Graduate Studies

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Required Courses and Timeline
Curriculum: 45 credits

The MDes in Strategic Foresight and Innovation is a part-time program. In order to support the needs of students who may be working full or part time while completing the program, courses are normally clustered on Thursdays or Fridays. The program also offers some flexibility in course sequencing, and students may (with the approval of the Graduate Program Director and pending the availability of courses) follow a different sequence than that indicated below.

Semester 1 (Fall) - 6 credits

 

SFIN 6B01: Business and Design Thinking (3)
SFIN 6B03: The Human Factor (3)

Semester 2 (Winter) - 9 credits

SFIN 6B04: Understanding Systems and Systemic Design (3)
SFIN 6C01: Research Methodologies (6)
Semester 3 (Summer) - 3 credits

3 credits from the following options:
  • Independent Study
  • Internship
  • Elective
Semester 4 (Fall) - 9 credits

 

 

SFIN 6B06: Strategy: Creating a Motivating Narrative from Vision to Tactic (3)
SFIN 6C02: Foresight Studio (6)

Semester 5 (Winter) - 6 credits

SFIN 6B05: Business Modeling and Policy Innovation (3)
SFIN 6B07: Leading Innovation (3)
Semester 6 (Summer) - 3 credits

SFIN 6B08: Major Project Proposal
Semester 7 (Fall) - 9 credits

SFIN 6D01: Major Project (9)
 

 

NOTE: Students have the option to complete the Major Project in Semester 6.

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