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• At the end of this course, students will have a better understanding about another Spanish speaking region: The Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela). With a cultural and contextual approach, students will be able to talk about a…

This course describes the coaching process, and clarifies roles and expectations. UC San Diego, Division of Extended Studies is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on…

This course focuses on the disease of chemical dependency and corresponding symptoms. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the disease concept of chemical dependency and drugs used to treat it; identify symptoms of different types of…

This online course prepares students for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) coding accreditation examinations, as well as the American Health Information Management Associate (AHIMA) coding accreditation examinations. Students will learn how…

Offered by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, the College Admissions Essay Individualized Tutorial Support: Additional Sessions course provides personalized guidance to enhance your college application essays. This specialized Test Preparation program…

This course focuses on how to construct effective, accurate and attractive figures, tables and graphs. Course content includes basic statistics, principles of the visual display of quantitative information, critique of selected medical graphics, and exercises…

Coming Soon! AutoCAD is a design and drafting software application that is widely used by architects, engineers and other professionals. This class will give high school students a hands-on introduction to this popular software. High school students will…

Introduction to Medical Writing and Editing is intended for people who are considering a career in medical communication and is designed to introduce students to the profession of medical writing and editing, including the knowledge and skills needed to…

From Complexity to Capability: Engineering the Path to Mission Success. Complex systems do not succeed by accident. Effective systems engineering provides the framework for transforming customer and operational needs into successful products, technologies,…

This introductory course covers the theory and philosophy of counseling, the distinction between counseling and psychotherapy, personality types and development, learning theory, and trait theory. Students become involved in the counseling experience and…

This course provides high school students with essential programming and mathematical skills for courses in AI. The content covers programming fundamentals in Python and mathematics foundations: algebra, statistics, linear algebra, and probability, through…

Cantonese for Communication IV, offered by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, is an advanced course in the Languages & Translation category designed to enhance fluency and cultural understanding. Building on previous levels, this course refines…

-Introduction to Healthcare and the Revenue Cycle -Pre-Service Revenue Cycle Functions Revenue Cycle 1 (3.0 Units) This course will provide a brief introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System and how the components of the revenue cycle function across the…

This keystone course examines the drug development process and history of clinical trials. Topics include sources of new drugs & devices; the process of discovery; how a discovery becomes a drug or device; the definition, phases, and purposes of both…

Topics include the definition and identification of good clinical practices (GCPs); how GCPs affect the conduct of clinical trials; regulating agencies and applicable regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations and ICH guidelines; state regulations;…

This course reviews the nuts-and-bolts of effective clinical trial design and the basic anatomy of a clinical trial. Topics include trial designs by stage in drug/device development; the various types of trial designs and when they apply; defining the…

This course is intended to help a clinical study sponsor recruit the appropriate sites and investigators for the study. Topics include sources of information on sites and investigators; approaching and evaluating the potential investigator and the potential…

It has become increasingly more important to use solid project management principles when managing clinical trials. This course teaches the basic skills of project management derived from PMI principles but with focus on clinical trials. Plenty of situational…

Over 85 million people in the world speak Cantonese. It is the third most spoken language in China, and it is also widely spoken amongst Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, and throughout the Western world. This three-credit introductory course is designed…

This course will benefit students who are seeking to write and publish an article in a peer-reviewed journal. Using knowledge acquired throughout the medical writing program, students in this capstone course will choose their own topic to publish (could be…

Medical writers play a vital role in creating continuing medical education (CME) materials that help physicians and other health care providers remain current in the knowledge and skills needed to provide high-quality care. Students will add to what they…

Regulatory Writing is as much about knowing the regulations and guidance that govern regulatory submissions as it is about the building the intelligence, knowledge, relationships, and know-how in becoming an effective partner at the table. This course is…

This course examines real world evidence (RWE), and the role of the professional medical writer in this rapidly expanding area of evidence generation. Learn the basics of RWE, and how and why these studies are being increasingly recognized as important in…

Explore the Fundamentals of Physics Online: Motion, Forces, & Energy This is the first course of a sequence of general physics courses designed to introduce students to the physical world. In this algebra- and trigonometry-based course, students will build a…

This course provides an overview of event safety, serving as the foundation for the Event Safety Certificate Program. It is designed to introduce students to key concepts and practices in event safety planning and management, with a focus on terminology,…

Careers in Project Management Interested in pursuing a career in project management? Join a Program Representative for an overview of the Project Management Certificate program. Participants will receive detailed information on the certificate program,…

As the first in a seven-level language series, Level I is aimed at total beginners. In a highly interactive, lively classroom environment, students learn to perform simple tasks in the present tense, such as making greetings and introductions, describing…

Level II is designed for beginner students who have had some basic exposure to Spanish. Conversations include describing people, professions, places and events using a variety of regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. Students continue to expand…

Designed for those who have familiarity with the basic structures of Spanish, Level III students learn to discuss many aspects of food, celebrations, responding to requests, inviting and declining politely, expressing to have a good time, congratulation…

In a highly interactive, lively classroom environment, Level IV students will continue to develop their comfort in speaking and understanding Spanish while learning about clothing, parts of the body, travel and tourism, and the weather. Students will expand…