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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	Online	$650	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Learn the fundamentals of building IT infrastructure on the Amazon Web Services platform. Explore storage, compute, database, networking, caching and security services. Diagram decoupled architectures, design microservices and plan for disasters. Other start dates: Aug 01, 2026
	Online	$350	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Get a real-world understanding of cloud computing concepts in the context of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Understand AWS core services, security, architecture, pricing and support. Other start dates: Aug 01, 2026
	Online	$260	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Sharpening your skills before you start university can improve your performance, reduce stress, and allow you to accomplish more with your time. The right academic skills can also help you handle the commitments and challenges of university life so you can feel successful - and enjoy life as a first-year student. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$50	Start Anytime	Open	Details	This is a condensed version of a popular full-semester credit course offered at Queen's University. It was developed by Dr. Anne Duffy, MSc, MD, FRCPC, an academic psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Student Mental Health at Queen’s University as a resource to help high school students preparare for university life. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$260	Start Anytime	Open	Details	Maximize your chances of getting into the Canadian university of your choice in this dynamic, interactive and personalized course. Over eight self-paced weeks, learn step-by-step how to write memorable and convincing university undergraduate applications for Canadian universities that catch the attention of admissions committees. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$610	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Designed specifically for students learning English as an additional language, this course introduces effective communication strategies used in the North American business environment. Create clear, convincing and memorable business communications targeted at diverse audiences. Other start dates: Sep 22, 2026
	Online	$800	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Learn the art and craft of persuasive writing, a skill that evolved from classic print, TV and radio advertising. Explore the approaches and techniques used to write copy that motivates people to take an action. Gain key skills in writing for ads, promotional materials, web homepages and landing pages, email and social media. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing Skills for Digital Content: Copywriting or Content Marketing or as a standalone course. Other start dates: Sep 22, 2026
	Online	$690	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Learn the craft of food and travel writing and storytelling from Don Genova, an award-winning journalist, and veteran of writing and broadcasting for outlets including the CBC, Globe and Mail, enRoute and National Post. Discover how to turn your food and travel experiences into stories you can share on your blog or social media, or you can pitch and sell to magazines, newspapers and digital outlets. Other start dates: Sep 22, 2026
	Online	$995 - $1,025	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Gain insights into the challenges of working with real-time clinical data. Key areas include data cleansing, the value of data warehouses, and the differences between experimentally generated and observational data. Other start dates: Oct 13, 2026
	Online	$640	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Develop an understanding of Latin American beliefs, values, custom, and business protocols by exploring both historical and contemporary topics in Latin culture. Improve your Spanish communication skills and your contextual use of the language while discovering the linguistic and cultural diversity of Latin America. Other start dates: Oct 06, 2026
	Online	$640	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Explore historical socio-cultural aspects of Latin American culture from pre-Hispanic to present times. This Part 2 course covers the cultures and contributions of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama. Other start dates: Oct 06, 2026
	Online	$640	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Gain an understanding of basic Japanese syntax and grammar in this online course, designed to improve your reading and writing skills. Practice writing Japanese words and phrases, read a variety of authentic Japanese documents, broaden your vocabulary and produce simple and functional writing samples. Other start dates: Oct 06, 2026
	Online	$640	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Gain an understanding of basic Korean syntax and grammar in this online course, designed to improve your reading and writing skills. Practice writing Korean words and phrases, read a variety of authentic Korean documents, broaden your vocabulary and produce simple and functional writing samples. Other start dates: Oct 06, 2026
	Online	$640	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Get an introduction to the basic principles of the creation of modern Chinese characters such as pictographs, indicatives, ideographs and phonetic compounds, along with their evolution, stroke orders, radicals and writing structure. By the end of this course, you should be able to read and write about 250 Chinese characters. Other start dates: Oct 06, 2026
	Online	$640	Jul 7, 2026	Open	Details	Increase your knowledge of Chinese characters with this second level course. More radicals, phonetic compounds, grammar and syntax rules are introduced. The focus is on reading simple articles and writing more complicated sentences and short paragraphs. At the end of this course, you should be able to read and write about 500 Chinese characters. Other start dates: Oct 06, 2026

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