and man-made fibers, yarns, and textile structures such as knits and woven fabrics, garment structure, decorative trims, and surface design and applications (printing, dyeing, and embellishment). Multiple field trips will be taken throughout the course. Prerequisites: none.

O'Meara, Liam

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Worth to Westwood:Fashion Hist

In this course, we explore fashion beginning with the father of haute couture and concluding with the designer who brought punk and new wave fashion into the mainstream. We discuss fashion in its historical context, examining economic and technological influences, as well as those from the world of arts and artists. Broad thematic considerations include the nature of fashion (what it is and what it does) and its relationship to modernity, production and consumption, art, and globalization and customization, as well as identity and the body. We assess the relationship of key designers, events, and movements to these broad themes, covering fashion and art from Charles Worth’s haute couture to the designs of the woman who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood. Prerequisites: none.

Hughes, Patrick

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Retail Buying

Learn to work with a retail buyer or become one yourself. This course is essential for managers, retail business owners, and manufacturers’ account representatives. Topics covered include profitability scrutiny, open to buys, initial and cumulative markup, shortages, sell-through, and sales to stock analysis. Students learn how to buy or communicate with buyers and complete practical and realistic assignments. Prerequisites: none.

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Serluco, Christophe

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Fashion Marketing Global Environment

This course examines fundamental marketing concepts in the global fashion marketing environment. Students explore consumer insights, positioning, competitive advantage, and channel decisions using both theoretical and practical approaches. Students analyze and identify target markets and become aware of key marketing decisions as they develop a global marketing plan for a fashion company. Prerequisites: none.

Polizzi, Jeanine

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Graphic and Digital Design

Be a future-focused creative professional.

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)

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 or digital design.

Option 2: Choose your own elective track

Three electives - Choose from our offerings in graphic design or digital design.

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Graphic Design 1

Learn design fundamentals and concept develop- ment as they relate to typography, composition, and color. Discover what makes the difference between ordinary images and powerful, effective graphics. Strengthen your design communication skills and develop your style and vision as you transform your concepts into finished design. The class explores the concept of visual communication in terms of the triad of message, form, and audience. Projects focus on the design process of ideation, research, prototype, solution, and reflection. Students learn traditional media and techniques used in graphic design as well as out-of-the-box thinking that expands the field. The course includes design projects, written response to design, and source imagery collection and critique. Online section requires access to a scanner. Prerequisites: none.

Kim, Lucie

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Dig Graphics w/Illustrator 1

This course is for the design student who needs a comprehensive and intensive introduction to Illustrator. Learn to draw, delineate, and design electronically with this standard vector-based illustration and graphic design program. Create curves, lines, and shapes to make objects that can be colored, manipulated, moved, duplicated, scaled, and rotated, generating smooth-lined, clean, scalable graphics or artwork for both print and the Web. Use this course to make Illustrator an integral part of your digital graphics tool kit. Prerequisite: Mac or PC basics. Some prior exposure to Illustrator or Adobe products is desirable.

Cabuay, John Jay

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Typography 1

An in-depth understanding of typographic concepts and methods is essential for effective visual communication. Students examine the evolution of the alphabet and the history and basics of typographic style (with an emphasis on 20th-century type design and application). Projects help students understand the difference between legibility and readability and develop a discerning eye and the ability to create effective and expressive type designs. The impact of technology on type design and the work of typographic innovators are discussed. Online sections require access to a scanner. Prerequisites: none

Kennedy, Steven

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Graphic Design History

This course covers the history of graphic design from the mid-19th century through the digital revolution. Influential movements are examined, including arts and crafts, art nouveau, Dada, Constructivism, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Neue Grafik, DIY Punk, and today’s digital landscape. Students explore the evolution of the discipline from typesetting to lithography to digital design and investigate the relationship of the graphic design discipline to propaganda, advertising, branding, personal expression, and social change. Prerequisites: none.

Reeves, James

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Interior Design

Critically explore and create stunning environments.

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)

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)
Residential Interior Design (On campus | Online)
Two Electives

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Commercial Interior Design

Students explore the design process for a commercial project in a studio environment. They begin with a concept and develop their idea into a coherent interior space, exploring issues of spatial layout and signifi- cance, materials and finishes, lighting, and furniture. Students present their final projects, complete with rendered drawings and a materials board. Prerequisites: Basic Drafting and Basic Interior Space Planning, Interior Design Basic Core, or the equivalent.

