General Information

This program is restricted to off-campus professionals who are not in a University of Illinois on-campus degree program. On-campus students of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wishing to pursue the STM certificate must enroll in on-campus courses and should visit the TEC Web site for certificate details.

The Strategic Technology Management (STM) certificate program is designed for students with an engineering background who aspire to lead a venture, make higher level strategic technology/business decisions, and develop leadership skills. From an innovation viewpoint, this program will provide students with the understanding and the tools to incubate new ventures and participate in the process of innovation and market adoption within corporate environments.

The certificate program is composed of up to three fundamental courses and at least two hours of elective courses. The required portion integrates concepts of business strategy and the entrepreneurial process of innovation. Electives are intended to allow students to choose one or more focus areas in order to develop strengths in marketing, finance, design, or quality issues and to complement the main focus of technology strategy.

Strategic Technology Management courses are taught by Fortune 500 executives, leading innovators in engineering, top domain experts, and distinguished academics.

Program Requirements

Please note that as of Spring 2011, the certificate requirements have changed. If you began taking STM courses as of Fall 2010, click here for your program requirements. Please note that one course cannot be used to fulfill the requirements of more than one certificate.

Individuals who wish to obtain a certificate in Strategic Technology Management must:

• Hold a bachelor's degree
• Complete the STM form to indicate your intent to pursue the certificate
• Complete the following core courses:
• ENG 460 - Entrepreneurship for Engineers (1 hour)
• ENG 461 - Technology Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
• ENG 567 - Venture Funded Startups (1 hour)
• Complete any combination of the following elective courses for a total of at least two credit hours:
• ENG 466 - High-Tech Venture Marketing (2 hours)
• ENG 560 - Managing Advanced Technology I (1 hour)
• ENG 561 - Managing Advanced Technology II (1 hour)
  
• ENG 565 - Technology Innovation and Strategy (2 hours)
• ENG 566 - Finance for Engineering Management (2 hours)
• GE 400 - Engineering Law (3 hours)
• Earn at least a B- in each course
• Submit the following materials upon completion of coursework (please allow 4-6 weeks after receipt of materials for processing):
  
  • Application form
  • STM course grade report from the Self-Service system.
  • Processing fee: $100 check made payable to the University of Illinois
    
  
  All materials must be submitted to the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC).

  Room 350 Coordinated Science Laboratory
  1308 West Main Street
  Urbana, IL 61801-2307
  Attn: TEC - Certificate Programs
  

STM course numbers and titles have been updated over the past few years. We are therefore now only listing the titles of each course. Please contact ocee@illinois.edu if you have any questions about the applicability of courses you've taken in a previous semester.

If you began taking STM courses as of Fall 2010, to obtain a certificate in Strategic Technology Management you must:

• Hold a bachelor's degree
• Complete the STM form to indicate your intent to pursue the certificate
• Complete Entrepreneurship for Engineers (1 hour)
• Complete any combination of the following core courses, for a total of two credit hours
• Managing Advanced Technology I (1 hour)
• Technology Innovation and Strategy (2 hours)
• Venture Funded Startups (1 hour)
• Complete any combination of the following elective courses for a total of at least three credit hours:
• Finance for Engineering Management (2 hours)
• High-Tech Venture Marketing (2 hours)
• Managing Advanced Technology II (1 hour)
  
• You may include core courses that are not used to satisfy the core requirement as elective courses. Example: if you complete Managing Advanced Technology and Venture Funded Startups to satisfy the core two hours, you may take Technology Innovation and Strategy as an elective course.
• Although Financial Statement Analysis is no longer offered online, it will still count toward the certificate.


• Earn at least a B- in each course
• Submit the following materials upon completion of coursework (please allow 4-6 weeks after receipt of materials for processing):
  
  • Application form
  • STM course grade report from the Self-Service system.
  • Processing fee: $65 check made payable to the University of Illinois
    
  
  All materials must be submitted to the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC).

  Room 350 Coordinated Science Laboratory
  1308 West Main Street
  Urbana, IL 61801-2307
  Attn: TEC - Certificate Programs
  

Courses completed as part of the STM certificate, may be applied to a graduate degree. We currently offer a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE), Master of Computer Science (MCS), and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) online. Up to 12 hours of course work completed prior to being admitted to the Graduate College, with a grade of at least a B, may be petitioned to count toward a graduate degree (courses must be no more than five years old prior to admission to the Graduate College). Admission to a certificate program is not a guarantee of future admission to a degree program.