Overview

As early as 2000 the Corporate Strategy Board (CSB) surveyed strategists in major corporations to identify critical professional challenges. The top five responses included:

Challenging strategic assumptions

Translating strategy into action

Communicating strategy

Identifying discontinuous change

Adapting strategy to rapid change

The Foresight program of the University of Houston addresses these concerns by focusing on forecasting and planning discontinuous and transformational change by analyzing rapid alterations in external environments and by using systems thinking to increase the chances of achieving preferred futures.

Key Facts

What is Foresight?

Professional futurists emphasize systemic and transformational change as opposed to traditional forecasters and planners who focus on incremental change based on existing conditions and trends. Since long-term predictive forecasts are rarely correct, futurists describe alternative plausible and preferable futures, in addition to the expected future. Instead of limiting themselves to traditional forecasters' quantitative methods, futurists also use a balance of qualitative and quantitative tools. The program provides collaboration and innovation with multiple perspectives on foresight, business and marketing, consumer science and retailing. Our experience suggests that the demand for strategic foresight graduates in commercial and public sectors will continue to rise.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Proseminar in Foresight

Social Change

Systems Thinking

Futures Research

World Futures

Advanced Strategies For Futures Planning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Houston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit an online application through the Office of the Graduate School.

Application Fee: The application fee for all applicants to graduate programs in the College of Technology is $75. The international application fee for international applicants is $80.

1 Official Transcript reflecting your Bachelor's Degree

1 Official Transcript of any coursework since your Bachelor's degree

3 Letters of Recommendation

Personal/Goal Statement: A personal/goal statement is a 1-2 page essay describing your current employment and your professional intentions.

Resume (optional)

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English Language Proficiency

GPA Requirement: Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (A=4.00). Applicants may be conditionally admitted with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 to 2.99 in a 4.0 scale.

Tuition Fees

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32520 USD / year

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32520 USD / year

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17370 USD / year

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