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Parsons School of Design

Can creativity transform a business

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Strategic Design and Management Master's Degree

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  • The Master's in Strategic Design and Management at Parsons is tailor-made for business and organizational leaders interested in creating businesses, systems, and services that respond to the restructuring of economies worldwide. The program brings together design thinking, business strategy, service design, and sustainability frameworks. Students design innovative solutions for the 21st-century economy and are exposed to sophisticated, real-world perspectives on strategy, sustainability, management, leadership, entrepreneurship, and design innovation and research. 

    Join a collaborative environment of scholars and business leaders at Parsons School of Design in New York City to disrupt "business as usual" and design enterprises that advance innovation and social good.

  • Program Features and Benefits

    • 36 credits -- study online, on the Parsons campus in NYC, or a combination of both.
    • Designed to help early- to mid-career design and business professionals respond to the major restructuring of economies through design thinking, service design, social innovation, and sustainability frameworks.
    • Focus on the evolving global economy and explore real-world perspectives on strategy, management, entrepreneurship, leadership, sustainability, and design innovation and research.
    • Apply course learning to projects and prepare for industry and consulting jobs through studio practice.

  • 22 countries

    represented in the 2018-19 incoming class

  • #1 U.S. DESIGN SCHOOL

    2019 QS World University Rankings
  • Transdisciplinary Design

  • “Design has the potential to be at the center of solutions. So we’re developing an experimental space where students can learn to transcend disciplinary boundaries.”

    Jamer Hunt, Vice Provost for Transdisciplinary Initiatives at The New School

  • Why the New School?

    The New School’s Parsons School of Design is renowned for offering an innovative approach to education, with a focus on critical thinking and collaboration. At the only design school within a comprehensive university—The New School—you’ll have access to a truly interdisciplinary academic experience. Our world-class faculty guides students through rigorous training and practice-based learning, taking full advantage of the inspiration and opportunity only New York City can offer.

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