Overview:
This 16-month, four-semester program is designed for engineering students, science students and industry professionals interested in advancing their own technology-based startups or leading innovation within an existing organization.
Following the lean-startup development process, students take their concepts through three distinct phases: customer discovery, customer validation and customer acquisition, refining their projects from untested ideas into viable businesses. Students will gain the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience necessary to drive and manage innovation in existing companies or their own ventures.
Curriculum:
Advanced Engineering Courses
Select two courses from more than 20 master’s-level courses such as:
- Biomedical Startups
- Energy Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Core Courses
Three core MEIE courses:
- Finding and Validating Business Opportunities
- Market Development and Financial Planning
- New Venture Business Strategy Plan
Practicum
Three practicum courses:
- Customer Discovery and Development
- Customer Validation
- Customer Acquisition
Projects
- Two-semester Technology Commercialization project
- Two-semester Go-to-Market project
