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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	Online In-Person	$445 - $460	Jan 20, 2026	Open	Details	Gain basic German conversation skills to communicate information about yourself, your family and friends, your work and your daily life. Learn grammar, pronunciation, expressions and vocabulary that allow you to interact in everyday settings using primarily the present tense. Other start dates: Jan 22, 2026; Apr 13, 2026
	Online	$445 - $460	Jan 20, 2026	Open	Details	Add to your basic Japanese vocabulary in everyday situations involving travel, food, shopping, transportation, family and business. In addition to improving your functional ability when speaking in the present tense, you begin to express yourself in the past and future tenses. Native-speaking instructors provide you with insight into the culture, traditions and etiquette of Japan. The Japanese writing system of katakana is introduced at this level. Other start dates: Apr 14, 2026
	Online	$445 - $460	Jan 20, 2026	Open	Details	Gain practical speaking, reading and writing skills in Korean. Build your vocabulary and grammar skills through live, interactive classes, audio recordings and videos as you learn about culture and life in modern Korea. Other start dates: Apr 14, 2026
	Online	$445 - $460	Jan 21, 2026	Open	Details	Learn the Farsi alphabet, vocabulary, grammar and culture to read, write and hold simple conversations confidently. Other start dates: Apr 15, 2026
	In-Person Online	$445	Jan 21, 2026	Open	Details	Gain basic German conversation skills to communicate information about yourself, your family and friends, your work and your daily life. Learn grammar, pronunciation, expressions and vocabulary that allow you to interact in everyday settings using primarily the present tense. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$445	Jan 21, 2026	Open	Details	If you have taken two or more lower intermediate conversational Italian courses, or you’re able to have simple intermediate-level conversations on familiar topics, this level is ideal. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$445 - $460	Jan 21, 2026	Open	Details	Add to your Italian vocabulary and develop the complexity of your sentences in everyday situations, including travel, food, shopping, transportation, family and business. Focus on speaking correctly and distinguishing between the past, present and future tenses. Other start dates: Apr 15, 2026
	Online	$445 - $460	Jan 21, 2026	Open	Details	Focus on improving your conversational Spanish fluency by acquiring more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation. Possible grammar topics, based on student needs, may include the advanced level verb tenses (conditional, future anterior, and introduction to subjunctive,) or use of relative pronouns. Other start dates: Apr 15, 2026
	Online	$1,220	Jan 22, 2026	Open	Details	Learn to integrate intercultural and social justice perspectives and take a critical look at intergroup relations. Review identity development models and explore how culture, ethnicity and race shape intercultural interactions. Look at the impact of systemic issues of power and privilege. Develop practical strategies for meaningful intergroup dialogue and engagement. Other start dates: Sep 17, 2026
	See details	$3,500	Jan 22, 2026	Open	Details	The Associateship in Equitable Systems Design is an advanced, participatory program that welcomes graduates of the following UBC certificate and micro-certificate programs: UBC Certificate in Intercultural Studies, UBC Certificate in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UBC Micro-certificate in Anti-Racism, UBC Micro-certificate in Diversity and Inclusion, and the UBC Micro-certificate in Equitable Systems Design. Designed as a next step for those continuing to grow their practice as educators, facilitators, consultants, and individuals advancing equity and intercultural skills in their everyday work, this program supports learning and leadership across roles and contexts. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$480	Jan 26, 2026	Open	Details	By expanding on the storytelling techniques of Guided Autobiography learned in Guided Autobiography 1: Write Your Life Story, Two Pages at a Time, this course teaches you a series of advanced techniques for mining rich material about your life along new and engaging themes. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$3,125	Jan 26, 2026	Open	Details	Allard's Executive Learning Program in Mining Law and Sustainability provides an overview of the complex legal and regulatory instruments that govern sustainable mining practices. It offers a new framework for making sustainable mining and business decisions: one that goes beyond business as usual to consider Indigenous participation, climate change, human rights and anti-corruption laws and regulations that advance sustainable mining. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$1,950	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Course explores implications and importance of eliminating biased data regarding racial, cultural, gender or political identities for AI-powered decision-making. Other start dates: Oct 13, 2026; Feb 02, 2027
	Online	$950	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Learn how AI in digital media can improve interactive experiences for users and contribute to business success in this four-week online course. Other start dates: Apr 21, 2026; Sep 15, 2026; Jan 19, 2027; Apr 20, 2027
	Online In-Person	$590 - $610	Jan 27, 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: Mar 04, 2026; Apr 28, 2026

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