30 Short courses offered by the university

Dalhousie University's Business and Leadership programme offers you the opportunity to learn about the critical role of business analysis in solving organizational problems. Earn a designation in benefits and pensions or discover how creativity is essential for innovative leadership. Maintain Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements with many of these courses and certificates.

Dalhousie University's Adult Education programme helps you build confidence. You’ll sharpen your teaching skills and expand your career opportunities.

Dalhousie University's Programme Design course introduces the ADDIE programme design model, and focuses specifically on the related concepts of needs assessment, learning outcomes and assessing learning. 

Dalhousie University's Academic courses offers programmes for academic credit that you can apply to your university studies.

Dalhousie University's Train the Trainer programme provides an opportunity for participants to build confidence and capacity in designing and delivering dynamic, interactive and effective training sessions.  

Dalhousie University's English for Academic Purposes course is a full-time programme that will help you improve your English for university study. It is designed for students who want to study at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Dalhousie University's Fire Leadership programme is now underway. After two years of development, Dalhousie University is proud to introduce a fully revamped slate of courses, certificates, and diplomas. For junior officers in career fire departments, it provides essential knowledge for the supervision and leadership of firefighters in fire stations.

Dalhousie University's Strategic Communications content will blend a theoretical overview with a practical application of public communications, focusing on learning by doing – writing, public speaking, media relations and more – on your own and with your peers. 

Dalhousie University's English in Canada course is an immersion experience that combines language classes and a robust sociocultural programme.

In Dalhousie University's Organizational Behaviour programme, students explore frameworks used to study and predict what people think, feel and do in and around organizations. 

Dalhousie University's Public Service and Safety programme offers you the opportunity to make an impact in your community and beyond.

Adult learners represent a wide range of diverse backgrounds, ages, lifestyles, races, abilities, religions, etc. Dalhousie University's Understanding Diversity and Inclusion programme offers you the opportunity to adapt the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively facilitate inclusion in adult education settings is becoming a required skill for all adult educators.

Dalhousie University's Tech and Industry Skills programme gives you the chance to set yourself apart from your peers and advance in your career with its certificates and courses designed for today’s technical professionals.

Dalhousie University's Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication course brings together the best theories and practices of communication between people in society. 

Dalhousie University's Police Leadership programme offers you the opportunity to step into leadership roles in law enforcement.

Dalhousie University's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace programme offers you the opportunity to explore its courses to uncover new ways to see and understand the world, your peers, your community and yourself. It can help you to increase confidence and credibility that will set a path for achieving your diversity and inclusion goals and objectives.

The Instructional Methods course explores the practical application of experiential learning theory, and discusses the various roles an adult educator can play and the challenges these roles present. An important part of this course will be determining appropriate instructional methods and techniques.

Dalhousie University's Project Management Essentials programme is an accessible, hands-on journey through a project from initiation to closing, with a special emphasis on initiation and planning. 

Working the groups can be both exhilarating and extremely challenging. Frequently, despite the best-laid plans of adult educators, the unexpected happens during the session. Sessions can rise and fall based on the ability of the facilitator’s understanding of group dynamics.  We will present a basic introduction to theories, strategies, skills and tools that can be helpful in dealing with them.

Dalhousie University's Management and Operations programme offers you the opportunity to gain the skills and strategies to navigate today’s constantly changing business environment. Learn how to manage change, finances, risk, data, projects and more. Maintain Continuing Education Units (CEU) requirements with many of these courses and certificates.