Junjun Zhou "BoothCare - Redesigned Dental Care Line"

about first year courses


The curriculum is focused on various approaches to teaching and learning a range of art and design methods, theories, and practices. This includes a grounding in the liberal arts, and working across studio and seminar contexts, through reading, writing, and making. The First Year is the beginning of all Parsons majors, and prepares students to focus on their majors moving forward as well as envision paths beyond the confines of a single discipline. Visit the Parsons website for more information on curriculum, faculty, and news.

student work

Jiang Xiaoyu "Nostalgic Line Drawing Ads - Aspirin" Jiang Xiaoyu

Jiang Xiaoyu "Nostalgic Line Drawing Ads - Aspirin"

     Yerin Hur "Sphinx and Lamassu" Yerin Hur

    Yerin Hur "Sphinx and Lamassu"

    Cassandra Yu "Downward-facing Dog" Cassandra Yu

    Cassandra Yu "Downward-facing Dog"

    Bernice Wong "Fragile Expectations" Bernice Wong

    Bernice Wong "Fragile Expectations"

    Leanne Huang "astro, naut" Leanne Huang

    Leanne Huang "astro, naut"

    Qiuhong Yu "Integrated Cultural Self-portrait in Tile" Qiuhong Yu

    Qiuhong Yu "Integrated Cultural Self-portrait in Tile"

    Sophia Kee "The Artist Trap" Sophia Kee

    Sophia Kee "The Artist Trap"

    Jessica Tan "Integrated Cultural Self Portrait in Tile" Jessica Tan

    Jessica Tan "Integrated Cultural Self Portrait in Tile"

    Hannah Nergaard "Memorial to Infinite Anxiety" Hannah Nergaard

    Hannah Nergaard "Memorial to Infinite Anxiety"

    Bryan Ardron "Bryan Ardron" Bryan Ardron

    Bryan Ardron "Bryan Ardron"

    Joy Hsu ""F" is For Fruit" Joy Hsu

    Joy Hsu ""F" is For Fruit"

    Kirsten Konishi "Tuesday" Kirsten Konishi

    Kirsten Konishi "Tuesday"

    River Marquardt "Personal Exoskeleton" River Marquardt

    River Marquardt "Personal Exoskeleton"

    Isabella Wachsler "Dial Back to the 70s" Isabella Wachsler

    Isabella Wachsler "Dial Back to the 70s"

    Xinli Li "Foreign Place Map" Xinli Li

    Xinli Li "Foreign Place Map"

    Xiaoyu Wang "Untitled" Xiaoyu Wang

    Xiaoyu Wang "Untitled"

    Yingying Chen "SIEGE" Yingying Chen

    Yingying Chen "SIEGE"

    Camila Giraldo "Missing" Camila Giraldo

    Camila Giraldo "Missing"

    Disha Shetty "Untitled" Disha Shetty

    Disha Shetty "Untitled"

    Disha Shetty "Untitled" Disha Shetty

    Disha Shetty "Untitled"

    Meige Yu "Counter-Culture to Couture Project" Meige Yu

    Meige Yu "Counter-Culture to Couture Project"

    Noah Cousino "Faith and Place" Noah Cousino

    Noah Cousino "Faith and Place"

    Xi Chen "Personal Exoskeleton" Xi Chen

    Xi Chen "Personal Exoskeleton"

    Sadie Rose du Vigneaud "Dreamer" Sadie Rose du Vigneaud

    Sadie Rose du Vigneaud "Dreamer"

    Molly Alexander "Untitled" Molly Alexander

    Molly Alexander "Untitled"

    Kaiyao Li "Beat-it Glove" Kaiyao Li

    Kaiyao Li "Beat-it Glove"

    Natalie Ferry "Soccer on the Beach" Natalie Ferry

    Natalie Ferry "Soccer on the Beach"

    Alana Campbell "Orange" Alana Campbell

    Alana Campbell "Orange"

    Samantha Reeves "Beet Dyed Choker" Samantha Reeves

    Samantha Reeves "Beet Dyed Choker"

    Vedika Modi "In conversation with Gustav Klimt - a woman’s perspective" Vedika Modi

    Vedika Modi "In conversation with Gustav Klimt - a woman’s perspective"

    spotlights

       Shana Agid, Ph.D. Shana Agid, Ph.D.

      Shana Agid, Ph.D.

