Summer Intensive Studies Paris

Deepen your knowledge and develop your skills while you explore many facets of art, design, and fashion firsthand this summer in Paris.

Experience Paris as an insider, exploring contemporary European art, design, fashion, and photography firsthand in the city’s many design studios and museums. Taught at Parsons Paris, this three-week, three-credit program for high school juniors, seniors, and recent graduates surrounds students with a close-knit learning community in which they work directly with leading faculty and peers from around the world.

• Registration

  The program is open to high school students entering their junior or senior year and to recent high school graduates. High school students are introduced to the art and design college experience through an immersive course of study. Applicants must be 16–18 years of age by June 26, 2020. Exceptions cannot be made.

  Note: All Summer Intensive Studies courses may be taken in order to develop a portfolio for the college admissions process.

  Courses last six weeks. Most students take two courses per semester. Certificate must be completed in two years, but many students finish in two semesters. 

  All Summer Intensive Studies Paris students earn three college credits (or six for Luxury Design Management — Luxury Matters) upon successful completion of the course.

• Schedule

  TBD

• Courses

  Timeline to Completion: 3-week intensive

  Enrollment Type: Credit

  Courses:

  Explorations in Drawing

  Explorations in Painting

  Fashion Design Process

  Fashion Photography: History and Practice

  Introduction to Design and Management

  Introduction to Jewelry Design

  Portfolio Preparation

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  Tuition & Fees: $7,650 (includes tuition, housing, meals and excursions)