Master of Engineering in Design and Technology Innovation

Program Code: E-EGR-DT
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Institute for Enterprise Engineering
Website: ene.duke.edu/programs/dti

Program Summary

The integration of design, technology and business and social innovation is essential to driving positive future change. The Design & Technology Innovation Master of Engineering degree helps students develop skills to lead and deliver design- and technology-driven impact in any organization. 

Our students will shape how we engage with the next generation of technology and learn design how to design for tomorrow’s challenges today. 

The degree can be completed full-time on-campus in 3 semesters. 

Academic Requirements

• Core Industry Preparatory Courses (complete all, 6 credits)

  • MENG 540 Management of High Tech Industries

  • MENG 570 Business Fundamentals for Engineers

• Internship/Project and Assessment (complete all, 0 credits)

  • MENG 550 Master of Engineering Internship/Project

  • MENG 551 Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment

• Technical Core (complete all)

  • DESIGNTK 520 Design Innovation Studio I

  • DESIGNTK 530 Design Technology Core I

  • DESIGNTK 540 Design Ethics & Social Innovation

  • DESIGNTK 521 Design Innovation Studio II

  • DESIGNTK 531 Design Technology Core II

  • DESIGNTK 522 Design Innovation Studio III

  • Career Workshop and Seminar Series

• Electives (complete 6 credits)

  • Graduate-level courses (500-level and above) offered through course designations within the Pratt School of Engineering

  • Graduate-level courses approved as electives for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Certificate, offered through the Fuqua School of Business. The I&E site includes a list of I&E elective courses.

  • Sample electives (enrollment may be restricted):

    • EGR 545 Design Climate (2 semesters)

    • BME 774L Design Health (3 semesters)

    • EGRMGMT 512 Product Management

    • EGRMGMT 590 eLuminate Studio

    • BME 673L Advanced Design & Manufacturing

    • FINTECH 590 FinTech Product Development

    • BIOETHIC 676 Ethical Technology Practicum

    • I&E 511 Designing Ethical Tech