We empower students to learn their own way.
The da Vinci Center for Innovation is prototyping the future of higher education through cross-disciplinary academic, experiential, and experimental learning opportunities designed for creative thinkers and doers from a wide range of backgrounds. While students in our programs may come with design, engineering, psychology, business, and even social sciences and the arts, they all share common traits of unconventional thinking, a track record of producing highly creative work, and a collaborative and optimistic spirit.
Graduate Programs
Our graduate programs leverage tools from entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, design thinking, and innovation.
Undergraduate Certificates
An undergraduate certificate is our version of a minor. These courses are meant to broaden skills in a specific area of interest in addition to a major.
Classes
Whether you’re interested in developing ideas or want to advance your career in an organization, our courses will help you turn your ideas into action.
Micro-Credentials
Micro-credentials are short, flexible, asynchronous learning modules designed to help participants develop the specialized, job-ready skills in design thinking and innovation.
Demo Day
Every year the da Vinci Center hosts VCU Demo Day to highlight student ventures and award prize money.
Corporate & Continuing Ed
We offer highly customizable workshops for corporate, community, and campus partners in partnership with the Center for Corporate Education.