Neuroscience and Our World

UBC Micro-certificate

  • $559 to $1,059

Neuroscience shapes how we understand health, learning, technology and human behaviour, with growing relevance across professional and personal contexts. As demand for neuroscience-informed perspectives expands across sectors, there is increasing need for accessible learning opportunities that help learners apply brain science beyond foundational concepts and into real-world settings.

The UBC Micro-certificate in Neuroscience and Our World is a part-time, online program designed for learners who have completed the UBC Micro-certificate Thinking Like a Neuroscientist and want to build their foundational neuroscience knowledge. You will examine topics such as neuroscience and ethics, neuropsychiatry, neurodiversity, education, healthcare and technology so you can deepen your understanding of how neuroscience connects to current real-world issues and applications.

Developed by the UBC Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience and UBC Extended Learning, this micro-certificate combines fundamental neuroscientific concepts and theories with case studies and applied examples. You will deepen your understanding of neuroscience while building skills to apply that knowledge in your work and daily life.

  • Who it’s for: Learners who have completed the UBC Micro-certificate Thinking Like a Neuroscientist and want to deepen their neuroscientific knowledge for professional development or for personal interest
  • Format: 100% online, available as self-paced study or instructor supported with real-time sessions
  • Duration: One 11-week course, approximately 82.5 hours total, with up to six months to complete in the self-paced format
  • Cost: $559 to $1,059 for the program
  • Next offering: Winter 2027

Neuroscience and Our World is the second of two micro-certificates in the UBC Certificate in Essentials of Neuroscience. 

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Information session - Oct 27

In this online session, learn more about the UBC Certificate in Essentials of Neuroscience. Neuroscience and Our World is the second of two micro-certificates in the program. Hear from the program developers and instructors, and get an overview of learning outcomes, what to expect and available funding.

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