Arts & Heritage

Arts and Heritage play an important role in the vitality of our communities.

Lakehead University's courses and programs are designed to foster, nurture, and enhance individual interest and provide skill-building opportunities in the arts, culture, and heritage sectors.

The Artist Certificate in Performance and Pedagogy involves selective, intensive, and advanced professional piano studies designed to enhance the performance skills of talented musicians. The program consists of a balance of applied music, masterclasses, collaborative performance, a public recital, and selected academic courses.
Type
Certificate
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.
Type
Certificate
Location
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.
Type
Certificate
The Certificate in Public History trains learners in the theories and methods behind the practice of Public History, and the particular issues confronted by historians who work in public history settings. Learners will explore the field of Museum and Heritage Studies, archival theory and practice, community-based projects, and more.  
Type
Certificate
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.
Type
Certificate

Humanities 101 is a community-based outreach program which ensures that community members who have a love of learning have access to a university-level educational experience despite financial or social barriers.

Building on Humanities 101, Humanities 201 allows for graduates of Humanities 101 to continue their lifelong learning journey and remain connected to a supportive community as alumni of a Lakehead University ancillary program. Programming involves two events per semester. In the recent past, we have had events addressing food security, health, and Indigenous cultures.