Dezeen promotion: Parsons School of Design offers 19 master's programmes that intend to equip students with the interdisciplinary tools needed to redesign the future.
Parsons is part of The New School, a university based in New York City. As part of the wider university, Parsons students collaborate with a diverse range of academics, including social scientists, artists, and policy analysts. This enables them to develop projects that draw on a wide range of subjects.
The diversity of the collaborations aims to encourage students to explore and experiment across disciplines with the intention of developing their creative abilities.
"Because art and design both reflect and shape the concerns of the day, it's no surprise to find our community applying its skills, critical thinking and creativity to create a better world in a time marked by climate change, social inequity, and faltering systems," said Rachel Schreiber, executive dean of Parsons School of Design. Below is a selection of the school's postgraduate programmes. Explore more of its courses on its website.

Lighting Design MFA
In Parson's Lighting Design MFA, students develop a deep insight into light's technical and aesthetic dimensions by exploring lighting design and its relationship to social and environmental sustainability.
"The MFA Lighting Design programme at Parsons, the first of its kind in the world, has trained leaders in this rapidly evolving field for more than 45 years," said Craig...