Innovation, Product Design, and Entrepreneurship Certificate

AREA 1: Entrepreneurship

Students will choose at least one course. Note that only one College of Business course may be used to meet Certificate requirements

• ENGR 1060 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP- ENGINEERING FOR HUMANITY
• ENGR 1061 - INTRAPRENEURSHIP: ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN THE CORPORATION
• ENGR 1062 - START UP FUNDAMENTALS
• ENGR 1080 - LEAN LAUNCHPAD: EVIDENCE-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• (May be used for Area 1 or Area 3 but not both)

• BUSENV 1785 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• BUSORG 1640 - THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROCESS
• BUSSPP 1750 - COMMERCIALIZING NEW TECHNOLOGY
• IE 1039 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ENGINEERS
• The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Living Learning Center (note, this is non-credit, students who complete participation in the Living Learning Center need only 12 credits for the certificate)

AREA 2: Engineering and SHRS Innovation and Product Design Courses

Students will choose at least two:

• ENGR 0716 - ART OF HANDS-ON SYSTEM DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

• (First Year Honors Section) - OR -

• ENGR 1716 - THE ART OF MAKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO HANDS-ON SYSTEM DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

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• ENGR 1050 - PRODUCT REALIZATION
• BIOENG 2150 - MEDICAL PRODUCT IDEATION
• CEE 1609 - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TOOLS
• CEE 1618 - DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
• CHE 0314 - TAKING PRODUCTS TO MARKET: THE NEXT STEP IN CHEMICAL PRODUCT DESIGN
• ECE 1160 - INTRODUCTION TO EMBDDED SYSTEM DESIGN
• ECE 1161 - EMBEDDED COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN 2
• ECE 1188 - CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
• HRS 1706 - INTRODUCTION TO REHABILITATION ENGINEERING DESIGNS
• IE 1051 - ENGINEERING PRODUCT DESIGN
• IE 1052 - MFG PROCESSES AND ANALYSIS
• IE 1089 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
• MEMS 0024 - INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
• MEMS 1032 - AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AND FABRICATION
• MEMS 1049 - MECHATRONICS

AREA 3: Capstone Design Courses

Students will choose one of these courses or the Blast Furnace Program

• ENGR 1050 - PRODUCT REALIZATION
• ENGR 1080 - LEAN LAUNCHPAD: EVIDENCE-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• (May be used for Area 1 or 3 but not both)

• ENGR 2811 - HACKING FOR DEFENSE
• BIOENG 2151 - MEDICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
• CHE 0414 - PRODUCT PROTOTYPING FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
• HRS 1718 - PROJECT BASED TECHNOLOGY DESIGN
• Blast Furnace hosted by the Innovation Institute (note, this is non-credit; students participating in Blast Furnace need only 12 credits upon completion of the Blast Furnace requirements)

Additional Information

Note that equivalent courses offered at other U.S. and international institutions can be considered as meeting certificate requirements.  To review possible courses and for additional information about this certificate, please contact the following:

Professor William W. Clark

412-624-9794

218H Benedum Hall

wclark@pitt.edu