Tuesday
7:00 - 9:30 PM

Babarcich, Ferruccio

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Basic Interior Space Planning

This is an introduction to planning interior spaces for students without drafting skills. Learn what it means to be an interior designer and apply conceptual approaches to interior design problems. Through sessions on color, scale and proportion, lighting, furniture arrangement, floor and wall treatments, and client psychology, learn to conceptualize and plan creative solutions for interior spaces. Master freehand drawing of floor plans. Complete one interior design project, from beginning concept through finished visual and verbal presentation. Learn about the use of equipment, tools, and scale drawings.

Monday
7:00 - 9:30 PM

Hersch, Pamela

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Basic Drafting

An introduction to the preparation of drawings for architectural purposes. Topics covered include identification and use of drafting equipment, drafting in scale, basic lettering, line weights, and standard notation conventions. The emphasis is on orthographic projections related to floor plans, elevations, and ceiling plans. Trade information related to the practice of architectural and interior design is integrated throughout the curriculum. Learn the skills and techniques necessary to express any design concept graphically. Drafting tools are required. Materials cost approximately $100.

Tuesday
7:00 - 9:30 PM

Hahm, Sangjoon

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Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building

Promote healthier environments.

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:

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Materials and Human Health (Online - 1 of 4)

This introductory course is designed to provide an understanding of the impact building materials can have on human health, demonstrating systematic intricacies that will challenge professionals to keep asking questions while offering suggestions for how they can address these issues in their workplaces. This introduction is situated in the context of design practice, with additional information presented as the course progresses. Recommended as the first course in a four-course series.

Murphy, Catherine

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Building Products and Chemistry (Online - 2 of 4)

This course focuses on the chemistry of products and materials through the lens of material health. It introduces the professionals to the fundamentals of chemistry, enabling them to understand why particular outcomes and health impacts are produced. It introduces students to chemicals of concern and alternatives that are being formulated by green chemists. We ask how project health goals can be outlined and informed decisions made on the basis of these findings in order to achieve healthier designs. Recommended as the second course in a four-course series.

Murphy, Catherine

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Healthier Material: Design & Specifications (Online - 3 of 4)

This course helps designers navigate industry resources and certifications, find and evaluate product options, and employ resources for maximum impact. We look at methods for targeting specific issues in a project and generalized strategies that can apply more universally, highlighting potential benefits and consequences of employing different approaches. Recommended as the third course in a four-course series.

Murphy, Catherine

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Designing Online Learning Programs

Offer effective instruction to learners worldwide.

Emerging technologies and learning modalities provide education and training professionals in all sectors — from K-12 and higher ed to corporate and nonprofit settings — with a growing array of opportunities to offer rich, effective instruction to learners worldwide. Project-based online courses designed and taught by industry leaders offer virtual collaborative capacities and skills related to designing curricula, choosing delivery platforms, managing best practices, and attracting and retaining learners.

Certificate Details:

Course requirements: 4 individual online courses
Timeline to completion: Courses last five weeks. Certificate must be completed in two years.
Cost: $577 per course; $2,308 total

The Designing Online Learning Programs (Online) certificate consists of 4 courses. Students are advised to complete the program in the following sequence:

Designing Online Learning 101 (not offered this term)
Implementing Technology and Support Systems for Online Learners (not offered this term)
Leading the Online Learning Operation (not offered this term)
Finding and Keeping Online Learners

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Designing Online Learning 101

This course prepares you to design, develop, and prepare to teach online courses. Topics include: the application of learning theory to online instruction, online course content development, and strategies for effective online curriculum planning and delivery. Learn how to define the characteristics and needs of online learners; effective ways to meet these needs through online instruction; and the differences between online courses with respect to class participation, interaction, course materials, and instruction involvement. Reinforce your skills with the design and delivery of an online instructional unit in the academic or business environment. This course counts towards the certificate in Launching Innovative Online Programs in Business and Education.

Sosulski, Kristen

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Leading the Online Learning Operation

To run effective online programs, managers confront a number of serious obstacles that stand in the way of introducing and growing digital education at their institutions. This course explores the character of the challenges you will face. Together with your instructor and peers, you will propose best practices that will guide effective leadership strategies, not only to overcome barriers, but also in devising ways of achieving sustainable virtual courses and programs. This course counts towards the certificate in Launching Innovative Online Programs in Business and Education.

