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.

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Global Diplomacy: the United Nations in the World

The course offers a well-researched and broad-ranging primer to the United Nations system. Consisting of an introduction to the complex UN family and its history, and a series of ‘snapshots’ of key UN functions, which are used to explore important UN themes and help learners develop important analysis, communication, and policy-based skills.

The course is aimed broadly at people interested in learning more about the United Nations system, assuming a level of interest but no necessary previous knowledge, whilst also offering offering sufficient up to date research and new critical perspectives that it will also be of interest to people with more expertise or academic familiarity with the topic as well. ... [-]

This online course from the British Council will provide international education agents, school counselors, and consultants with advice on all aspects of UK education. Further information is included around becoming a professional education agent for the UK if relevant for you. It will develop your knowledge of:

the UK education and training system the attractions for students in the UK quality assurance systems and how they operate student lifestyle issues welfare and support for international students application processes and entry requirements What topics will you cover? Understanding the benefits of study in the UK Learning why students choose the UK Defining the skills, knowledge, and responsibilities needed to get students onto the right course Understanding how UK institutions support learners Exploring the resources available to support agents, counselors, and advisors What will you achieve? ... [-]

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.... [-]

ICI’s criminal psychology course is your first step in attaining a career that can only be paralleled by very few professions in terms of being unique and intriguing. If you have the desire to understand the behaviour of offenders so you can be of help to the society and the victims, then consider our criminal psychology curriculum and learn from the experts in this field.

Course Outline Introduction to Criminal Psychology Psychological approaches to understanding crime Psychology and understanding serious crimes Mental disorder and crime Gender and Crime Youth and Crime Psychology and the Police Psychology in the Courtroom Psychology and Crime Prevention Career Prospects

Criminal psychology is constantly gaining popularity. Thanks to numerous TV shows and movies that depict the enticing world of crime-busting, people are beginning to understand what the profession entails. Once you complete the course, you can apply your skills in determining a criminal’s intention and reaction. You can also assist in profiling and in rendering second opinions in witness interrogations and case studies. You will play a significant role in hunting down offenders and in legal proceedings.... [-]

In this course, you will learn about the science behind strong willpower, and raise your self-control to allow you to achieve your goals. Based on the latest research and cutting-edge insights from cognitive psychology, neuroscience and medicine, this course distils it all into practical lessons and tools to build your willpower.

Self-control affects your life almost constantly. Whether it’s going for a run after work, writing another job application or resisting the temptation of watching another episode Big Bang Theory. All of these decisions depend on your self-control.

This course will teach you to learn and apply the insights psychologists and neuroscientists have had over the last decades. And it will take you on a journey towards understanding and mastering willpower. To maximize your success, health and happiness.... [-]

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.... [-]

The Support Work in Schools Level 2 Course is available to learners 16+ who are interested in working within a school, particularly in the role of a Teaching Assistant, Classroom Assistant or Learning Support Assistant.

This 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.... [-]

Top Online Courses in Social Sciences. 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.... [-]

"Great leaders move their teams towards their goals through a basic human process: their emotions" Richard Boyatzis.

Overload of work, endless days, teams with unmotivated collaborators or with negative attitudes, demanding clients, unforeseen events, setbacks ...

If they do not manage these situations well, leaders can lose their effectiveness due to the cumulative effect of the damage caused by stress, frustration and concern for results.

Neuroscience has shown that this pattern activates neural networks that are useful to a certain extent for problem solving, but it damages the ability to connect with others and to innovate. This pattern suppresses the necessary neural networks to be open to new ideas, people and ethical values, thus harming the motivation, performance and commitment of your team.... [-]

MPM International Cooperation (On Line)

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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.

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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 ... [-]