Minor in Innovation and Zone Learning

The Minor in Innovation and Zone Learning offers students the opportunity to take courses in a wide range of subjects and disciplines that will help them develop as changemakers and launch new ideas and new ventures into the world. Coursework will help students foster their ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate situations, ideas, and information, and to formulate responses and develop solutions to tangible problems. Students will pursue the development of their projects and ventures with the support of the Zone Learning network and its resources namely co-working spaces, research labs, and mentorship from peers, industry advisors, and academic researchers. Students who complete the program will have obtained curricular credit in a critically important secondary field of study, which coupled with their own majors, will leave them better prepared for their future roles.

Administered by: RTA School of Media, Department of Computer Science, and Office of Zone Learning

To obtain the minor, students will have to take three (3) required courses and three (3) electives from the following curriculum:

3 Required courses:

ZON 100 Zone Learning Project I
ZON 200 Zone Learning Project II (continuation of ZON 100 Zone Learning Project I)

Plus one (1) of the following:

FCD 815 FCAD’s Design Solutions Supercourse OR RTA 924 Design Solutions Supercourse
SCI 888 Evidence-Based Innovation
ENT 500 New Venture Startup

Plus 3 Elective courses:

A total of three (3) courses from the following two (2) categories must be completed. You must complete at least one course from each category. See additional restrictions below.

Ideation and Prototyping Category

CPS 101 Intro to App Development
CPS 847 Software Tools for Startups
RTA 223 Designing Material Experiences
RTA 321 Intro to Tangible Media
CPS 109 Computer Science I OR
CPS 106 Intro to Multimedia Computation
RTA 102 Media Message Design OR
RTA 108 Sport Media Message Design OR
RTA 107 Creative Processes - New Media
FCD 962 Designing Interactions OR
RTA 962 Interaction Design
FCD 222 Coding for Creatives OR
RTA 222 Intro to Computational Arts
CRI 300 Digital Design Studio

Empathy and Growth Category

CRI 780 Your Creative Self

CRI 500 Project Management

SSH 505 Making the Future

PSY 217 Psychology and Design

SSH 100 Inquiry and Problem-Solving

SSH 502 Community Action Research

Notes:

Restriction: Students enrolled in any RTA School of Media program may count a maximum of 3 RTA-coded courses (or co-listed FCD courses that also have an RTA-code) toward completion of the Minor.

Note: Zones regularly introduce new programs and adjust existing programs. Students are advised to contact the Zones or the Office of Zone Learning (zonelearning@torontomu.ca) for current information on Zone entry requirements.