Zotti, Robert

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Finding and Keeping Online Learners

In this essential course in the Designing Online Learning Programs certificate, author, dean, and pioneer in the field Bob Ubell will offer the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in online programing. The course will facilitate achieving an in-depth appreciation for the skilled exercise of digital marketing techniques necessary to recruit students with the most likely chances of enrolling and then succeeding as online learners in your program. Taking a broad perspective on recruitment, this course goes beyond enrollment, focusing on strategies that engage learners over time, beginning with admittance and continuing through orientation, online classes and eventually to graduation.

Ubell, Robert

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Implementing Technology and Support Systems

The needs of online learners and faculty are unique. These needs become even more relevant when the next generation learners are technology centered and contain certain expectations about online learning. Therefore, organizations must now adapt to these needs by commencing the building of online learning support systems that can be flexible and evolve in design and management. This course will focus on a wide range of management methods for online learning support units, including choosing personnel and evaluating educational technology. With a goal of creating a plan that would include numerous elements including, but are not limited to: recruitment, marketing, student services, faculty pedagogy and technology training and other research. This course counts towards the certificate in Launching Innovative Online Programs in Business and Education.

Vivolo, John

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Screenwriting

Write a story meant for the big screen. Through a core sequence of screenwriting courses, students are guided to write a full-length motion picture script, focusing on story, theme, character, action, dialogue, and visuals.

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.

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Script Analysis

Whether you are a writer, a director, or a producer, an understanding of story structure and dramatic principles is essential. In-depth analysis of a screenplay’s storyline, characters, dialogue, images, and theme reveals a wide range of narrative techniques and storytelling styles, from Hollywood to independent and everything in between.

McCleave, Leslie

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Screenwriting 1: The First Act

Wednesday
6:00 - 7:50 PM

Danziger, Jonathan

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Screenwriting 2

Students undertake the challenging task of finishing a draft of their feature-length screen plays. Pre-requisite: Script Analysis (NSRW 0280) and Screenwriting 1: The First Act (NSRW 0381).

Filomeno Mayo, Alonso

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Fashion Industry Essentials from Parsons and Teen Vogue

Learn fashion industry essentials on your schedule. Taught by more than 20 expert instructors from Parsons, Teen Vogue, and the fashion industry, all classes are online and self-paced.

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.

About Online Learning

Convenience and Flexibility

Like the rest of the university, each online course is uniquely and carefully created by faculty and offers a distinct and dedicated learning opportunity.
More than 200 online classes designed by experts and taught by The New School professors are available annually, which may be taken for degree credit or on a non-credit basis.
Online Learning students benefit from The New School’s global network, connecting them to a community of like-minded individuals across disciplines and backgrounds, enriching their experience and academic progression.
Our online courses follow our on-site classes—that are typically small in size to ensure personalized instruction and big on discussion. The seminar-style of teaching translates especially well to the Web, where every student can participate with ease.
Our online courses meet asynchronously—which means you can read materials, engage in discussions, watch videos, and participate in projects, blogs, wikis, and more any time of the day or night.
You will always have direct contact with your instructor and peers as you progress through discussions, projects, and open questions. Some courses even include synchronous class sessions online.

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Web Design and Development

Acquire web design or development know-how to become an independent developer.

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Web Design Production: JavaScript for Designers

Langer, Christophe

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Introduction to Web and Mobile

Alibek, Mira

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Business Design for Social Impact

Harness the power of design for social innovative business.

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.

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Introduction to Design, Social Impact, and Entrepreneurship (1 of 4)

Krenitski, Alice

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Business Models and Strategy for Social Impact (3 of 4)

Godelnik, Raz

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Launch and Scale Your Social Impact Venture (4 of 4)

Johnson, Shaun

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Designing Impact: From Idea to Proof of Concept (2 of 4)

Huang, Lee-Sean

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User-Centered Design (UX/UI)

Advance your career in the exciting rapidly growing field of User Experience (UxD) design.

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Intro to UX: User Research Methods

Lemere, Ryan

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Digital Marketing

Grow your brand’s relevance in the digital age.

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

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The Digital Marketing Ecosystem: An Introduction (Online)

White, William

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Get Creative: Marketing Strategy (Online)

Crawford, Agustin

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Social Media Marketing (Online)

Hlywak, Stephanie

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Programmatic, Mobile, and Native Marketing (Online)

Custer, Caleb

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Digital Marketing Campaigns (Online)

Custer, Caleb

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Infographics and Data Visualization

Narrate a data set with compelling visuals.

