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Course name	Format	Tuition	Next start date	Status	More	Description
	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	$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: TBA
	Online In-Person	$590	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
	Online	$670	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Learn how to capture personal histories, whether for a book, podcast, video, or a series of recordings or transcripts in this fun and practical course. Find out what you need to get started, know how to keep your project on track, and learn how to overcome roadblocks. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Learn the art and craft of persuasive writing, a skill that evolved from classic print, TV and radio advertising. Explore the approaches and techniques used to write copy that motivates people to take an action. Gain key skills in writing for ads, promotional materials, web homepages and landing pages, email and social media. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing Skills for Digital Content: Copywriting or Content Marketing or as a standalone course. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$670	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Learn the craft of food and travel writing and storytelling from Don Genova, an award-winning journalist, and veteran of writing and broadcasting for outlets including the CBC, Globe and Mail, enRoute and National Post. Discover how to turn your food and travel experiences into stories you can share on your blog or social media, or you can pitch and sell to magazines, newspapers and digital outlets. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	Jan 27, 2026	Open	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
	Online	$780	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Learn how to write magazine and newspaper articles that sell through this long-running and popular freelance writing course. Veteran Vancouver freelance writer Jennifer Van Evra shares time-tested, step-by-step instructions on developing ideas, researching effectively, conducting successful interviews, writing pitches, structuring articles and more. 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
	Online	$480	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	If you have ever wondered how to get started telling your stories, or have maybe even begun your memoir but have been unable to finish it, this course is for you. Guided Autobiography is a simple method that will support you to tell the story of your own life, two pages at a time. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$600	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Gain an understanding of basic Japanese syntax and grammar in this online course, designed to improve your reading and writing skills. Practice writing Japanese words and phrases, read a variety of authentic Japanese documents, broaden your vocabulary and produce simple and functional writing samples. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$745	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Tap into your organization's origins, mission and values, and personal stories of employees and management, to explore the building blocks of compelling stories, and how they are applied and communicated in organizational settings. Gain the tactics and tools to communicate your organization's stories clearly and convincingly. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Gain practical, hands-on skills in content strategy and the emerging area of content design useful for websites of all sizes. Come away with a repeatable process and a suite of tools, templates and resources to plan, deliver and manage web content. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy or as a standalone course. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Understand what materials are considered content marketing, how they are used and why. Explore best practices, and perfect your process as you gain experience in writing for the most popular kinds of content. This course can be taken as part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing Skills for Digital Content: Copywriting and Content Marketing or as a standalone course. Other start dates: TBA
	Online	$780	Jan 27, 2026	Open	Details	Takes a deep dive into writing for the web and digital media. Understand how people read online, and the important role content plays in a visitor's interactions with a website. Get tips, tools and best practices for writing for the web. This course is part of the UBC Micro-certificate in Writing Skills for Digital Content. Other start dates: TBA

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