Online Digital Innovation + Design Classes and Scheduling

The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation + Design 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.

Courses are offered online only, with no in-person requirements. Classes are seven weeks and you can complete the degree at a full-time or part-time pace, whichever works for your schedule.

Digital Innovation + Design Certificates

Choose certificates 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?

Use The Design Your Experience Tool

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.

Applied Leadership

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

Cyber Operations

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

IT Support For All

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

Social Media Creator

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

+Business

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

Data Analysis For All

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

Media Content Management

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

User Experience Design

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

Content Production

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

Esports

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

Project Management For All

Learn to lead projects, work with people and deliver value within an organization.

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 + Design Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Innovation + Design is a 120-credit program that includes the following:

University Foundations Courses – 37 credits
Electives – 26 to 39 credits
Required Courses – 6 to 7 credits
Certificate in Innovation and Design – 12 credits
Complete at least 19 credits from two 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 for All (7), Certificate in Social Media Creator (9) or Certificate in UX Design (12)
Choose one of the following certificates – Certificate in Applied Leadership: Growing into a High-Impact Leader (12), Certificate in +Business (12), Certificate in Content Production (12), Certificate in Cyber Operations (12), Certificate in Media Content Management (14) or Certificate in User Research (UX) Professional (12)

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

Credit Type	Course or Certificate	Credits
Required	COID 305 Introduction to Digital Innovation and Design	2
Required	COID 495 Digital Innovation and Design Capstone	2
Required	Choose one of the following required courses: COID 339 Career Hacking (3) IPS 310 Finding Professional Purpose (2) IPS 320 Designing Your Work Life (3)	2-3
Innovation and Design Certificate	COID 330 Creative Concepting	3
Innovation and Design Certificate	COID 332 Analytics for Design	3
Innovation and Design Certificate	COID 333 Emerging Technology	3
Innovation and Design Certificate	COID 338 Pitching Ideas	3
Certificate	Complete at least 19 credits from two 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 for All (7) Certificate in Social Media Creator (9) Certificate in UX Design (12)	19
Certificate	Complete one of the following certificates: Certificate in Applied Leadership: Growing into a High-Impact Leader (12) Certificate in Content Production (12) Certificate in Cyber Operations (12) Certificate in +Business (12) Certificate in Media Content Management (14) Certificate in User Research (UX) Professional (12)	12-14

University Foundations Courses

These University Foundations courses may be met through transfer coursework, or they may be incorporated into your program of study at Boise State. They are required, in addition to the Digital Innovation + Design degree curriculum noted previously, to earn your bachelor’s degree.

Review the following table for details on University Foundations courses.

Course Number	Title	Credits
ENGL 101	Writing and Rhetoric I	3
ENGL 102	Writing and Rhetoric II	3
UF 100	Foundations of Intellectual Life	3
UF 200	Foundations of Ethics and Diversity	3
FC*	Foundations of Oral Communication	3
FM*	Mathematics course	3-4
FN*	Natural, Physical and Applied Sciences course with lab	4
FN*	Natural, Physical and Applied Sciences course in a second field	3-4
FA*	Arts course	3
FH*	Humanities course	3-4
FS*	Social Sciences course	3
FS*	Social Sciences course in a second field	3

*Foundation Discipline (FD) courses are part of the Boise State University Foundations program. For more details and a list of available courses, see Online University Foundations Courses.

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. COID 305). 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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