Academic Courses in Innovation

The Innovation Program offers a variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level designed to help you pursue innovation and entrepreneurship.

Our courses are offered as a minor or graduate certificate and are designed to complement any major or field of study including the sciences, arts, humanities, business, engineering, and education.

In the program, students learn how to employ the tools and methods of innovation in their field of interest. Students will learn systems thinking approach to create new ideas to solve real problems that matter, communicate their ideas effectively with clarity, and bring their ideas to life while reducing risk of idea failure. The skills learned are essential to participation in the global economy and will prepare graduates to lead Innovation in the real world.

Undergraduate Innovation Minor

Graduate Certificate in Innovation

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Innovation Micro-Credential

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