OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 22
Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward major: C-
Other requirements: A minimum of 12 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.
Contact Information: Michael Mason, Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, 350 EEDC, 207.581.2344; michael.mason@maine.edu
The Sports Technology minor provides students with an understanding of the broad interdisciplinary skills necessary to develop sports related technology solutions from conception to market readiness, through a combination of core innovation and topical content and project based learning. The minor, offered jointly by Innovation Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, combines thematic courses familiarizing students with relevant background in health and physiology, business and communication, data and analysis, with principles and methods used in the practice of innovation. The minor culminates in a year-long multidisciplinary project based experience, where student teams work with stakeholders to develop real world innovative solutions in the sports technology sector.