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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	The capstone project of the UBC Certificate in Biomedical Visualization and Communication integrates and applies the skills, processes and learnings you acquired in Foundations - Seeing, Listening, Communicating, Human Structure and Function, and Managing Creativity. Other start dates: TBA
	In-Person	$1,885 - $5,045	TBA	TBA	Details	This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15 -18. Forensic anthropology is the process by which individuals, recently deceased and long-dead, are identified. Learn how to identify the sex and age of a skeleton, and how to calculate height and body weight from skeletal elements. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Learn how to communicate biomedical concepts clearly and effectively to a range of diverse audiences, from students to patients to health professionals. This course is part of the UBC Certificate in Biomedical Visualization and Communication. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Understand the human body and build a rich biomedical vocabulary that you can use confidently with your audience. Using a virtual 3D anatomy tool pioneered by instructor Dr. Claudia Krebs and her team, and Faculty of Medicine biomedical education materials, review the anatomical structures and physiological principles of the major body systems. This course is part of the UBC Certificate in Biomedical Visualization and Communication. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	TBA	TBA	Details	This course takes you step-by-step through the art of interviewing: choosing the right technology, researching for interviews, forming questions and getting your subjects to open up. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing Skills for Digital Content: Freelance and Interviews or as a standalone course. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Through a series of six interactive group sessions with award-winning journalist and UBC instructor Jennifer Van Evra (CBC, Globe and Mail, Harvard Business Review, and many more), polish your ideas and pitches, hone your writing and target different markets, and ask plenty of questions along the way. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	In this two-hour workshop, explore - and taste! - eight major families of cheese from Quebec and France. Appreciate the culture and history of each cheese family, learn how to cut cheese correctly, and find out about the aging process and its impact on taste. Write tasting notes as you sample a variety of cheeses, and receive helpful handouts for your next cheese adventure. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Add to your basic German vocabulary in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, transportation, family and business and start forming compound and complex sentences. You concentrate on speaking correctly and distinguishing between the past, present and future tenses. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Continue to expand your German vocabulary and start to elevate your language level by learning more complex structures such as prepositions and object pronouns and refining the skills acquired in previous levels. Concentrate on speaking correctly and distinguishing between the past, present and future tenses. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Get an overview of the program, the curriculum, learning outcomes, and what to expect. Meet program instructors Dr. Anita Palepu, Dr. Raymond Ng, Dr. Rob Bergen, and Dr. Yulia Egorova. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	This course focuses on practical application, demystifying IP strategy and making it accessible to professionals looking to protect their innovations, navigate patent laws, and leverage IP for significant business development and fundraising. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Gain an understanding of aquatic databases and the introductory skills to extract, analyze and visualize data to inform research and related decisions. Other start dates: TBA
	In-Person	$1,885 - $5,045	TBA	TBA	Details	This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15-18. Get a broad understanding of business by exploring important core functions: finance, accounting, marketing, human resources management and strategic decision-making. Other start dates: TBA
	See details		TBA	TBA	Details	Thousands of Canadians belong to the DeafBlind community. While many community members use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate, there is an increasing prioritization of touch-based communication to better suit the community’s needs. Learning how to incorporate touch as a core linguistic and cultural feature is a key step in getting to know and understand the DeafBlind community. Other start dates: TBA

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