Foundations in Applied Innovation (EEAS 0168)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• recognize ideas with (or consider ideas in relation to their) potential for meaningful change and impact
• apply social, cultural, environmental, and economic lenses to evaluate ideas
• examine various models of innovation and conceptualize the process of moving from an idea to impact
• reflect on personal values and purpose in shaping innovative work and what it means to work relationally

Schedule information

October 26 to December 15, 2026

This first course in the Micro-certificate in Applied Innovation: From Ideas to Impact is for UM students and will be offered in a blended format combining online (asynchronous and synchronous) and in-person sessions. You will be invited to continue the program after you have completed the first course.

Mandatory facilitated sessions for Fall 2026

If you are selected, you will be required to attend two in-person sessions and two online synchronous sessions. Please check that you are available for each session.

Applications are open from August 24 to September 28, 2026. 

Applicants will be advised if they are eligible for the course, and contacted if they are selected to participate. To select participants, a lottery-based system is used to avoid first-come, first-served admission practices that privilege those with access to time and technology. Those who are not selected will be added to a waitlist for a future session.