Online Courses and Programs

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Looking to advance your professional skills from the comfort of your home? Check out our list of specialized online courses and programs in topics like Written English or French for Workplace Communication, Project Management, Cybersecurity, and Public Administration and Governance.

 

Online Courses

NEW! Micro-credential in XR Development with Unity

This project-based foundational course aims to equip you with the skills you need to start creating games and develop for XR with Unity.

NEW! Micro-credential in Interaction Design & Prototyping for XR

Using industry-recognized tools, software, workflows and processes, this project-based foundational course aims to equip you with in-demand knowledge and skills required to design and prototype intuitive, usable, and human-centered experiences for AR, VR and MR (jointly referred to as XR).


NEW! Risk Management Fundamentals

Developed in collaboration with ICAO, this self-paced online course offers you an opportunity to gain a solid understanding of the application of risk management practices as a foundation for organizational success. The course covers key risk management concepts, processes, standards, and frameworks, including Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and is based on examples from aviation and other industries.
You can purchase the course directly through the ICAO store. To receive 15% off the course tuition, you must register with your McGill email. For questions, please contact pce.scs [at] mcgill.ca.

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Empowering Women Through Career and Leadership Development

Designed to help support ICAO’s initiative on “Air Transport Gender Equality” and commitment to enhance gender equality at all professional and higher levels of employment in the global aviation sector by 2030, this course aims to equip women in aviation and beyond with a carefully curated set of competencies they need to navigate organizational systems and lead their careers, themselves, and their teams towards an impact they can be proud of.

Project Management: From Principles to Practice

Project management skills are required in any workplace – whatever your profession. Whether you need to understand the fundamentals or intend to choose a career in project management, this self-directed online course, developed by experienced McGill instructors, is a great place to start!

McGill SCS Project Management: From Principles to Practice
Project Risk Management

Risk management is one of the critical components of project management as identifying project risks and planning appropriate responses is crucial to project success. To register, select 'Learn More', click on the pull-down Risk Management Module menu item and add to cart.

Agile Project Management: Practice and Certification

Whether you are new to agile project management methodology or an experienced practitioner wishing to refresh your knowledge in preparation for the certification exam, this self-directed Agile Project Management: Practice & Certification online course is designed to meet your needs.

** Save a total of $300 when you register for both Project Management: From Principles to Practice and Agile Project Management: Practice and Certification. **

 

Online Programs

Certificate in Applied Cybersecurity

The Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Cybersecurity includes both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in IT networking and secure network infrastructures, and is designed to enable graduates to anticipate and protect against cyber threats, fraud, data breaches, and other vulnerabilities.

Certificate in Computers and Information Technology

The Undergraduate Certificate in Computers and Information Technology is a 30-credit online program comprising 10 courses that allows students to study from wherever they are and according to their schedule.

Certificate in Indigenous Business Management

This program is designed to enable you to learn to lead and manage people effectively, communicate with confidence, design and lead projects and negotiate and manage conflict.

NEW! Certificate in Public Administration and Governance

This innovative online program has been designed to prepare students for management roles in education, health, social services, government, and the military, and to enable those working in the public sector to advance their existing careers while working and without leaving their home or community.

NEW! Graduate Certificate in Public Administration and Governance

This program focuses on the core competencies and tools needed for a career in public administration. These include analyzing legal and ethical issues relevant to public services, as well as providing leadership in equity, diversity, and inclusion practices in the workplace; building processes and systems in public organizations; and responding as appropriate to current issues and practices that affect day-to-day operations and decision-making.

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Public Administration and Governance

This program focuses on the advanced competencies and tools that are critical for success as a leader in public service organizations.These include facilitating strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making in organizations in response to changing conditions; analyzing financial statements, budgets, costing, and key elements of the accounting framework; and designing and generating governance plans and leadership approaches.

NEW! Graduate Certificate in Public Relations and Communication Management Practice

The online program will help you discover the exciting possibilities that await you in every industry as a public relations and communications professional.

NEW! Graduate Certificate in Strategic Public Relations and Communication Management

The program aims to give you the skill set needed to advance in your career in a PR agency, the corporate or non-profit sector, government, or as a freelancer consultant.

Graduate Diploma in Legal Translation

Created in close collaboration with the McGill Faculty of Law and the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law, with funding from Justice Canada’s Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund, this leading-edge program aims to help students position themselves for rewarding private- and public-sector opportunities and meet the strong and growing demand for professionally trained legal translators and jurilinguists in Canada.

Professional Development Certificate in Data Analytics for Business

This non-credit professional development program aims to equip professionals and business leaders with essential data analytics skills, as well as tools and techniques required to collect, analyze and interpret business data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate insights.

Professional Development Certificate in Data Science and Machine Learning

This practical non-credit professional development program aims to equip professionals with essential data science and machine learning knowledge and skills needed for a career as a data analyst, machine learning practitioner, or junior data scientist.

Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Governance

Winner of the CMED 2018 Best Custom Program Award, this program is for newly elected Members of Parliament from Small States and focuses on the fundamentals of parliamentary governance, including the three arms of government, different parliamentary models in the Commonwealth, the core functions of parliament, executive-legislative relations, the role of an MP, and the relationship between parliament and the media.

Professional Development Certificate in Parliamentary Management

This program is designed for mid-level parliamentary staff who have the potential to reach the highest levels of parliamentary management. Emphasis is placed on international best practices in parliamentary management focusing on their application to parliamentary settings within different political systems and cultures.

Certificate of Proficiency – Written French for Workplace Communication

Through six courses at mid-intermediate, high-intermediate, and advanced levels, this program has been designed to help you write with greater ease and confidence, compose and edit work-related documents, improve your vocabulary and grammatical accuracy, and immediately apply the skills you learn in class to the workplace.

Certificate of Proficiency – Written English for Workplace Communication

Through six courses at mid-intermediate, high-intermediate, and advanced levels, this program has been designed to help you write with greater ease and confidence, compose and edit work-related documents, improve your vocabulary and grammatical accuracy and apply the skills you’re learning immediately in the workplace.

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