         Integrative Studio 2 Field Trip to NARS Foundation Integrative Studio 2 Field Trip to NARS Foundation

        Integrative Studio 2 Field Trip to NARS Foundation

           Book talk and conversation: All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence Book talk and conversation: All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence

          Book talk and conversation: All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence

             Parsons First Year students visit the United Nations Parsons First Year students visit the United Nations

            Parsons First Year students visit the United Nations

               Meet Your Major Events Meet Your Major Events

              Meet Your Major Events

                 Ethan Halpern on Milk.xyz Ethan Halpern on Milk.xyz

                Ethan Halpern on Milk.xyz

                   First Year Student exhibition First Year Student exhibition

                  First Year Student exhibition

                     Wennie Huang Wennie Huang

                    Wennie Huang

                       José DeJesús Zamora José DeJesús Zamora

                      José DeJesús Zamora

                         Massimo Avanzato Massimo Avanzato

                        Massimo Avanzato

                           Sebastian Grant Sebastian Grant

                          Sebastian Grant

                             OF THEIR OWN MAKING AND WRITING: An Integrative Interview with Kate Teale and Nancy Roach OF THEIR OWN MAKING AND WRITING: An Integrative Interview with Kate Teale and Nancy Roach

                            OF THEIR OWN MAKING AND WRITING: An Integrative Interview with Kate Teale and Nancy Roach

                               A Look Inside Todd Lambrix's Time: Embodied Class A Look Inside Todd Lambrix's Time: Embodied Class

                              A Look Inside Todd Lambrix's Time: Embodied Class

                                 Amaya Avila Amaya Avila

                                Amaya Avila

                                   Prerna Sharma Prerna Sharma

                                  Prerna Sharma

                                     Katerina Lanfranco Katerina Lanfranco

                                    Katerina Lanfranco

                                       Jim Osman Jim Osman

                                      Jim Osman

                                         Alexis Williams Alexis Williams

                                        Alexis Williams

                                           Andrea Marpillero-Colomina Andrea Marpillero-Colomina

                                          Andrea Marpillero-Colomina

                                             Hannah Amini Hannah Amini

                                            Hannah Amini

                                            news / events

                                            Wearable Watercolor: Royal Talens Visit Adds Color to Integrative Fashion Studio Project Wearable Watercolor: Royal Talens Visit Adds Color to Integrative Fashion Studio Project

                                            Wearable Watercolor: Royal Talens Visit Adds Color to Integrative Fashion Studio Project

                                            Integrative Studio 2 Field Trip to NARS Foundation Integrative Studio 2 Field Trip to NARS Foundation

                                            Integrative Studio 2 Field Trip to NARS Foundation

                                            Book talk and conversation: All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence Book talk and conversation: All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence

                                            Book talk and conversation: All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence

                                            Parsons First Year students visit the United Nations Parsons First Year students visit the United Nations

                                            Parsons First Year students visit the United Nations

                                            Meet Your Major Events Meet Your Major Events

                                            Meet Your Major Events

                                            First Year Student exhibition First Year Student exhibition

                                            First Year Student exhibition

                                            Announcing: Context and Interpretation: Hazards, Disasters, and Vulnerabilities Announcing: Context and Interpretation: Hazards, Disasters, and Vulnerabilities

                                            Announcing: Context and Interpretation: Hazards, Disasters, and Vulnerabilities

                                            2018 Sketchbook Competition Winners + Runners-up 2018 Sketchbook Competition Winners + Runners-up

                                            2018 Sketchbook Competition Winners + Runners-up

                                            Sketchbook Competition Sketchbook Competition

                                            Sketchbook Competition

                                            Fashion & Time: Call for First Year Student Work Fashion & Time: Call for First Year Student Work

                                            Fashion & Time: Call for First Year Student Work

                                            Circle Line Tour Circle Line Tour

                                            Circle Line Tour

                                            Afternoon Coffee Presents: Todd Lambrix and Glenn Lavertu Afternoon Coffee Presents: Todd Lambrix and Glenn Lavertu

                                            Afternoon Coffee Presents: Todd Lambrix and Glenn Lavertu

                                            Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to the importance of an art and design education at Parsons Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to the importance of an art and design education at Parsons

                                            Sen. Kamala Harris speaks to the importance of an art and design education at Parsons

                                            Field trip to the United Nations Field trip to the United Nations

                                            Field trip to the United Nations

                                            First Year Faculty Awarded NYFA Artist Fellowships First Year Faculty Awarded NYFA Artist Fellowships

                                            First Year Faculty Awarded NYFA Artist Fellowships

                                            social

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