Master of Science in Technology Innovation 

at University of Washington, Seattle

• All MSTI students will be enrolled in a technology fundamentals course in the first quarter of the program.  This course is primarily intended to help students from non-technical backgrounds ensure that they have the appropriate level of technology knowledge to allow them to succeed in the MSTI program.
• Students from technology backgrounds (specifically with intermediate or higher level of programming knowledge) may be eligible to waive this course and select another elective course with permission from an MSTI advisor

Prerequisite Coursework:

• Successful completion of at least two computing courses (equivalent of UW CSE 142 and CSE 143) covering basic programming skills and concepts, including procedural programming (methods, parameters, return, values), basic control structures (sequence, if/else, for loop, while loop), file processing and arrays is required as a base level of programming knowledge in order to apply to the MSTI program.
• If you have completed a non-academic programming course, you must submit evidence of course completion in the form of a certificate or examination.
• Successful completion of these course prerequisites is required since the MSTI courses are based on the foundational knowledge that is covered in these courses. Students who have not completed all of the prerequisite courses (or completed them several years ago) tend to struggle academically in the MSTI classes.