Overview
The Interior Design MFA program offered by The New School was inaugurated in 2009 at Parsons, the school where formal interior design education began, this graduate program builds on more than 100 years of leadership in the field. Design as a social practice is the program’s guiding philosophy. Students explore design as a force for change, a means of environmental stewardship, and a tool for shaping experiences.
Designed for Change
The 60-credit studio-based and research-oriented curriculum challenges students to analyze the relationship between human behavior and perception of the interior. Courses investigate materials and their environmental impact, fabrication and manufacturing processes, building systems and operational energy consumption, drawing and digital representation, and the history and theory of interior design. During the second year, students develop a thesis project, written thesis book, and exhibition. This program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Future Opportunities
Graduates are positioned to transform the field as practitioners and educators by working in interior design and architecture studios and in the fields of industrial design and sustainable design; developing new design practices; and collaborating with nonprofit, government, and educational institutions.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Design Studio
- Interior Design Survey
- Representation & Spatial Reasoning: Lecture
- Representation & Spatial Reasoning: Recitation
- Materials and Performance
- Theory of the Interior
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Design Interior Design View 122 other Masters in Interior Design in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Complete the online application
- The application fee for first-year international applicants is $75
- Transcripts
- Résumé
- Statement of Purpose
- Recommendation Letters
- Portfolio
- Although it is not required, if you took the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), scores can be submitted to support your application
- All applicants whose first language is not English must submit valid TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo scores
Tuition Fee
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International
55080 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 27540 USD per semester during 24 months. -
National
55080 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 27540 USD per semester during 24 months.
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Funding
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