This certificate program introduces mindsets, core skills, and methods for creative problem solving that can be applied to any discipline or field. Knowing how to investigate innovative solutions will allow you to actively apply, connect, and build knowledge which responds to complex human needs.
This 18-credit hour graduate certificate comprises online courses that can be completed at your own pace anywhere, at any time, as long as each course is completed within the academic term when it is scheduled. The curriculum prepares you for open, unscripted problems in a wide variety of contexts. Getting immersed in the problem-solving techniques of visual communication design and design thinking will provide you with a transferrable skill set for your career in today's evolving environment.
Courses can be taken out of sequence during fall and spring semesters. The practicum experience must be completed during your final semester.
This certificate is offered through IU Online.
Eligibility
- Applicants must either be currently enrolled in an IU graduate program or hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- No prerequisite or prior design experience is required.
Academic requirements:
- Intro: Design Thinking for Tackling Wicked Problems and Sensemaking (3 credits)
- Design Methods for Framing Problems (3 credits)
- Design Methods for Ideating (3 credits)
- Design Methods for Prototyping (3 credits)
- Practicum (6 credits)*
* If you are enrolled in another academic program, you can substitute 6 practicum credits online or offline for the related course within your academic program.
Last update: April 2023