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:

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Data Visualization 101

Zupancis, Rye

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Data Analytics for Visualization & Business Intelligence

Millan Martinez, Lucianne

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information Design for Visual Storytelling

Chu, Emily

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Data Visualization Portfolio

Buchanan, Lawrence

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Designing Information Graphics

Kenny, Roger

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Design Leadership for Business

Propel your company—and career—into the future.

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:

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Design Thinking Fundamentals (Online - 1 of 5)

Huang, Lee-Sean

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Futures and Foresight (Online - 5 of 5)

Huang, Lee-Sean

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Design Leadership & Management (Online - 3 of 5)

TBA, Faculty

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Economic & Cultural Context of Design (Online - 2 of 5)

Blondin, Holly

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Design and Innovation for Sustainable Business (Online - 4 of 5)

Sherzer, Rinat

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Human-Centered Healthcare

Transform the healthcare experience through design.

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:

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Design Thinking for Human Centered Healthcare (Online)

Beirne, Patricia

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Designing Care Experiences & Interactions

Betts-Sonstegard, Siri

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Designing Care Services & Systems

Cabrera Fischer, Leah

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Fashion Business

Transform yourself from fashion connoisseur to entrepreneur.

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:

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

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Consumer Behavior

Johnson, Marie

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Fashion Merchandising

Duncan, Joan

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Medium of Fashion: Textiles

O'Meara, Liam

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Worth to Westwood:Fashion Hist

Hughes, Patrick

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Retail Buying

Saturday
10:00 - 12:50 PM

Serluco, Christophe

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Fashion Marketing Global Environment

Polizzi, Jeanine

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Graphic and Digital Design

Be a future-focused creative professional.

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)

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 or digital design.

Option 2: Choose your own elective track

Three electives - Choose from our offerings in graphic design or digital design.

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Graphic Design 1

Kim, Lucie

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Dig Graphics w/Illustrator 1

Cabuay, John Jay

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Typography 1

Kennedy, Steven

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Graphic Design History

Reeves, James

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Interior Design

Critically explore and create stunning environments.

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)

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)
Residential Interior Design (On campus | Online)
Two Electives

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Commercial Interior Design

Tuesday
7:00 - 9:30 PM

Babarcich, Ferruccio

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Basic Interior Space Planning

Monday
7:00 - 9:30 PM

Hersch, Pamela

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Basic Drafting

Tuesday
7:00 - 9:30 PM

Hahm, Sangjoon

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Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building

Promote healthier environments.

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.

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Materials and Human Health (Online - 1 of 4)

Murphy, Catherine

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Building Products and Chemistry (Online - 2 of 4)

Murphy, Catherine

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Healthier Material: Design & Specifications (Online - 3 of 4)

Murphy, Catherine

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Designing Online Learning Programs

Offer effective instruction to learners worldwide.

Certificate Details:

Course requirements: 4 individual online courses
Timeline to completion: Courses last five weeks. Certificate must be completed in two years.
Cost: $577 per course; $2,308 total

The Designing Online Learning Programs (Online) certificate consists of 4 courses. Students are advised to complete the program in the following sequence:

Designing Online Learning 101 (not offered this term)
Implementing Technology and Support Systems for Online Learners (not offered this term)
Leading the Online Learning Operation (not offered this term)
Finding and Keeping Online Learners

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Designing Online Learning 101

Sosulski, Kristen

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Leading the Online Learning Operation

Zotti, Robert

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Finding and Keeping Online Learners

Ubell, Robert

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Implementing Technology and Support Systems

Vivolo, John

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Screenwriting

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

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Script Analysis

McCleave, Leslie

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Screenwriting 1: The First Act

Wednesday
6:00 - 7:50 PM

Danziger, Jonathan

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Screenwriting 2

Students undertake the challenging task of finishing a draft of their feature-length screen plays. Pre-requisite: Script Analysis (NSRW 0280) and Screenwriting 1: The First Act (NSRW 0381).

Filomeno Mayo, Alonso

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Fashion Industry Essentials from Parsons and Teen Vogue

Learn fashion industry essentials on your schedule. Taught by more than 20 expert instructors from Parsons, Teen Vogue, and the fashion industry, all classes are online and self-paced.

More than a course.
A new kind of network.

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