At USQ, we understand the importance of keeping your knowledge and skills up-to-date, especially if you are looking to upskill or re-skill. That’s why we offer a range of professional development ‘single courses’ that provide you with access to our educational resources, lecturers, and facilities, without the commitment of a full degree.

Throughout the year, there are over 700 courses to choose from. Check out our courses in: Business & Commerce Creative Arts & Media Education Engineering & Built Environment Health & Community Humanities & Communication Information Technology Law & Justice Sciences - Computational Sciences - Lab-Based. Each course is a ‘bite-sized’ experience, with most courses taking just 1 Semester (6 months). Our single courses are perfect if you are looking to upskill in a particular area, need to satisfy professional development requirements, want to refresh your current skills, would like to explore a passion or are looking for a taste of uni life. It is your opportunity to continue into a USQ degree provided you meet the program’s entry requirements. How much will it cost? ... [-]

OBJECTIVES:

Students who successfully pass this program:

They can participate or direct an electoral campaign They will know how to handle the latest marketing tools. They will know all the techniques of electoral probes and will be able to interpret them. They will learn techniques of oratory. They will know the context of the policy abroad, as well as the most common practices in other environments. They can effectively design a personal branding strategy. ADDRESSED TO:

This program is aimed at either graduates in Political Science, Marketing, Journalism, Law or International Relations; As well as professionals with university degrees and experience in the world of politics who wish to improve their personal skills.... [-]

Integrative Studies

Integrative studies is an approach to answering questions, solving problems and addressing contemporary social issues from multiple perspectives.

Program Overview

Integrative studies students develop the intellectual tools needed to build bridges across academic disciplines and apply their skills, innovations, and knowledge in various academic and practical settings. In core classes, students develop portfolio artifacts that showcase their individual skills, interests, and talents. This portfolio and the applied learning experience provide each student with valuable resources for flexible, individualized career planning and development.

Integrative Studies as a Concentration ... [-]

The Global Diplomacy course is a unique offering to the MOOC environment. Bringing together cutting-edge research in the broad fields of Diplomatic and International Studies, award-winning distance learning delivery and the instructors previous experience of delivering a successful MOOC. Please see the volume Global Diplomacy: Theories, Types, and Models authored with Dr. Alison Holmes, (Westview, 2016), and the Understanding Research Methods MOOC from Coursera.

The Global Diplomacy MOOC has a direct heritage in the University of London International Academy/SOAS Global Diplomacy MA Programme launched in April 2013 which have attracted hundreds of students from around the world. The Global Diplomacy MA Programme is provided by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy which has been teaching postgraduate courses in Diplomacy for over twenty-five years.... [-]

We are all touched by addiction – personally, within our circle of family and friends, and within our community. Addiction and its related harms can be crippling for those affected and the people around them.

But how does addiction develop? What can we do to treat it? And what can we do to prevent it?

Explore how addiction develops

In this free online course, we’ll explore how addiction develops, looking at the environmental, genetic and personal risks involved.

We’ll examine what happens when a drug enters your body and your brain, how your brain changes, and how this process can make recovering from addiction such a challenge.

You’ll learn how we can best treat addiction, and how national and international policies help limit the harms of addiction.... [-]

Ethics & Governance

The aim of Ethics & Governance is to provide participants with an understanding of ethics and how it influences life choices.

Schedule

The Ethics & Governance program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

Assessment

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.

Mode of delivery

Online

Duration

1 week. This excludes the additional time that is given to complete the final assessment.

Accreditation

After the successful completion of the Ethics & Governance program, the student will receive a certificate issued and endorsed by the UFS. Recognition to the Higher Certificate in Management Development is available through RPL.... [-]

Many people find satisfaction in being a part of an individual’s growth. As a teacher’s aide, you can experience this while enjoying an exciting and fun-filled career. Although this profession does come with challenges, becoming a teacher’s aide can be very fulfilling. Just enter the field prepared by completing a teacher’s aide course from ICI and you will surely find success and stability in this career.

Course Outline Educational psychology Office practices Classroom delivery Skills Course writing and development Careers Counselling Counselling and psychology Career Prospects

A teacher's aide, also referred to as teacher assistant or integration aide, render support to preschool, elementary, and high school teachers. They can solely assist in clerical and administrative tasks, work closely with students, or perform both as needed. Specific duties include:... [-]

Virtual Specialization in Government and Public Management

Upon entering the Specialization in Innovation and Quality Process Management, students will integrate concepts and practice to complement their professional life in two different ways. The first one is related to processes and quality with the purpose of understanding the performance and applicability of these approaches within their workplace and to other elements such as total quality and re-engineering. The second way is related to innovation and its importance to the competitiveness of our country; students acquire skills to understand that innovation has an excellent trend in both the world-class sector and the global market.... [-]

What are the objectives of this course?

