Full Time MA Degrees in Creative Arts & Design, New York, USA

Live the writer's life in New York City. The New School's Creative Writing MFA program allows you to join a community of diverse voices, plug into New York's publishing world, and build a network that will support you through graduation and beyond. Read more

The academic traditions of criticism, theory, and critical writing all share an equal part in the Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism (CPCJ) master's program. Read more

In this one-year, 30-credit Master's in Communication Design , you develop creative problem-solving strategies to relay and translate messages, information, and ideas. Read more

Designers today face two fundamental challenges: the expanding influence of design within society and the increasing role of technology within design. Read more

The prestigious Master's in History of Design and Curatorial Studies , which Parsons offers in conjunction with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, brings an object-focused, practice-based approach to the study of European and American decorative arts and design dating from the Renaissance to the present. Read more

Parsons’ Master of Fine Arts in Industrial Design program offers an innovative two-year, 60-credit full-time graduate curriculum that prepares students to negotiate the seemingly contradictory forces at play in the growing product design industry. Read more

Integrating sustainable design strategies with new developments in technology and materials, the two-year, full-time professional MFA in Interior Design program prepares a new generation of designers to address social changes and demographic shifts shaping clients’ needs today. Read more

The Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design program at Parsons, the first of its kind in the world, has trained leaders in this rapidly evolving field for more than 30 years. Read more

The MFA Photography program prepares students to become practicing artists and scholars who redefine the creative role of photography within contemporary culture. Read more

Textiles are literally and figuratively woven into human history and culture. Today communities of makers, designers, and scholars are exploring textiles — from locally crafted materials to 3D knitted matter to hand-embellished fabrics — and pioneering textile-based industries and theory. Read more

Emphasizing collaborative design-led research and a systems-oriented approach to social innovation and service design, Parsons’ Master of Fine Arts in Transdisciplinary Design program serves as an academic laboratory in New York City for graduate students seeking to define the next phase of design practice globally. Read more

The Master's in Fashion Studies at Parsons Paris is the first master's program in its field in France and one of only a handful worldwide. Read more

In the 21st century, performing artists need to be both masters of their chosen craft and experts in the professional and business skills that today’s rapidly evolving global arts economy demands. Read more

UX/UI (User Experience/User Interface) design and development has become a key asset in industries ranging from entertainment (gaming, motion pictures, theme parks, VR) and media production, to the military, aerospace, architecture, business, engineering, science, and medicine. Read more

The online master’s in Fashion Management at Parsons School of Design enables you to become a leader in the fashion business world while studying 100 percent online from anywhere in the world. Read more