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Online Digital Innovation and Design Classes and Scheduling

The online digital innovation and design degree is your pathway to master and apply innovation and design principles. The quantitative and qualitative, problem-solving skills developed through this program give you a unique perspective and competitive edge within your professional field of interest.

Classes are seven weeks long and you can complete the degree at a full-time or part-time pace, whichever works for your schedule.

Digital Innovation and Design Certificates

As a student in this program, you are required to complete the Certificate in Innovation and Design to develop your creative mindset and explore emerging technologies, prototyping and creative concepting. In addition to the required first-year Certificate in Innovation and Design, you must choose two or more certificates — totaling 19 credits — to create the degree that aligns with your interests and goals.

Individual certificates indicate your mastery of a variety of skills and give you immediately applicable knowledge. Are you unsure which certificates best meet your needs?

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Program Details

AI for All

Use generative AI tools, think critically about their impact and apply them to real-world problems across disciplines.

Applied Emotional Intelligence and Well-Being

Develop and apply emotional intelligence abilities and emotional-social intelligence competencies to manage one's emotions and understand others.

Applied Leadership

Become a high-impact leader. Hone your leadership style to address challenges.

Applied Teamwork

Effectively navigate the complexities of diverse teams and evolving workplace demands while enhancing your performance.

+Business

Build foundational business skills in leadership, management, sales and investing.

Community Impact

Develop emotional intelligence and leadership skills through real-world community engagement.

Content Production

Activate and produce your ideas. Explore design, audiovisual and digital tools.

Cyber Operations

Become an industry-ready professional, capable of creating and protecting resilient systems and networks.

Data Analysis For All

Conduct a complete analysis and share insights using various data visualization tools. Create a data analysis case study.

Esports

Master esports technology and analyze trends in data, analytics, media and esports content.

IT Support For All

Gain knowledge to troubleshoot, diagnose and solve tech problems. Learn how to manage computer systems.

Making Big Ideas Happen

Learn foundational tools, techniques, methods, and practices for effective innovation and future forecasting activities.

Media Content Management

Develop practical skills to produce and manage content on websites and social media.

Project Management For All

Lead projects, work with people and deliver value within an organization.

Project Management

Lead teams, manage timelines and align projects with strategic goals. Build skills in agile methods, predictive planning and real-world execution.

Social Media Creator

Learn safe social media practices, explore the basics of digital storytelling and develop an online content strategy.

Sport Impact

Translate skills developed through sport performance into workplace, community, and leadership contexts.

User Experience (UX) Design

Establish a foundation in design thinking and human-technology interaction. Earn industry credentials.

User Experience Research

Understand the needs of product users. Build an ethnography toolkit from field visits, contextual interviews and direct observations.

Classes and Scheduling Options

Digital Innovation and Design Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Innovation and Design is a 120-credit program that includes the following:

  • University Foundations Courses – 37 credits
  • Electives, transfer credits or completed associate degree (AA, AS, AAS or equivalent) – 42 to 43 credits
  • Required Courses – 9 to 10 credits
  • Certificate in Innovation and Design – 12 credits
  • Complete at least 24 credits from two or more of the following certificates – Certificate in Data Analysis for All (7), Certificate in Esports (12), Certificate in IT Support for All (7), Certificate in Project Management (12), Certificate in Project Management for All (12), Certificate in Social Media Creator (9), Certificate in UX Design (12), Certificate in AI for All (7), Certificate in Applied Leadership: Growing into a High-Impact Leader (12), Certificate in Applied Teamwork (10), Certificate in +Business (12), Certificate in Community Impact (7), Certificate in Content Production (12), Certificate in Cyber Operations (12), Certificate in Media Content Management (14) or Certificate in User Research (UX) Professional (12), Making Big Ideas Happen Certificate (8), Applied Emotional Intelligence and Well-being Certificate (8), Sport Impact Certificate (12).

Review the following table for details on required courses and certificate options.

Credit Type Course or Certificate Credits
Required INVN 305 Introduction to Digital Innovation and Design 2
Required INVN 325 Applications of AI 3
Required INVN 495 Digital Innovation and Design Capstone 2
Required Choose one of the following required courses:
INVN 339 Career Hacking (3)
IPS 310 Finding Professional Purpose (2)
IPS 320 Designing Your Work Life (3)		 2-3
Innovation and Design Certificate INVN 330 Creative Concepting 3
Innovation and Design Certificate INVN 332 Analytics for Design 3
Innovation and Design Certificate INVN 333 Emerging Technology 3
Innovation and Design Certificate INVN 338 Pitching Ideas 3
Certificate Complete at least 19 credits from two or more of the following certificates:
Certificate in Data Analysis for All (7)
Certificate in Esports (12)
Certificate in IT Support for All (7)
Certificate in Project Management (12)
Certificate in Project Management for All (7)
Certificate in Social Media Creator (9)
Certificate in UX Design (12)
Certificate in AI for All (7)
Certificate in Applied Leadership: Growing into a High-Impact Leader (12)
Certificate in Applied Teamwork (10)
Certificate in Content Production (12)
Certificate in Cyber Operations (12)
Certificate in Community Impact (7)
Certificate in +Business (12)
Certificate in Media Content Management (11)
Certificate in User Research (UX) Professional (12)
Making Big Ideas Happen Certificate (8)
Applied Emotional Intelligence and Well-being certificate (8)
Sport Impact Certificate (12)		 19
Take between 42-43 credits from the following types of courses: Electives to total 120 credits

Course Descriptions

Official course descriptions and degree plans are published on the undergraduate catalog website.

To find a course, click the “Courses” tab and select the drop-down list that aligns with your desired course prefix (e.g. INVN305). You may also use the search bar to search for the course prefix.

Authorization

Boise State maintains authorization to offer online programs in Idaho and beyond. Detailed information about state authorization is available on the eCampus Center website.

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