The course is delivered by David Key, who is one of two Master NLP Practitioners in Europe. He will run you through how to influence the brain’s behaviour through the use of language and other types of communication.

Introduction to NLP Presuppositions of NLP (Empowering beliefs which could move you to action and get you unstuck) Conscious and Unconscious Mind (understand why your unconscious mind is where it’s happening and how to tap into your creative genius)

NLP has been proven to help individuals and organisations in the following areas:

Treating phobias, depression and OCD. Stress management Self-belief Assertiveness and confidence Empathy, ethical and moral considerations Effectiveness and productivity Better communication Customer service and sales Interviewing and appraisals Who is it intended for? ... [-]

In the modern world counselling and CBT training is essential for people who want to make significant changes to their personal and professional lives.

This course will give you a deep understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and its relevance to your life and the lives of those around you. Further, it will equip you for the next stage in your learning in advanced counselling skills or on the road to becoming your own CBT therapist.

This course covers the following topics:

What is CBT, who uses it and what can it be used for How to apply CBT as self-help therapy The principles of CBT and the CBT triangle Recognising and identifying emotions, feelings and behaviours ... [-]

This support work in schools level 2 course is a knowledge-based qualification suitable for all support staff roles in schools, including site staff, administrators etc as well as those who work directly with children and young people. It seeks to develop the knowledge and understanding that all those working in a school setting will need and covers areas such as safeguarding, communication and understanding the school context.

As it's a knowledge-based qualification, it can be taken by learners not yet employed in a school, as well as providing initial training/induction for those new in post. This course provides students with the perfect opportunity to gain a recognised qualification in the childcare sector without the need for placement work.... [-]

Who is the course for? Professionals or anyone who helps the youth in their development People who have an interest in becoming part of the youth training and management Entry Requirement: This course is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds. Good understanding of English language, numeracy and ICT are required to attend this course. Assessment: At the end of the course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately so that you will instantly know whether you have been successful. Before sitting for your final exam you will have the opportunity to test your proficiency with a mock exam. Certification: After you have successfully passed the test, you will be able to obtain an Accredited Certificate of Achievement. You can however also obtain a Course Completion Certificate following the course completion without sitting for the test. Certificates can be obtained either in hardcopy at a cost of £39 or in PDF format at a cost of £24. Why choose us? Affordable, engaging & high-quality e-learning study materials; Tutorial videos/materials from the industry leading experts; Study in a user-friendly, advanced online learning platform; Efficient exam systems for the assessment and instant result; The UK & internationally recognized accredited qualification; Access to course content on mobile, tablet or desktop from anywhere anytime; The benefit of applying for NUS Extra Discount Card; 24/7 student support via email. Career Path: ... [-]

Course Summary

Anger is a universal experience. Dogs get angry, bees get angry, and so do humans. You don’t have to be a psychologist to know that managing anger productively is something few individuals, organizations, and societies do well. Yet research tells us that those who do manage their anger at work are much more successful than those who don’t.

The co-worker who can productively confront his teammate about his negative attitude increases his team’s chance of success as well as minimizes destructive conflicts. The customer service agent who can defuse the angry customer not only keeps her customers loyal but makes her own day less troublesome. This one-day workshop is designed to help give you and your organization that edge.... [-]

MPM International Cooperation (On Line)

&nbsp

International cooperation is now a reality of enormous political significance, economic and cultural, covering many areas of activity and involves different fields of knowledge. Birth of trade, which is increasingly more global, between peoples, governments and other institutions in the country. This cooperation mobilized enormous resources through projects and reaches areas as diverse as technology, economic development, social services, culture, the environment and the strengthening of public institutions.

&nbsp

The results and impact of International Cooperation depend, in large part, that is coordinated and run by competent managers, who have received specific training.International Cooperation, born of solidarity between peoples, involves transfer of income, resources and knowledge across countries, in a context of increasing technical complexity and cost of the projects that form, so that increasingly demands more professionalization responsible. Cooperation projects that have responded to real needs are those that have been designed and tested in accordance with a proven methodology and developed with proper planning and a very professional management of the resources used.... [-]

The existence of the conflict as inherent in human life element causes it to develop a special way in the workplace, due to the tensions generated by the relationships within the supply chain, as well as relations generated hierarchy. Approach problems from a proactive, anticipate conflicts and manage them once generated is vital to the healthy life of companies element, projecting a savings of time and money, and fostering cooperation as a means to resolve disagreements .

GOALS To acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the conflict in its entirety Grant the necessary to transform the conflict from tools and methodologies multidisciplinary tools. Ability to provide students with concrete response to the many conflicts taking place in the workplace. Promoting attitudes of leadership and dynamism that to prevent the occurrence of conflicts. Who should attend ... [-]