• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

The MS program in public interest technology asks a fundamental question: How can technology be used for good? When studying the public interest, it is vital to understand how new technologies pose new challenges and opportunities to society.

Students in this program acquire the ability to work in cross-disciplinary teams and gain a fluency that permeates technology and society issues and solutions. Graduates are able to think analytically, design new systems and processes, and gain exposure to emerging technologies that can make a difference in how government agencies, nongovernment organizations, nonprofits and private companies emphasize social impact. People working in this space ask communities what their needs are first, using a co-design approach to innovation with cultural awareness and values in mind.

Public interest technology expertise is relevant to all entities who seek to embed the goals of technology assessment, social justice, sustainability and environmental justice in their products and processes.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program will be known as public interest technologists, an emerging domain of expertise. Generally, those completing the degree fall under the roles of analyst, advisor, assessor, coordinator, policymaker, consultant and manager.

Career areas for graduates include telecommunications, information technology, government, education, energy, transport, health care, international global development agencies, standards bodies, accountability, oversight, responsibility organizations and ombudsperson service offerings. Graduates can have options to enact change within their workplace using their newly acquired skills and are able to develop ideas for new for-profit and nonprofit startups that are user-centric, collective and community-driven.

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：在线/远程学习(30 学分)

学费：US$9,774.00 (¥ 62,181) /年

开学时间：2022八月19日, 2022一月10日

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