The MS track in Social Impact equips students with skills in three areas:
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Social Impact Foundations and Practice — Students learn development history and theory and review social impact projects at the intersection of technology and development (or human-need) across applications and technologies. Through this students learn bottom-up, community-centered, sustainable design.
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Professional Development- Students are introduced to a wide range of people and projects across the social impact and development landscape. They are introduced to various careers and industry leaders, working to focus on post-graduate career development and networking. The final practicum project uniquely equips students with a semester-long field experience in their area of focus.
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Technical fluency—Students develop a foundation in contemporary digital skills including coding and development, building a unique technical toolset to address social issues.
Semester | Class #1 | Class #2 | Class #3 |
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Year One (Fall) | Case Studies | Global Development |
Introduction to Programming |
Year One (Spring) | Fieldwork Methods | Creative Technologies | Elective: Technical Focus or Critical Perspectives |
Year Two (Fall) | Social Impact Lab | Elective: Tech Focus | Elective: Critical Perspectives |
Year Two (Spring) | Practicum |
(This schedule assumes the program is completed in two years, but completion time is flexible.)