In the fields of art and design, students receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) preparing them to enter their profession. Students can choose Communication Design, Illustration, Fashion Design, Fine Arts or Photography. BFA candidates start in the Foundation Year Photography students have the option of "direct entry" into their major starting from freshman year.
In addition to their departmental course requirements all degree students take a total of at least 42 credits in Critical Studies courses.
Students interested in pursuing a career in business for the design industries enter the Design Management program as freshmen; upon successful completion of the four-year program these students receive a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (BBA)*, the recognized undergraduate degree in business in the USA.
In addition to their departmental course requirements all degree students take a total of at least 42 credits in Critical Studies courses.
*In addition to being accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Bachelor of Business Administration degree meets the NASAD standards for a Bachelor of Arts – Design Management (Multi-disciplinary design)
In addition to studying with peers from all over the world, students enrolled in the full-time BFA and BBA programs at Parsons Paris have the possibility to study abroad during their junior year at one of the schools in our Exchange Network. In order to participate, students must be in good academic standing and apply during the spring semester of their sophomore year. Students are not permitted to spend their fourth and final year on exchange. Due to the Parsons Paris residency requirement, students who have transferred to Parsons Paris at the junior level may not participate in this program.
If you are a Parsons Paris student interested in the Exchange opportunities, please contact Matthew Gallagher, Director of Admissions
[email protected]
Antwerpen, BELGIUM
The Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp
Baltimore/Washington, USA
Maryland Institute College of Art
Barcelona, SPAIN
Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
The University of Belgrano
California, USA
California College of the Arts (CCA)
Copenhagen, DENMARK
Danmarks Designskole
Dublin, IRELAND
National College of Art & Design
Jerusalem, ISRAEL
The Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design
London, ENGLAND
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
New York, USA
Parsons The New School for Design
Reykjavik, ICELAND
The Iceland Academy of the Arts
Rhode Island, USA
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
Willem de Kooning Academy
São Paulo, BRAZIL
Fundaçao Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP)
Stockholm, SWEDEN
Konstfack
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Sydney College of the Arts
Toronto, CANADA
Ontario College of Art and Design
Vancouver, CANADA
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Wimbledon, ENGLAND
Wimbledon College of Art
Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Zurich University of the Arts
If you are an International student interested in the Exchange/Study Abroad opportunities or the Visiting Student program please contact Carolina Spielmann, International Affairs Coordinator
[email protected]