PGTD
5101

Practice Studio 2

Parsons School of Design: School of Design Strategies

Non-Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Practice Studio 2
Spring 2026
Taught By: Melanie Crean
Section: A

CRN: 1845

Credits: 6

This course invites students to engage with transdisciplinary practice through material, performative, and symbolic modes of inquiry. Students experiment across forms and media, exploring how gestures, materials, and visual language can be used to communicate with publics and engage critically with social, cultural, and political contexts. Emphasis is placed on iterative development and peer feedback, with students producing work that reflects their evolving questions and methods.

Open to: MFA in Transdisciplinary Design majors; others by permission of MFA in Transdisciplinary Design program. Co-requisite(s): PGTD 5000 Transdisciplinary Seminar
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Design Strategies (SDS)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: 2

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 14, 2026 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 10:36am EDT 10/6/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday, Wednesday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/21/2026 - 5/12/2026