• Journalism and Design (Minor)

  • Overview

    The Journalism + Design minor is offered through Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.

    Journalism + Design merges design thinking with time-tested journalistic principles and practice for an era of rapid change. Learn more about the program.

    Curriculum

    The minor in Journalism + Design requires completion of five courses, distributed as follows, and a minimum of 18 credits:

    • LLSJ 2001 News and Narrative I (4 credits)
    • LLSJ 3001 News, Narrative, and Design II (4 credits)
    • LLSJ 3505 Visualizing Data (4 credits)
    • 2 electives chosen in consultation with the Departmental Faculty Advisor. One of these must be at the 3000 level or higher. (6–8 credits)

    Total: 18-20 credits

    Students must receive a grade of C or better in all courses to fulfill the minor. See the university course catalog for fall 2022 Journalism + Design courses that fulfill these requirements.

    Eligibility

    Minors are available to undergraduate students across The New School. Please meet with your Student Success advisor to see how a minor will fit in with your overall degree requirements. If you have additional questions about requirements for the Journalism + Design minor that cannot be answered by your Student Success advisor, please consult Journalism + Design Departmental Faculty Advisor Blake Eskin at eskinb@newschool.edu.

    How to Declare or Change a Minor

    General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.

  • Take the Next Step

    Contact your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit with your degree requirements.

    Declare or change a minor on my.newschool.edu in the Academics tab. Note that some minors require an application.

  • Take The Next Step

Submit your application

Undergraduates

To apply to any of our undergraduate programs (except the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs) complete and submit the Common App online.

Undergraduate Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students and Parsons Associate of Applied Science programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

Graduates

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctoral, Professional Studies Diploma, and Graduate Certificate programs, complete and submit the New School Online Application.