1. Summary of Programs for Continuing Education
Credit Programs
Continuing Education offers Workplace Learning as a minor field of study towards selected undergraduate degrees offered at the University of Calgary. A Degree in Workplace Learning helps students develop the knowledge and skills they need to function effectively in a rapidly changing workplace and provides them with strategies to facilitate both their own and their colleagues' learning. The Minor in Workplace Learning is recognized as a degree minor in several University of Calgary Faculties including Arts, Kinesiology and Science. This minor field of study is composed of 30 units or 400 hours of specified Continuing Education certificate credit.
See Program Details in Minor in Workplace Learning for more information.
Non-Degree Credit Programs
Continuing Education offers a wide range of seminars, courses, certificate and diploma programs, and professional designations to individuals seeking opportunities for professional development and personal enrichment, as well as to organizations seeking training for employees. Major programming areas include business, management and professional designation programs, languages, liberal arts, fine arts, adult education, writing and computer and business technology.
Continuing Education provides educational opportunities for lifelong learners seeking superior quality programming and instruction. Courses and programs serve local, online, and international communities, and are aligned with the academic mandate of the University of Calgary.
Certificates/Designations
Continuing Education certificate and diploma courses have been developed with part-time learners in mind and are offered at convenient times and in formats suitable for adults. Most courses are taught in the classroom. Many are offered online or in a blended format – partly in the classroom and partly online. Some certificates can be achieved completely through online learning.
See conted.ucalgary.ca for more information.