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B.S. in Innovation and Development

B.S. in Innovation and Development Engineering

Innovate for a better future

At Innovation and Development Engineering at Tec, you will learn to ideate, design, prototype, and launch products, services, and business models that transform industries and improve lives. You will combine strategic thinking, engineering, and an entrepreneurial vision to bring to life technological solutions that don’t yet exist.

Ingeniería en Innovación y Desarrollo
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Your career at Tec

Program Curriculum

Campus offering the program

Are you passionate about creating innovative products and developing technology while becoming an entrepreneur?

 

Applicant Profile

 

If you are interested in computing, mechanics, mechatronics, artificial intelligence, and data analysis, Innovation and Development Engineering at Tec is the perfect place for you.

We are looking for people with:

  • Creativity and initiative
  • Interest in technology and design
  • Entrepreneurial mindset

Graduate Profile

In Innovation and Development Engineering at Tec, you will become a creative and resilient leader with a solid foundation in science, technology, and entrepreneurship. You will learn to create original solutions using modern innovation methodologies and a strategic vision to transform ideas into real impact.

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What you'll learn

What you'll be able to do

Career Paths

  • Design and development of market-focused technological products and services
  • Entrepreneurship with a sustainable vision
  • Agile and adaptable leadership
  • Strategic innovation management
  • Application of artificial intelligence and data analytics
  • User-centered design thinking
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Agile management of innovation projects
  • Systematic development of innovation strategies
  • Integration of solutions with artificial intelligence and data analytics
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving
  • Ethical commitment and social responsibility
  • Effective communication
  • Rapid prototyping of products and services
  • Design of new business models for technology-based companies
  • Strategic innovation management and technological development
  • Development of new physical and digital products and services
  • Agile project management
  • Starting your own company

Life in Innovation and Development Engineering at Tec

(Video in Spanish)

 

 

Feniosky Avelhermi Pena-Mora — Decano de la Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias

"At Tec’s School of Engineering and Sciences, we train engineers and scientists passionate about applying technology, science, and innovation to transform the world. Our students develop creative solutions to today’s challenges and positively impact various sectors. We offer opportunities to strengthen your skills, a valuable professional network, and a focus on research, leadership, and technological development. Beyond academic excellence, we foster human skills and entrepreneurship, preparing leaders capable of facing the challenges of the modern world."

Feniosky Avelhermi Pena-Mora — Dean, School of Engineering and Sciences

What makes IID unique at Tec
  • Innovation ecosystem: laboratories, XLABs, and partnerships with companies like Metalsa, Oxxo, and Ternium.
  • Dual degrees and certifications with universities such as Pforzheim, DHIK, ESSCA, and EADA.
  • Concentrations in video game design, creative industries, artificial intelligence, or automotive engineering.
  • Real projects such as redesigning chassis for electric buses or developing smart thermostats.
Scholarships and Financial Aid

At Tec, talent transforms realities.
That is why we offer a portfolio of financial aid and scholarships so that nothing stops your journey. Discover the opportunities we have for you.

Innovation and Development Engineering

# 10
Entrepreneurship University worldwide
The Princeton Review
# 1
Top private universities in Latin America
QS World University Rankings 2026
# 7
Top private universities in Latin America
QS World University Rankings 2026
# 187
Worldwide among +1,300 institutions
QS World University Rankings 2026
Learn Through an Integrated Experience
1st–2nd semester
1st–2nd semester

Discover the fundamentals of engineering and design. Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills while approaching real challenges through creativity and technology.

3rd–6th semester
3rd–6th semester

Delve into the development of technological products and services using artificial intelligence tools, interaction design, rapid prototyping, and agile methodologies. Collaborate on interdisciplinary projects with real impact.

7th–8th semester
7th–8th semester

Integrate everything you’ve learned into a high-impact innovation project, either in collaboration with organizations or through your own venture. You can specialize in areas such as cyber-physical systems, creative industries, or artificial intelligence.

