Professional & Organizational Development

The MS is designed for students who already have at least three to  five years of post-university professional experience in international  affairs. The self-designed, modular structure of the MS allows students  to develop unique combinations of skills and substantive knowledge that  will set them apart from their peers and position them for success at  the dynamic forefront of research, advocacy, and practice in  international affairs.

Students can pursue the degree on a full-time or part-time basis.

The New School's Master of Science program in Media Management offers  you the tools, professional network, and practical experience you need  to succeed in today's media industries. Whether you want to advance your  career or build a new enterprise, our faculty of media experts will  show you how.

Keeping your knowledge and skills up-to-date as markets change and  technologies advance is critical to your professional success. Our MS in  Media Management degree gives you a solid foundation in the latest  concepts and practices for managing traditional and emergent media  platforms, including:

• Television
• Movies
• Music
• Advertising
• Games
• Social Media
• New Media Platforms

Through research, critical analysis, and internships, students learn  the best practices for responsible and innovative leadership in all  areas of media management: production, media economics and finance,  marketing, distribution, and new technology development.

Milano’s Organizational Change Management  program trains students to become diagnosticians and designers of  elegant, unique interventions that reimagine and reassemble cultures,  build leadership capacities, and facilitate group dynamics. We offer a  curriculum that provides students with a large intellectual and  practical basket filled with theories, tools, and techniques. Our  faculty is made up of engaged professionals creating change in a wide  spectrum of organizations. They offer rigorous coursework in critical  thinking and theory along with a sequence of increasingly complex  projects conducted for real-world clients. Upon completion, you will  have a portfolio that showcases an approach to change defined by  innovative thinking, a commitment to civic responsibility, and a break  from conventional formulas that fail to resolve underlying issues.

Our students typically have several years' experience within  organizational cultures. The MS degree includes two to three semesters  of required courses in which students work in diverse teams on multiple  large projects and immerse themselves in practice-based learning. Our  program allows for part-time or full-time study and the flexibility to  switch back and forth when internships become full-time opportunities.

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.

• Cost: $550 per course, $2,750 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. Design Leadership and Management
3. Design and Innovation for Sustainable Business 
4. Economic and Cultural Context of Design
5. Futures and Foresight

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 six weeks or less. Most students take two courses per semester. Certificate must be completed in two years.

• Cost: $550 per course, $2,750 total cost.

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 

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: $776 - $796 per course ($2,004 for Basic Core)

As your first required course(s), you may enroll in Graphic Design Basic Core OR complete the following:

1. Color Theory
2. Graphic Design I
3. Digital Graphics with Illustrator I

Other required courses:

1. Digital Imaging with Photoshop I
2. Graphic Design History

And

A.

1. Typography
2. Digital Layout with InDesign
3. 1 elective from Parsons at Open Campus in Digital and/or Graphic Design

or

B. 

1. Three elective courses from Parsons at Open Campus in Digital and/or Graphic Design

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. Data & Analytics for Visualization & Business Intelligence
4. Graphic Design for Visual Storytelling (launching Spring 2019)
5. Data Viz Portfolio Development (launching Spring 2019)

Healthcare, like many industries, offers considerable opportunities to improve lives directly through the discipline of user-centered design. Focusing on developing solutions that are built around user’s needs and outcomes, this online certificate 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: $550 per course, $2200 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 and Interactions 
3. Designing Care Services and Systems

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: $550 per course, $2200 total

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

1. Designing Online Learning: 101
2. Implementing Technology and Support Systems for Online Learners
3. Leading the Online Learning Operation
4. Finding and Keeping Online Learners (Launching in Spring 2019)

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, 6 required courses and 2 electives. 

• 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: $776 - $796 per course

Students are encouraged to complete the required courses in the following suggested order:

1. Consumer Behavior
2. Fashion Merchandising
3. Medium of Fashion: Textiles
4. Worth to Westwood: Fashion from the 19th to 21st Century
5. Retail Buying
6. Fashion Marketing in a Global Environment

7. Two electives (must be chosen from Parsons at Open Campus courses in Fashion Design or Fashion Business)

This certificate features two tracks that students may choose from, depending on their intended goals: Interior Space Planning or Decorative Arts. Courses in the Interior Space Planning track develop students’ understanding of spatial and structural design through sketching, drafting, and foundational skills in interior design. The Decorative Arts track offers courses which introduce students to the history of interiors, antiques, furnishings, and connoisseurship. Visits to design showrooms and important architectural sites  provide learning opportunities for those students taking courses on campus. 

Certificate Requirements

• Course requirements: 6-8 individual online and/or on-campus courses, including 4-6 required courses and 2 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: $776 per course ($1,734 for Basic Core)

The Interior Design and Architecture Studies Certificate consists of two tracks that students can take depending on their intended goals. You can tailor your certificate focus either on more technical space planning courses or on decorative arts courses. Students planning to earn the certificate are encouraged to complete courses in the following suggested order depending on track choice:

Required Courses:

1. Interior Design Basic Core: or each of these courses taken separately (Color Theory, Basic Interior Space Planning, Basic Drafting)
2. Drawing Interiors: Perspective and Rendering

AND one of the following tracks:

Space Planning Track:

1. Interior Design: Commercial 
2. Residential Interior Design

3. Plus 2 electives of your choice.

Decorative Arts Track:

1. History of Interiors, 1400 to 1800: From Medicis to Louis XVI
2. History of Interiors, 1800 to 2000: From Napoleon to Michael Graves

3. Plus 2 electives of your choice.

[NEW] Interior Design Certificate - Online

Requirements:

1. Basic Interior Space Planning

2. Basic Drafting

3. Color Theory

4. Drawing Interiors: Perspective and Rendering

5. Two online electives from Parsons at Open Campus in Interior Design, Decorative Arts, Fashion Design, Fashion Business, Graphic, Digital Design, or Fine Arts.

Interior Space Planning Track

1. Residential Interior Design

2. Interior Design: Commercial

OR

Decorative Arts Track

1. History of Interiors, 1400 to 1800: From Medicis to Louis XVI;

2. History of Interiors, 1800 to 2000: From Napoleon to Michael Graves

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.  Enrollment rolls throughout the semester allowing students to 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. Implementation and Execution

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 online or through a combination of online and on-campus courses.  (Selected courses are offered online only in spring and in fall terms.) 

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

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 (Sitcom Writing 1: Writing the "Spec" Script, Sitcom Writing 2: Writing the Original Pilot, Episodic and Procedurals: Crafting the Original One-Hour Pilot, Screenwriting for the Web, The Business of Screenwriting, and others)