Graduate Minor in Creativity and Innovation
About the Graduate Minor
The Creativity & Innovation graduate minor provides the fundamentals of creative problem-solving content and competencies indicative of creative leaders. Elevate your vision, ignite your passion, and chart a course toward a future defined by innovation and ingenuity by equipping yourself with a powerful toolkit of tools and techniques to amplify your creative strengths toward unleashing your full potential. From ideation to implementation, you'll harness the power of creativity to tackle complex challenges and seize exciting opportunities, both in your personal life and in leadership roles within your workplace.
In today's world of increasing complexity, change, and competition, the ability of all employees within an organization to generate new ideas and present those innovations to key decision makers is now essential for any successful organization. Creativity is multidisciplinary – it is in all professional fields from chemistry to engineering, from education to computer science, and from sociology to business. The graduate minor in Creativity & Innovation provides leaders, managers and employees with the awareness and creativity skills that will distinguish managers who maintain the status quo from leaders who inspire a new direction or vision. By internalizing the spirit of creativity and the principles of creative problem solving, individuals can be transformed into change leaders.
Admission Requirements
Students wishing to pursue the Creativity & Innovation (C&I) graduate minor will:
- be a Drexel University graduate student in good standing
- successfully complete an interview with the School of Education's C&I Program Manager
- complete a Graduate Minor Form with the School of Education's C&I Program Manager
Program Requirements
Required courses | ||
CRTV 501 | Foundations in Creativity | 3.0 |
CRTV 502 | Tools and Techniques in Creativity | 3.0 |
CRTV 503 | Creativity in the Workplace | 3.0 |
Select one of the following courses: | 3.0 | |
Mind, Brain and Learning | ||
Creativity and Change Leadership | ||
Neuroscience, Creativity and Innovation | ||
Global Perspectives on Creativity | ||
Current Trends in Creativity & Innovation | ||
Diagnostic Creative Intervention | ||
Total Credits | 12.0 |
Additional Information
For more information, please visit the School of Education website.