Collaborate with:

Connector
Coppel
Katcon
Quimmco
XLABS

 

Get to know your curriculum
1 Semester
  • Algorithmic Thinking
  • Biology and Sustainability
  • Differential and Integral Calculus
  • Elective Course Mathematics and Science
  • Induction to the Social Service
  • Innovative Perspectives in Engineering
  • Tec Week Elective I
  • The Laws of Motion and Conservation
2 Semester
  • Academic English
  • Chemistry Fundamentals
  • Elective Course Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Exploration Topic
  • Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Multivariable Calculus
  • Statistics and Data Handling
  • Tec Week Elective II
  • Tec Week Elective III
3 Semester
  • Applied Electrical Circuits
  • Differential Equations
  • Elective Course Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Fundamentals of Engineering Design
  • Fundamentals of Mechanics
  • Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming
  • Tec Week Elective IV
  • Tec Week Elective V
4 Semester
  • Data Architecture and Usage
  • Disciplinary Tec week
  • Elective Course Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Electrical and Digital Circuits
  • Inferential and Predictive Statistics
  • Motion Mechatronics
  • Product Design
  • Tec Week Elective VI
5 Semester
  • Agile Development of Technology-based Products
  • Applied Engineering Economics
  • Artificial Intelligence Models
  • Data Exploration and Predictive Analysis
  • Elective Course Ethics and Citizenship
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • Professional Life Planning
  • Tec Week Elective VII
  • Venture Capital
6 Semester
  • Human-Computer Interactions (HCI) Design
  • Integration of Mechatronic Elements
  • Management of Innovation and Technology Development
  • Tec Week Elective IX
  • Tec Week Elective VIII
  • Technology Entrepreneurship
7 Semester
  • Professional Elective I
  • Professional Elective II
  • Professional Elective III
  • Professional Elective IV
  • Professional Elective V
  • Professional Elective VI
  • Tec Week Elective X
  • Tec Week Elective XI
8 Semester
  • Capstone Innovation and Development Project
  • Elective Multidisciplinary Professional
  • Strategies and Guides for the Final Degree Exam
  • Tec Week Elective XII

The courses in the curriculum are subject to change without prior notice. To view the most up-to-date version, please check this page.

Expand your profile with Tec Concentrations

Specialize in key areas of your career and add differential value to your training: deepen through disciplinary concentrations or broaden your profile with complementary skills through transversal concentrations.

Disciplinary

  • Video game design
  • Design and technology-based futures
  • Entrepreneurship in creative and cultural industries
  • Operational evolution for industry
  • Art and technology incubator
  • Aeronautical engineering
  • Automotive engineering
  • Open innovation and technology transfer
  • Advanced artificial intelligence for data science
  • Real estate intelligence
  • Digital thinking for entrepreneurship
  • Cyber-physical systems
  • Systems and technologies 4.0

Transversal

  • Data analytics and artificial intelligence tools
  • Quality of life and well-being
  • Mexican culture
  • Design, innovation, and technological entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship in action
  • Family business, sustainability, and legacy
  • Government and public transformation
  • Social innovation
  • Conscious business
  • Financial vision for decision-making

Program availability by campus

This undergraduate program is taught in Spanish. See the campuses where it’s offered below.

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QuerétaroUp to 2° semester
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SaltilloUp to 2° semester
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San Luis PotosíUp to 2° semester
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Santa FeFull
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SinaloaUp to 2° semester
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Sonora NorteUp to 2° semester
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TolucaUp to 2° semester
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ChihuahuaUp to 2° semester
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Ciudad de MéxicoUp to 2° semester
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Ciudad JuárezUp to 2° semester
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Ciudad ObregónUp to 2° semester
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CuernavacaUp to 2° semester
Open
Estado de MéxicoUp to 2° semester
Open
GuadalajaraFull
Open
HidalgoUp to 2° semester
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LagunaUp to 2° semester
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LeónUp to 2° semester
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MonterreyFull
Open
PueblaUp to 2° semester
Open
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