GradEL offers a selection of impactful courses designed to help students achieve new levels of personal and professional success across technical disciplines. The skills developed in these courses are further strengthened through interactive workshops throughout the year and a range of qualifying courses offered in partnership with other MIT departments.
– Odai Elyas, Course 1 PhD
GradEL courses are open to all MIT graduate students.
| Number | Title | Category | Offered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9280 | Leading Creative Teams* | Leadership Fundamentals | Fall & Spring |   |
| 6.S660 | Leading with Trust in AI Frontiers | Understanding and Shaping Organizations | Fall | |
| 6.9270 | Negotiation & Influence Skills for Technical Leaders | Communicating and Negotiating | Fall | |
| 6.S630 | Personal Engineering Leadership Development Plan Seminar | Leadership Fundamentals | Fall 2H | |
| 6.9240 | Unpacking Impact: Transforming Research into Real-World Solutions | Strategic Thinking and Visioning | Spring | |
| 6.9250 | Leadership - People, Products, Projects | Leading Design and Development Projects | Spring | |
| 6.9260 | Multistakeholder Negotiation for Technical Experts | Communicating and Negotiating | Spring | |
| 6.S650 | Critical Conversations for Technical Leaders | Communicating and Negotiating | Spring | |
| TBA | Innovating for Improvement | Implementing and Deploying Solutions | TBA | |
| TBA | Engineering Leadership Practicum | Leadership Fundamentals | TBA | |
* Required to earn the certificate