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2025-2026 Catalog

Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here . 

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  
Major Mathematics Requirement General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
MIST 001: Introduction to Management of Innovation, Sustainability & Technology   General Education: Lower Division Language
Free Elective Free Elective

Second Year
Fall Spring
Major MIST Fundamentals Requirement Major MIST Emphasis Requirement
Major Introductory Data Analytics Requirement Major MIST Emphasis Requirement
ENGR 096: Human-Centered Research and Design   General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
Free Elective Free Elective

Third Year
Fall Spring
Major MIST Emphasis Requirement Major MIST Emphasis Requirement
Major MIST Emphasis Requirement Major MIST Emphasis Requirement 
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
Free Elective Free Elective

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
Major MIST Culminating Experience Major MIST Culminating Experience
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science Major MIST Culminating Experience
Free Elective Free Elective
Free Elective Free Elective