Program Overview
The Strategic Design and Management at The New School is a MSc programme in Business & Management over 24 months, delivered Hybrid. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of business & management. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Strategic Design and Management programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across China and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: Hybrid
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: USD 1,620 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; USD 1,620 (Tuition (Credit)) — National students
- Location: New York City, United States, China
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Strategic Design and Management programme are prepared for diverse careers in business & management:
- Business Analyst
- Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- Strategy Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Entrepreneur
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Strategic Design and Management in New Economies
- Sustainable Business Models
- Managing Creative Projects and Teams
- Design Innovation and Leadership
- Integrative Studio 1
- Regulatory and Ethical Contexts
- Independent Project: Design Research
- New Design Firms
- Integrative Studio 2
- Integrative Studio 2: Online
- Integrative Studio 2: Intensive
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Application Form: Complete the online application. All applicants are required to apply online.
- Application Fee: A nonrefundable $50 application fee paid as part of the online application. A $10 SlideRoom fee will be applied if you submit a portfolio.
- Transcripts
- Résumé: Submit a brief résumé/curriculum vitae summarizing your academic qualifications, relevant work experience, volunteer/community work, travel, exhibitions, public speaking, or any other relevant experiences as they may relate to your field of study, including dates and positions held. Please also note any special language or computer skills that you have.
- Statement of Purpose: Please outline your reasons for applying to this program. In what ways will you contribute to the subject matter of the program? How have your specific work experiences in design, business, consulting, or nonprofit organizations shaped your motivation for this program and the resulting professional goals? Do you see this program as a career enhancing or career changing opportunity? Specifically, where do you see your career going upon completion of the program. You should include a thoughtful description of your background, tentative plan of study or area of inquiry in the field as you now envision it, your professional goals, and an explanation of how this graduate program will help you realize those goals. If you have not been enrolled as a student in the past five years, please address anticipated opportunities and challenges in pursuing the degree, and future career expectations upon completion of the program. (500750-word limit)
- Recommendation Letters: You are required to submit two letters of recommendation from faculty or people with whom you have worked professionally. Recommenders can submit recommendations online; instructions are included with the online application. If preferred, the recommendation form can instead be sent by mail in a signed, sealed envelope. To send by mail, download the PDF recommendation form found in the online application, complete personal information, save the form, and forward to recommender for completion and submission. Applicants can also send signed and sealed recommendations to the Office of Admission using an Application Materials Cover Sheet.
- Program Essay: A program essay of approximately 500 words must accompany the application. Be creative, allow your personality to shine through.The essay must identify your motivation for study in the program by addressing one or more of the following topics:
- Describe a situation in which you combined analysis and creativity to solve a challenging problem. The problem could be personal, social, political, environmental, or something quite different. The Admission Committee is interested more in your process or method in considering the problem than in whether you reached a definitive solution.
- Tell us something about yourself that we could not find in the application materials you have submitted.
- If you could create a new course for the Strategic Design and Management program, what would it be called? Provide a short course description to accompany your new proposed course title.
- What makes you happy?
- Portfolio (Optional): The portfolio must be completed in SlideRoom only. The Strategic Design and Management program welcomes applications from designers, researchers, professionals, and academics. Submit no more than 20 items that you believe best represent your background, interests in design thinking, design strategy, innovation, work process, and writings. These may include research outcomes, design strategies, articles, publications, photography, interviews, presentations, video clips, websites, blog URLs, essays, or other media. Where appropriate, include descriptions of the projects, explanations of your role (if the project involved a team), and/or a thoughtful description of the context of the project. If you have dynamic media or other time-based work, you can upload it using SlideRoom.
- Test Scores:GRE and GMAT (Optional): Although it is not required, if you took the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), scores can be submitted to support your application. GRE scores should be sent electronically. The institution code 2638. Mail GMAT scores to the Office of Admission with anApplication Materials Cover Sheet.
TOEFL, IELTS, and PTE: All applicants whose first language is not English must submit valid TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores. The minimum score required for TOEFL (IBT) is 92, for IELTS is 7.0, and for PTE is 63. Our TOEFL institution code is 2638.
A TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE score is not required for applicants- Whose primary language is English
- Who have earned a four-year degree from a U.S. college/university or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction
Arrange for the testing service to send your test scores directly to The New School using the codes listed above. We accept scores from the past two years. If your scores are older, you must retake the test. For more information, visitTOEFL, IELTS, or PTE.
Applicants also have the option of enrolling in The New School\'s English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Students must pass Level 6 in order to waive the TOEFL/IELTS/PTE requirement. - Interview: Students may be invited for an interview in person or by phone.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
USD 1,620 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; USD 1,620 (Tuition (Credit)) — National students
Tuition fees: USD 1,620 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; USD 1,620 (Tuition (Credit)) — National students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact The New School directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About The New School
The New School
Manhattan, United States
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University Profile- Application Deadline Jan, 2027
- Start Date Aug, 2026
- Language English
- Duration 24 months
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