This certificate offers graduate students a transdisciplinary experience focused on "wicked problems"—complex socio-technical challenges that cannot be solved by a single discipline. Using WPI’s brand of design theory and practice, students develop strategic thinking, empathy, and cross-cultural competency to co-create innovations with diverse stakeholders.
Learning Outcomes
Students completing this certificate will be able to:
- Integrate knowledge from a broad range of perspectives and disciplines.
- Apply social responsibility to drive purpose-driven projects.
- Deploy multiple communication strategies and research methods.
- Utilize critical design thinking to address professional and global goals.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants are expected to have an undergraduate degree (BA or BS). Current WPI students may apply in accordance with WPI policies.
Faculty Contacts
Robert Krueger (Social Sciences and Policy Studies), Program Director