Program Overview

Innovation with User Experience Certificate

The Innovation with User Experience Certificate is a graduate certificate program that prepares students to become experts in navigating and building human technology interaction while remaining mindful of business strategies.

Program Description

This graduate certificate is offered on campus or online and helps technical and business professionals keep up with changing technology and accompanying business issues by targeting specific areas of technology management. Students will study proven theories, industry best practices, and new technologies in creating business value through innovation with UX.

Curriculum

To apply for this certificate program, students must have a BS degree in any discipline. The graduate certificate in Innovation with User Experience requires completion of four courses: three required courses for a total of nine credits and one three-credit elective course.

Required Courses

• MIS 583: UX Applications
• MIS 585: UX Design
• MIS 586: UX Methods

Elective Courses

• MKT 500: Marketing Management
• MKT 561: Consumer Behavior
• MKT 568: Data Mining Business Applications

Admission Criteria

The following materials are required when applying to the certificate program:

• Completed online application
• Official transcripts from undergraduate institutions previously attended
• Application fee (waived for current WPI undergraduates and WPI alumni)
• One letter of recommendation
• Official TOEFL/IELTS test scores required for international students who come from countries where English is not their first language
  • Minimum TOEFL score: 90
  • Minimum IELTS score: 7
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume