About This Program

The Innovation minor is an interdisciplinary program that addresses the need to use innovation to solve many pressing problems in manufacturing, science, business and technology.

Contact Information

• cae@kent.edu | 330-672-2892
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Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
DI 20100	INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN INNOVATION	3
ENGR 27210	INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY	3
Minor Electives, choose from the following:		9
DI 20020	BE SMARTER THAN YOUR SMARTPHONE
DI 30099	CHALLENGE-BASED INNOVATION (ELR)
DI 49995	SPECIAL TOPICS IN DESIGN INNOVATION
DI 49999	DESIGN INNOVATION GRAND CHALLENGES STUDIO PROJECT (ELR)
ENGR 13585	COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
or ENGR 13586 & ENGR 13587	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN I and COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN I LABORATORY
or MERT 12001	COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
ENGR 20002	MATERIALS AND PROCESSES
ENGR 31016	MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
ENTR 27056	INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENTR 37070	SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UXD 20001	INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
UXD 40101	INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
UXD 40104	USABILITY
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		15

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Minors

Minimum Minor GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
2.500	2.000

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Utilize basic analytical skills, intuition and creative thinking to develop practical ethical solutions to real world problems.
2. Apply various problem-solving methodologies and strategies with regards to innovation, while considering impacts to business, planning and sustainability.