UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies courses

Offered by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, OSHA 7100 - Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding is a vital course in the Safety & Compliance category. It equips participants with the knowledge to identify, select, and implement proper…

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Learn the Drug Discovery and Development Process This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the process of drug discovery and development through online lectures and discussions. Students will gain an understanding of the key stages…

This course covers Lessons 1 to 3 of the textbook. This course is designed to introduce standard Mandarin sounds, tones, as well as basic grammar and vocabulary for students who have had no exposure to the Mandarin language before. The Chinese writing system…

This course covers Lessons 4 to 7 of the textbook. With a focus on building oral communication in Mandarin Chinese, instruction includes compound sentences, future and past tense, auxiliary verbs, and a further introduction to Pinyin and Characters. Topics…

This course examines the strategic foundations of content marketing in modern digital environments. Students explore how brand identity, buyer psychology, competitive positioning, messaging, and distribution strategies influence marketing effectiveness.…

Learn the key concepts, terms and tools associated with the financial world. Topics include: analysis; management of working capital and short-term financing; time value of money and valuation of corporate securities; capital budgeting and long-term…

This course will explore the basic skills required to perform effectively as a Career Advisor. Career Development is an interdisciplinary field which takes into account workplace dynamics and individual growth and change. Career advisors help focus clients’…

This course features practical strategies & effective instructional techniques for holding the attention of adult learners, thereby enhancing their educational experience. Topics include ages & stages in adult development, characteristics of adult learners,…

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential communication skills required in a law office environment. Students will develop both written and oral communication abilities, crucial for effective practice in the legal field. The…

Coming Soon! Learn to use Building Information Modeling (BIM) using Revit This course is designed for high school students interested in becoming architects, interior designers, engineers, and others involved in the construction industry. High school students…

Known as “ Das Land der Dichter und Denker,” meaning, “the land of poets and thinkers,” Germany is the home of Bach and Beethoven, Kant and Goethe, Einstein and Gutenberg. Having made pivotal contributions to areas as diverse as literature, science, and…

This courses teaches students how to as a coach facilitate behavior change, self discover values, resources, and strategies that are individualized and meaningful. Emphasizes that the client is the expert in navigating his/her own life, based upon personal…

The Induction Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) introduces Candidates to the UC San Diego DES Induction program and its requirements to inform their creation of an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) that guides professional growth through the program…

Induction Inquiry II provides Candidates with manifold opportunities to work collaboratively with assigned Mentors and instructors in the ongoing development, delivery and assessment of objectives embedded within the Candidate’s Individualized Learning Plan…

Induction Year 1 Reflection provides Candidates with manifold opportunities to work collaboratively with assigned Mentors and instructors in the ongoing development, delivery and assessment of objectives embedded within the Candidate’s Individualized Learning…

This culminating course of the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization is a Fieldwork course in which candidates will complete 45 hours of documented work in an educational setting that includes opportunities to deliver balanced, comprehensive, and…

This course is designed to equip non-finance professionals with practical, actionable knowledge in financial management. The focus is on understanding and applying financial concepts to real-world business scenarios, using a mix of engaging learning methods.…

Do you work in groups or teams in your workplace? Learn how to develop effective teams in the context of project management and how to implement communication and conversation strategies that help your team meet its project goals. Discover key factors that…

Build the Knowledge to Understand and Apply AI in Healthcare Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare by improving how we diagnose diseases and manage patient care. This course, "Introduction to AI in Healthcare," is designed for healthcare…

This course presents the individual as well as the societal consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs through an exploration of contemporary patterns of legal and illegal consumption and their health, social, family, economic, legal, and political…

Students in level III continue to develop their Italian proficiency by learning to express their likes and dislikes, make comparisons, and narrate and describe events in the past and future. The Italian culture remains an important theme, and topics related…

8 WEEKS | IN-PERSON | EVERY QUARTER Course Overview: Singing is one of the greatest expressions of joy human beings can share. Learn the fundamentals of good singing—including posture, breath control, and voice production—in a friendly and supportive…

This course prepares leaders to administer early childhood programs from the ground up — covering the general responsibilities of a program director, program types, and the skills needed to organize, open, and operate an early care and education program.…

Counseling is a relationship in which the counselor helps the client mobilize resources to resolve problems or modify attitudes and values. Group counseling is an integral part of that process. This course is presented as a comparative study of counseling…

One of the reasons the R language has become a popular for analytics is because of its powerful functionality in its plotting systems. One can easily generate a high-quality and publication-ready figure in R without having to put too much effort in adjusting…

An important part of successful language teaching is understanding the principles of linguistics and how they relate to the production and comprehension of language. This course introduces important concepts in linguistics, particularly as they relate to…

Learn Pathophysiology Online: Understand How Diseases Disrupt the Human Body Understanding why symptoms develop transforms how you think about patient care. This comprehensive online pathophysiology course takes you beyond memorizing clinical facts to a deep…

Designed for intermediate level Spanish speakers, instruction focuses on developing greater fluency. Utilizing the communicative approach, students will refine their ability to react to situations or make recommendations through more advance interactive…

The Culminating Induction Individualized Learning Plan Portfolio serves for Candidates to submit verification of their learning, observations, field experiences, and Individualized Learning Plan forms from courses and California Standards for the Teaching…

Induction Mentor Year 1 Reflection provides Mentors with an opportunity to guide and support Candidates as they participate in a collaborative experience with other Candidates in the Induction Program. Mentors will have multiple conversations with Candidates…

Induction Site-Based Mentor Debrief provides Induction Mentors with the opportunity to provide purposeful feedback. This course will review the Mentor experience throughout the Induction program. Topics will also include best practices in adult learning;…

The Mentor Induction Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) introduces Site-based Mentors to the UC San Diego DES Induction program and its requirements to inform their Mentor role as their Candidate(s) creates an ILP that will work to guide and document…

Mentor Induction Inquiry II provides Mentors with the tools and resources needed to guide and support Candidates in the Induction Program as they design their own personal professional development using a self-selected area of interest from the California…

• 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…