Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate

With the professional Certificate for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, participants will learn the critical strategies and skills to successfully launch, manage, and lead innovative programs and organizations of all sizes. You will receive practical, hands-on experience to work more effectively within your current company or to launch your own new venture by choosing one of two flexible areas of emphasis: Innovation or Entrepreneurship. In addition, you'll have access to the support and guidance of our dedicated Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship staff, including access to coaches and subject matter experts from among the top business leaders in the region.

Benefits to You

• Learn a solid set of innovation and entrepreneurial skills that you can apply to any career, job, or area of your life.
• Gain a deeper understanding and applied learning of the best practices in innovation & entrepreneurship, as demonstrated by “real-life” successful practitioners.
• Interact with and learn from top-notch professors and faculty who are experts in their fields.
• Receive feedback, guidance, and coaching from the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship's staff and coaches.

Who Should Enroll

• Team or company leaders who want to learn how to be more innovative & entrepreneurial
• Managers or other professionals within existing companies, nonprofits, or startups who want to reach the next level of success
• Anyone interested in launching their own startup or other enterprise
• Technical or engineering students who want to bring more innovation and creative thinking to their projects
• Project teams that want to work together more effectively and create breakthrough results  

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Identify a real-world problem and potential innovative solutions for the problem
• Design a sustainable business model and a procedure to validate the business model to solve the real-world problem
• Determine resources needed to execute the business model and means to acquire the required resources
• Communicate the business model to internal and external stakeholders by writing and presenting a business plan

Admissions and Certificate Requirements from Seattle University's 2023-2024 Graduate Catalog

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have:

1. A minimum of an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
2. A minimum 2 years of full time work experience

Certificate Requirements

Individual courses below may have additional prerequisites.
Courses may be taken in any order.

*Note: For students enrolled in the Master of Science in Finance program, FINC 5315 is excluded from the list of eligible electives qualifying for this certificate.

Requirement for certificate: 15 credits

Next Steps

• Current students should speak to their adviser about adding a certificate.
• New students need to apply for the certificate program as a regular student via our Application page.
  • Once you are accepted you may start the next available term.
  • After being accepted you must attend an advising orientation.
• Length of program depends on when classes are being offered and how many you wish to take per term. Not all classes are offered every year/quarter. Speak to your adviser to get the most up-to-date schedule for the academic year.
• Costs are outlined on our Tuition and Fees page.

For more information, contact albersgradinfo@seattleu.edu.