Types of engagements

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• Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII)

  The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) is a unique combined degree, teaching high-level critical and creative thinking. Students are equipped with leading-edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalised world such as; invention, complexity, innovation, future-scenario building and entrepreneurship. Pairing the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation with one of 27 core degrees from across UTS, students undertake a future-facing, world-first, transdisciplinary degree that explores multiple perspectives from diverse fields. BCII coursework integrates a range of industry experiences, real-world projects and self-initiated proposals – readying students to address the complex challenges and untapped opportunities of our times.

  This multi-award-winning degree has changed the face of education at UTS and spurred the creation of Transdisciplinary School, and the development of the Creative Intelligence and Strategic Innovation suite of learning for professionals and organisations, the Diploma in Innovation and the UTS-wide TD Electives program.

  Opportunities to get involved

  • Partner challenge – Be exposed to bright BCII students in the first three years of their degree. Industry partners are invited to provide a challenge brief and professional practice expertise in ‘schools’ running in Summer and Winter, which are two to three-week intensive blocks of learning.
  • Innovation internships – Innovation internships run twice a year, in Summer and Winter. Industry partners have the opportunity to host for a minimum of 105 hours (approx. three weeks) one or more final year BCII students.
  • Industry Innovation Project – Over a semester, final year BCII students work in small transdisciplinary teams (up to six students with a mix of core degrees), collaboratively developing ideas and strategies to tackle complex, organisational challenges brought to us by industry partners.

• Master of Data Science and Innovation (MDSi)

  The Master of Data Science and Innovation (MDSi) addresses a global talent gap for people with analytics and data science knowledge, a gap predicted to grow significantly as the future of work is realised. This unique transdisciplinary program is the first of its kind in Australia where creativity and innovation are integral components. The course integrates diverse industry perspectives and aligns data value with human values and ethics to shape future data science practice.

  Opportunities to get involved

  • iLabs – iLabs invites partners to collaborate with MDSi students on a data project. There are two iLab subjects during the course offering students the opportunity to design investigations, utilise contemporary data, use discovery techniques and large complex data sets to create value for organisations.
  • Data Science internships – If you’re seeking bright, data-science talent for your organisation, this new internship subject allows one or more MDSi students to be immersed in your team during a placement of 100–200 hours.

• Diploma in Innovation

  The Diploma in Innovation is unique to UTS. It was created in direct response to industry demand for innovation graduates. The Diploma in Innovation develops students’ capabilities to collaborate across disciplines and sectors, think big and innovate. A dynamic transdisciplinary course where students from all faculties come together to experientially learn innovation, entrepreneurship and creative intelligence. Subjects run in three-week blocks in Winter and Summer sessions, and students complete the Diploma alongside their UTS Bachelors degree of choice.

  Opportunities to get involved

  • Partner challenge – Be exposed to bright Diploma students during their three-year course. Industry partners are invited to provide a challenge brief and professional practice expertise in ‘schools’ running in Summer and Winter, which are two to three-week intensive blocks of learning.

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• Short engagements

  Whether your organisation is looking for an initial touchpoint to engage with students or as an individual you would like to share your expertise, get a taste of what it’s like to be an industry partner with a short engagement.

  • Industry guest – Share your industry insights in a one-off engagement, being on an industry panel, running a workshop or mentoring a student team during a subject.
  • Partner challenge – Industry partners are invited to provide a challenge brief and hear students’ solutions in response in ‘schools’ running in Summer and Winter, which are two to three-week intensive blocks of learning. This is an opportunity to be exposed to bright Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation or Diploma of Innovation students in the first three years of their degree.

• Project-based engagements

  Projects offer industry partners a unique opportunity to deep-dive into one of your organisational challenges with a team of students. These longer engagements (10–12 weeks) are high touch points and result in unique outcomes for partners.

  • Industry Innovation Project – Over a semester, Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation students work in small transdisciplinary teams (up to six students with a mix of core degrees), collaboratively developing ideas and strategies to tackle the complex challenges presented by industry partners.
  • Electives - Multi-year partnership with the opportunity to reach students across the entire UTS undergraduate student population.

• Internships

  Internships allow students to put theory into practice as they develop their own transdisciplinary value proposition. At Transdisciplinary School, there are two courses that have internship subjects as part of the curriculum.

  • Innovation internships – Innovation internships run twice a year in Summer and Winter. Industry partners have the opportunity to work for a minimum of 105 hours (approx. three weeks) with one or more final year Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation students.
  • Data Science internships – If you’re seeking bright, data-science talent for your organisation, this new internship subject allows one or more Master of Data Science and Innovation students to be immersed in your team during a placement of 100–200 hours.

• Multi-year partnerships

  Partnering with the Transdisciplinary Electives Program is a unique opportunity to be involved in an award-winning work integrated learning program, where students from across all UTS courses and disciplines immerse themselves, and respond to, real-scenarios and challenges co-designed and delivered with government, industry and community partners. 

  A multi-year partnerships model supports the annual delivery of eight TD Elective subjects at UTS including:

  • TD: Reframing, remixing, reimagining society
  • TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting
  • TD: Sustainability in an interconnected world
  • TD: Change-making for social impact
  • TD: Technologies re-imagined in a complex world
  • TD: Transdisciplinary action lab
  • TD: Shaping technologies that shape us
  • TD: Pathways to societal transitions

• Research

  Transdisciplinary School holds an established track record at the leading edge of education, research, and their integration. We work with stakeholders as co-creators of learning experiences and research projects to tap into creative responses to complex societal challenges. We have extensive expertise in designing and facilitating context-specific and adaptive workshops with distinctive tools and methods. TD research is ideally suited to problem spaces that are open, complex, dynamic and networked. It goes beyond solving discrete problems by opening doors to new questions and digging deeper at root causes instead of targeting symptoms.