A simple Internet search on the term “innovation” returns more than 100 million results. The interest in innovation as a catchy term is clear, but a focus on the practicalities of teaching – and learning – innovation continues to lag.

Some colleges and universities are realizing the future’s need for continuous innovation and have implemented innovation classes, programs and degrees. The following list (in alphabetical order) features an array of these learning institutions and their innovation offerings. If you know of any programs not featured, email editor@realinnovation.com.

Innovation Programs
Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management
Cleveland, Ohio
Strategy and Innovation Certificate

weatherhead.case.edu/executive-education/certificates/strategy-and-innovation/

Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Ph.D. Innovation Program
engineering.dartmouth.edu/graduate/phd/innovation.html

DePaul University
Chicago
Mastering Innovation Certificate Program
learning.depaul.edu/standard/content_areas/continuity_pages/courselisting.asp?master_id=750&master_version=1&course_area=MDC&course_number=105&course_subtitle=00

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, New Jersey
Creativity and Innovation Certificate Program
view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=5358

IIT Chicago
Chicago
Business Innovation Course
iit.edu/cpd/professional_learning/information_technology_cert/IT482.shtml

Kettering University
Flint, Michigan
Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
kettering.edu/futurestudents/undergraduate/innovationminor.jsp

Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Engineering Innovation Certificate and New Product and Process Development Certificate
marquette.edu/engineering/pages/AllYouNeed/msenma/certificates.html

MIT, Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
entrepreneurship.mit.edu/E_and_I_Certificate.php

Swinburne University of Technology, Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship
Hawthorn, Australia
swinburne.edu.au/business/agse/mei-course.htm

The Insa Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Advanced Master in Innovative Design
insa-strasbourg.fr/en/Advanced-master-in-innovative-design/

The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School
Melbourne, Australia
Master of Management, Innovation
mbs.unimelb.edu.au/go/degree-programs/innovation-programs/certificate-in-innovation-management
Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Innovation
mbs.unimelb.edu.au/go/degree-programs/innovation-programs/postgraduate-diploma-in-innovation-management

The University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
Management of Innovation and Technical Change Capstone Class
mbt.unsw.edu.au/courseoverviews.html

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Big Ideas @ Berkeley
bigideas.berkeley.edu/

University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Managing Innovation Certificate
emp.colorado.edu/certificates/managing-innovation-certificate.htm

University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Certificate in Innovation Management
execed.umd.edu/

University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota
Innovation Studies Certificate Program
cce.umn.edu/certificates/mgmt/innovation/

University of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mechanical Innovation Course
innovation.uncc.edu/building_c_a.htm

University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Executive Education: Full Spectrum Innovation
executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu/open-enrollment/strategy-management-programs/full-spectrum-innovation.cfm

TRIZ Programs
Download a PDF from the European TRIZ Association (ETRIA) for classes and programs specifically related to the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ):
etria.net/TRIZ_academic_institutions.pdf