During the Communication Design program of The New School students learn techniques, methods, and theories that prepare you to play a variety of present-day design roles and future ones needed in this ever-expanding field. The work is framed with the social, technological, and economic realities of our time and emphasis is placed on individual agency and collective action. In hands-on, collaborative courses, you work directly with peers throughout the university — including students in programs housed at other schools within The New School — and with external partners. Electives on topics like environmental graphics, design for social engagement, business, and media studies enhance your learning. And art and design history and theory courses contextualize your work while developing your research, writing, and critical reasoning skills. Parsons’ resources, including labs, libraries, galleries, and research institutes, support your ideas and projects.
Graduates pursue careers in interaction design, publication design, branding, advertising, motion graphics, information visualization, exhibition/retail design, and environmental graphics.
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The TOEFL iBT ® measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The test has four sections (reading, listening, speaking, and writing), each with a score range of 0-30, for a total score range of 0-120.
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The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.
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