The Certificate in Entrepreneurship consists of a series of courses designed to improve the competence of individuals in setting up and running their own business.
Professional Programs
Professional Programs cover a wide variety of subjects and delivery options. They are designed to boost your marketability and career development goals.
Lakehead University offers a wide variety of programs and courses in the Arts and Heritage, Business and Leadership, Education, and more.
The Certificate in Environmental Sustainability is open for admission to professionals who wish to pursue continuing professional education in environmental sustainability. Interested applicants may already have earned a four-year Honours Bachelors and/or a four-year or a three-year Bachelors undergraduate degree in a relevant field such as urban and regional planning, geography, interdisciplinary studies, biology, ecology and natural resource/environmental management, tourism etc. from a recognized post-secondary institution.
The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Basic consists of an introduction to basic written and spoken French through the learning of simple vocabulary, comprehension, and expression of daily situations.
The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Intermediate consists of written exercises and oral interaction at a higher level of expectation than the Basic Level.
The Certificate in French Proficiency for Non-French Majors - Advanced offers an introduction to second-year grammar and oral courses and a deeper understanding and use of the French language.
The Certificate of Geomatics consists of five specific courses in geographical information systems, photogrammetry and aerial photo interpretation, cartography, remote sensing, and spatial analysis. This focus provides learners an understanding of geospatial technologies, how the world is being managed and modeled by such technologies, and the associated impacts on decision making. All required courses include practical sessions collecting, processing, analyzing, and publishing geospatial information.
The Certificate in Global Entrepreneurship consists of a series of courses designed to improve the competence of individuals in starting up and running their own entrepreneurial business in the global environment.
The Certificate in Indigenous Learning consists of the study of Indigenous history, culture, and values and strives to increase awareness/appreciation of the life experience of Indigenous Peoples with a view to creating an environment of understanding and trust amongst all Peoples.
Knowledge of other languages is essential in Canada and in the rest of the world. Every year, the world becomes smaller as the economic and cultural ties linking one country with another mature. In Canada itself, the ability to communicate well in French as well as other languages is becoming necessary in more and more professions. The Department of Languages reflects these realities by providing training through the Certificate in International Languages consisting of French, Finnish, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish.
The Certificate in Writing introduces learners to university-level and professional standards of composition, revision, editing, research, documentation, grammar, and rhetorical forms. Learners gain instruction and practice in a range of popular nonfiction prose genres (i.e., memoir, personal essay, blog, travel writing), in the craft of creative and expressive writing (i.e., plot, setting, characterization, point of view, dialogue), and more.