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Joint Programs
Information about joint programs is listed below.
View upcoming online short programs in sustainability. Online Certificate Program in Organizational Strategies for Sustainability
Program begins in Autumn 2010
Offered jointly by University of Washington Educational Outreach, Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies, University of British Columbia
Continuing Studies, University of California at Irvine, and University of Texas at Austin.
Learn to achieve sustainability goals in your organization by designing and implementing strategies, policies, plans and processes. Identify sustainability principles that can be applied to business decision-making. Discover how to promote economic and social progress while protecting and improving the natural environment, and explore methods of encouraging individual behavior change. Strengthen your leadership and management skills to develop and oversee organizational strategies for sustainability and implement best practices. This program includes five online courses, each provided by a different major university, and is 15 months (i.e. five quarters) in length.
The five courses are:
UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability
July 5-9, 2010 | Vancouver, BC
Offered by the University of British Columbia Continuing Studies in partnership with the UBC Campus Sustainability Office and the University of Washington Continuing & Professional Education
The UBC/UW Summer Institute in Sustainability is a week-long professional development program designed for those taking a leadership role in developing policy, creating plans and implementing projects in sustainability. The program is targeted to sustainability practitioners in business, local and provincial governments, and universities and colleges who are working to integrate sustainability as a core value in their organization. Delivered over five days in Vancouver, BC, the Institute provides an opportunity to explore sustainability from a triple-bottom-line approach, considering social, ecological and economic perspectives. The program offers thought-provoking presentations by leading academics and industry professionals, applied case studies of real-life sustainability projects, experiential field trips to examine sustainability initiatives first hand, and numerous opportunities for strategic and informal networking. Sessions are designed to be interactive allowing participants to engage speakers with questions and comments. Session topics include:
Online Certificate Program in Biotech Project Management
Programs begin in Summer 2010 and Spring 2011
Offered jointly by University of Washington Educational Outreach and University
of California, San Diego Extension
This four-course, online certificate program is ideal for individuals seeking to move into the biotech industry by learning project management processes for
completing and delivering a biotech product within budget and on schedule. Taught by biotech industry professionals who share their on-the-job experience
with students, the program is project based and emphasizes practical skills and real-life scenarios. Upon successful completion of all four courses, students
receive a UW-UC San Diego joint certificate.
The four courses are:
UW Certificate Program in Biotech Project Management UC San Diego Extension Online Certificate Program in Web Intelligence
A program collaboration of University of British Columbia Continuing Studies, University of California Irvine Extension, and the Web Analytics Association
University of California Irvine Extension and University of British Columbia Continuing Studies have combined their resources to offer a new online certificate program in Web Intelligence in partnership with the Web Analytics Association. Web intelligence is a combination of Web analytics, which examines how Web site visitors view and interact with a site's pages and features, and business intelligence, which allows a corporation's management to use data on customer purchasing patterns, demographics and demand trends to make effective strategic decisions. Together, the courses that comprise the Web Intelligence program provide students a powerful set of skills and knowledge that companies need for growth and success in the 21st century.
The program is designed for individuals who wish to enter the field of Web analytics, including those whose job functions include marketing, Web site design, corporate branding and product positioning, or other aspects of database-driven marketing. The focus of the program is on using technology to achieve business objectives. To earn the Web Intelligence certificate, students must complete four required courses plus two electives. Required courses These four courses are offered by University British Columbia Continuing Studies; they also fulfill the Award of Achievement in Web Analytics:
Students select two courses offered by University of California Irvine Extension from the following list:
University of British Columbia Web Intelligence program University of California Irvine Web Intelligence program Online Certificate Program in Decision Making for Climate Change
Program begins in Autumn 2010
Offered jointly by University of Washington Educational Outreach, Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies, University of British Columbia
Continuing Studies, and University of California, Irvine Extension
This four-course, online certificate program is ideal for municipal, regional, state, and federal officials; environmental planners and managers; corporate
operations and utility managers; and consultants in the sustainability field. Participants will benefit from the expertise and resources of four North
American universities that are leaders in the study of climate change. The program is project based and emphasizes practical skills and real-life scenarios.
Upon successful completion of all four courses, participants will receive a joint certificate issued by the four sponsoring universities.
The four courses are:
You may apply online via the University of Washington Extension online application system. Students who are accepted into the program will receive information about registering for courses through the individual universities listed above. |
