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 Ecole Parsons à 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 Ecole Parsons à Paris residency requirement, students who have transferred to Ecole Parsons à Paris at the junior level may not participate in this program.
If you are an Ecole Parsons à Paris student interested in the Exchange opportunities, please contact Matthew Gallagher, Director of Admissions matthew.gallagher@parsons.paris.edu
Antwerpen, BELGIUM The Royal Academy for Fine Arts Antwerp
Baltimore, MD USA Maryland Institute College of Art
Barcelona, SPAIN Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny
Budapest, HUNGARY Moholy Nagy University (MOME)
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA The University of Belgrano
Copenhagen, DENMARK Danmarks Designskole
Dublin, IRELAND National College of Art & Design
Helsinki, FINLAND Aalto University of Art and Design
Jerusalem, ISRAEL The Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design
Kansas City, MO USA Kansas City Art Institute
London, ENGLAND Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
New York, NY USA School of Visual Arts (SVA)
Philadelphia, PA USA University of the Arts (UARTS)
Reykjavik, ICELAND The Iceland Academy of the Arts
Providence, RI 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
carolina.spielmann@parsons.paris.edu
