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Technological Leadership ,Minor

Technological Leadership, Minor

Academic programs / Undergraduate minors and certificates / Technological Leadership

Aerospace, Innovation, Interdisciplinary, Product Development, Research, Space, Technology, Technology Project Management, design, makerspace

This program is not accepting applications at this time.


Strengthen your research, design and leadership skills to become equipped for collaboration across disciplines. You'll be prepared to help solve complex problems and ready to lead in your chosen field of study.
Description ▲

The minor program in technological leadership equips students with the skills needed to solve tomorrow's most pressing problems.

Through a series of engaging and hands-on courses, students learn how to recognize and describe unsolved problems in the fields of science and technology, and they practice implementing creative problem-solving techniques to design potential solutions to those problems.

Offered by the Interplanetary Initiative, this minor complements and enhances a student's major with key skills in interdisciplinary research, technology design and collaborative leadership.

At a glance ▲

Curriculum ▲
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Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
The technological leadership minor consists of 18 credit hours, of which 12 credit hours must be upper division. A minimum grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) is required for all courses in the minor.
Inquiry Requirements
IPI 296 Interplanetary Inquiry
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
IPI 496 Advanced Interplanetary Inquiry
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Making Electives
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Leadership Electives
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes
Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.

Enrollment requirements ▲

GPA Requirement: None

Incompatible Majors: Technological Leadership, BS

Other Enrollment Requirements: None

Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit once the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major program or the minor. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and minor.
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ASU Online

ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year. Applicants may view the program’s ASU Online page for program descriptions and to request more information.

Career opportunities▲

A minor in technological leadership supports students who are interested in emerging fields and careers that span multiple disciplines, such as:

  • academic research
  • business strategy
  • data analytics
  • engineering management
  • entrepreneurship
  • management consulting
  • product management
  • project management
  • systems engineering
  • technology transfer
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