Overview
Offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, Innovation & Society teaches students to use design thinking and data science to creatively and intentionally address global challenges. Working in highly collaborative classroom settings, students learn to solve real-world problems with peers from other majors across campus. As a result, the program is designed to prepare students to be creative and critical thinkers, innovators, disruptors, and problem solvers.
Educational Goals
In Innovation & Society, students are immersed in coursework that provides hands-on learning both in and beyond the classroom. Through unique design challenges, project briefs, pitches, design facilitations, and deep engagement with public and private organizations, students learn how design thinking can be utilized as a method for innovation. Students gain professional experience that make them competitive internship and job seekers.
Degree Program
Innovation & Society Program offers a Co-Major, which consists of 24 credit hours (18 credit hours in the co-major and 6 credits generally double counted with the primary major) and is available to any student as a secondary major. The co-major cannot be taken as a stand-alone major. All students must be completing another undergraduate major within the university to enroll in Innovation & Society.
