For more information and details on individual courses, please refer to the current
University Course Catalog.
MSC545 - Forecasting Emergent Technologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): None
This course explores methods used in industry practice to identify and capture emerging technologies. Learning activities include exploration of case studies and trending within the current market. There will be a project for this course in a technology area of interest to the student.
MSE577 - Physical Sciences, Engineering and Nanotechnologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): none
This graduate-level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the development and future of Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Nanotechnologies, from WWII to the present, with extrapolations to the next ten years. Students will consider exponential trends, cycles of change, convergences, interrelationships, and uses and effects of these technologies on individuals, organizations and society, as well as ethical, social, economic, legal and political dimensions of PEN technology innovation.
MSE578 - Energy, Sustainability and Green Technologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): none
This graduate-level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the development and future of Energy, Sustainability and Green technologies, from WWII to the present, with extrapolations to the next ten years. Students will consider exponential trends, cycles of change, convergences, interrelationships, and uses and effects of these technologies on individuals, organizations and society, as well as ethical, social, economic, legal and political dimensions of ESG technology innovation.
MSE608 - Foresight, Innovation, and Production of New Tech
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): MSC545
This course provides the graduate student with an introduction to the development of foresight with respect to new technology. From this foresight that involves understanding the confluence of multiple influencing factors, factors for consideration in innovation, product creation and marketing will be discussed. Discussions will cover technology development from inception to market.
MSE609 - Information Technologies, AI and Robotic Technologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): None
This graduate-level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the development and future of Information Technologies, AI and Robotics (IAR) technologies, from WWII to the present, with extrapolations to the next ten years. Students will consider exponential trends, cycles of change, convergences, interrelationships, and uses and effects of these technologies on individuals, organizations and society, as well as ethical, social, economic, legal and political dimensions of IAR technology innovation.
MSE646 - Social, Economic, and Political Technologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): none
This graduate-level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the development and future of Social, Economic and Political (SEP) technologies, from WWII to the present, with extrapolations to the next ten years. Students will consider exponential trends, cycles of change, convergences, interrelationships, and uses and effects of these technologies on individuals, organizations and society, as well as ethical, social, economic, legal, and political dimensions of SEP technology innovation.
MSE648 - Biotech, Medicine and Enhancement Technologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): none
This graduate-level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the development and future of Biotech, Medicine and Enhancement technologies, from WWII to present, with extrapolations to the next ten years. Student will consider exponential trends, cycles of change, convergences, interrelationships, and uses and effects of these technologies on individuals, organizations and society, as well as ethical, social, economic, legal, and political dimensions of BME technology innovation.
MSE653 - Military, Security and Transparency Technologies
Credits: 3.00
Prerequisite(s): MSE553 or MSE608
This graduate-level course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the development and future of Military, Security and Transparency (MST) technologies, from WWII to the present, with extrapolations to the next ten years. Students will consider exponential trends, cycles of change, convergences, interrelationships, and uses and effects of these technologies on individuals, organizations and society, as well as ethical, social, economic, legal, and political dimensions of MST technology innovation.