Innovation, Technology and Society
Graduate Certificate (Grad. Cert.)
"We applied what we learned by doing a hands-on project at District 3." - Anna Karina Ehrhard
Program overview
The Graduate Certificate in Innovation, Technology and Society prepares students and professionals from engineering and other backgrounds to drive innovation and commercialization in today’s rapidly evolving, technology-driven economy.
The program develops practical skills in creativity, innovation strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship, and critical thinking. Students learn to transform technological ideas into viable business solutions and understand the competitive and market forces that shape innovation.
In a supervised practicum, they develop an innovation project with guidance from an instructor certified in technology innovation and entrepreneurship. The practicum may take place in one of Concordia’s innovation spaces.
The certificate well suited to engineers looking to connect their technical expertise with innovation and commercialization, as well as to students and professionals from other fields interested in moving into technology-driven industries.