Electives
Electives allow you to dive deeper in your Areas of Interest as you journey through the EDI program.
EDI students are required to take five units of elective coursework. At least two of these courses must be at the 400-level. A proposal for an independent study must be submitted by the student and approved by a sponsoring faculty supervisor and the Associate Director of the EDI program.
EDI students can explore a variety of perspectives on design, communications, and management through elective courses from the McCormick School of Engineering, the Kellogg School of Management, the Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Marketing Communications, and the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Courses by Subject Area
Electives are always evolving but for a sense of how you might choose your depth, check out the list of current electives below.
Biomedical Engineering
Business Factors
Consumer Insights
Design Innovation
- DSGN 375 Data as Art
- DSGN 407 Making Things Sustainable
- DSGN 495-38 ID for Design Innovators
Design Innovation Education
- DSGN 395 Engineering Education and Outreach
Entrepreneurship
- IEMS 495 Medical Innovation 1,2
- ISEN 420 NUvention: Energy
- IEMS 419 Technical Entrepreneurship
- DSGN 350 Intellectual Property and Innovation
Human-Computer Interaction
Mechanical Engineering
- ME 340-1 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 1
- ME 340-2 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 2
- ME 333 Introduction to Mechatronics
- ME 433 Advanced Mechatronics
- See the ME department course listings for additional options
Organizational Change
- See the Master’s in Learning & Organizational Change (LOC) program curriculum for course descriptions.
- Please note that a minimum of three years of previous work experience is required for LOC courses. Additionally, the LOC program offers a certificate program which can be taken alongside EDI.
