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.
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These courses are open to all MIT graduate students.
* Required to earn the certificate
This list includes all GradEL courses as well as courses offered in partnership with other MIT departments. Students must complete at least 12 units from among these courses while achieving at least a B grade as part of the Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership requirements.
2.739/15.783 | Product Design and Development | Spring | ![]() ![]() |
6.9250 | Leadership - People, Products, Projects | Spring | ![]() ![]() |
10.807/15.371 | Innovation Teams | Fall | ![]() ![]() |
15.320 | Strategic Organizational Design | Fall | ![]() ![]() |
15.341 | Individuals, Groups, and Organizations | Fall, Spring | ![]() ![]() |
IDS.336 | System Architecting Applied to Enterprises | Spring | ![]() ![]() |
These one-off workshops are led by a wide range of instructors and held at least four times per semester. They are open to all MIT grad students. Students must attend at least 4 workshops as part of the Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership requirements.