Stackable Online Certificates in Product & Service Innovation
Learn, grow and innovate — all without pressing pause on your career
You’re an innovator and design thinker — and you’re ready to deepen your skills without pausing your career. The Integrated Innovation Institute’s flexible, 100% online certificate programs in product and service innovation let you learn on your own schedule while building expertise in the areas that matter most to you.
Complete one certificate or stack all four at your own pace. Each milestone is recorded on an official Carnegie Mellon University transcript, and all certificates can be applied toward the Master of Integrated Innovation for Products & Services (MIIPS) degree program if completed within five years.
Explore our four online stackable certificates in product innovation and management
Methods & Tools for Product Innovation Certificate
Master hands-on innovation processes. From user research to high-fidelity prototyping and visual communication, learn to turn raw ideas into clear, compelling, and market-ready product concepts.
New Product Management
Certificate
Build the skills to launch and manage successful products so you can lead cross-functional teams. Use business simulations to make strategic product and service decisions.
Product Design Innovation
Certificate
Develop end-to-end design skills across industrial, digital and UX/UI practices to create product, service, and experience concepts grounded in user needs.
Technology for Product Management
Certificate
Gain the technical fluency to make informed product decisions, applying engineering principles and emerging technologies like AI and IoT to build smarter, sustainable solutions.
Online Course Schedule & Class Times
Your next career steps— at your pace.
Each certificate is comprised of two sections which may be taken concurrently or sequentially. This means that any certificate may be completed in either one (taking two sections) or two (taking just one section) semesters.
Online Applications are always open, with rolling admission cycles.
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Summer
2026
Fall
2026
Spring
2027
iii Online coursework teaches students to:
- Work alongside professionals from various disciplines including engineering, design, and business
- Address industry and society’s problems through new products
- Tackle complex issues in the product development process
Am I a Good Fit?
The iii's online coursework attracts career-minded individuals who are looking for a flexible learning structure that allows them to go to school and continue working full time.
Highly qualified candidates demonstrate a passion for product & service development, innovation, and/or entrepreneurship and have the following background. Sound like you? Learn more about the admissions process.
Seth Mitchell
(MIIPS Online '26)
Seth is currently a UI Lead at GM. He began his career in visual merchandising at Apple, where he developed a strong foundation in design and user experience. He holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also the founder of The Blocks, a fintech startup focused on creating accessible, user-friendly personal finance tools.
He's currently pursuing the MIIPS Masters degree and plans to graduate May 2026.