What are Pratt Integrative Courses?
The Pratt Integrative Courses (PICs) are designed as interdisciplinary explorations of a wide range of possible content, putting into practice multiple ways of thinking and ways of making. Students will acquire and integrate skills and competencies from both studio and general education classes, recombining them in novel and unexpected ways that test, challenge, and expand their creative/critical capacities. The PICs constitute an integrative opportunity in students’ overall Pratt learning experience, an engagement in a cross-disciplinary and collaborative environment that can also nourish their future work in their majors and the capstone projects related to their disciplines.
Do I have to take a PIC?
PICs are required for all undergraduates in the School of Art and the School of Design, plus BFA students in the Writing and in the History of Art and Design (School of Liberal Arts and Sciences).
How many credits does a PIC fulfill?
Pratt Integrative Courses are 3-credit courses.
When does one take a PIC?
Usually, students take their required PIC during their junior year. Some students end up taking it their senior year. Ultimately, students need to take their required PIC in alignment with their department’s curriculum table.
Which PIC do I have to take?
You do not have to take a particular Pratt Integrative Course. Every semester, over 20 PICs are offered. You can choose which PIC you take from the menu of offerings.
Can I take more than one PIC?
Yes. You can take additional PICs with your All-Institute Electives.
If I’m not required to take a PIC, can I take one anyway?
Yes. They can be taken by all undergraduate students across the institute as an all-Institute elective (although students in SoD, SoA, and HAD will have enrollment priority).