LEADERS FROM DAY ONE.
Our interdisciplinary department fosters the integration of technology across Organizational Leadership (OL), Human Resource Development (HRD), and Engineering-Technology Teacher Education (ETTE).
Our graduates are visionary thinkers sought after by employers for their skillful navigation of the intricate relationship between technology, innovation, and human dynamics. Whether as project managers, product developers, corporate trainers, or high school teachers, our alumni confidently embrace roles that catalyze progress and transformation.
Embark with us on the journey to master technology leadership, where possibilities abound, and impact transcends boundaries.
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
Organizations
Organizational Leadership (OL)
- Discover your style of leadership
- Lead high-performing teams
- Transform organizations and ecosystems
Education
Engineering-Technology Teacher Education (ETTE)
- Lead the future of STEM education
- Hands-on project based learning
- 100% job placement
Business
Human Resource Development (HRD)
- High Earning Potential
- Professional Certification Eligibility
- Innovative Learning Approaches
MINORS AND CERTIFICATES
Design and Innovation Minor
Bring ideas to life from idea formation to functional prototype.
Organizational Leadership Minor
Understand leadership principles and how organizations operate.
Teaching Secondary Education Computational Thinking Certificate
Earn skills to teach students in grades 7-12 the principles of CT and CS.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
On-Campus
Masters of STEM Education Leadership
Master STEM education technology leadership and innovation.
Ph.D. in Technology
Conduct cutting edge research and teach at leading universities around the world with a Ph.D. in Technology
Online
MS Organizational Leadership
Flexible online program for busy professionals.
Doctor of Technology
The D. Tech. is the first degree of its kind in a tier-one research university and is 100% online.
IN THE NEWS
Full list of Teaching Excellence award winners among Polytechnic faculty
See all of the 2024 Teaching Excellence winners among Purdue Polytechnic's faculty:
Navy’s invitation to Purdue Polytechnic advances research, student opportunities, university-wide defense goals
Professor Linvill and our Dean were honored to be invited to spend some time aboard active naval vessels, talking about preparing a tech-literate workforce for the military's future. Read...
Teaching K-12 teachers: Purdue workshop aims to build future workforce for the Midwest semiconductor industry
Purdue’s SCalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement in K-12 (SCALE K-12) program welcomed K-12 teachers to West Lafayette for week-long programs to train them how to include...
Engineering Technology researchers win awards in manufacturing, industrial engineering, teaching for mixed-reality work
A mixed-reality research team which began in 2022 with Farid Breidi's NSF grant just swept several categories of the American Society for Engineering Education's annual awards.
Year-in-review for Polytechnic research: over $16 million for 2023-24
For the 2023-24 academic year, 108 research projects were either initiated or received continuing funding within Purdue Polytechnic, altogether totaling over $16 million. Research grants...
Design and Innovation Challenge adds new award category, gives money to nearly-dozen student teams
Congratulations to the dozens of students who won money to fund their entrepreneurial endeavors during the spring 2024 Design and Innovation Challenge!