Personal & Professional Development
Further your career, broaden your knowledge, or just take a course for fun.
The University of North Dakota offers a wide variety of non-academic courses for personal and professional development. And the best part? All courses are available online so you never have to travel or go to class at a set time!
Personal & Professional Development Offerings

Become a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), Certified Food Protection Professional (CFPP) through ANFP approved online or correspondence study training programs.

The University of North Dakota provides a variety of 2 hour CE (continuing education) courses that will assist you in meeting your required training as a school nutrition professional.

The University of North Dakota provides two, two hour CE (continuing education) courses that will assist you in meeting food safety and sanitation training as a hospitality foodservice professional.

These courses are designed for those who are preparing to sit for the national credentialing examination to become a Certified Dietary Manager.

This course is designed for those who are preparing to sit for the national credentialing examination to become a Certified Dietary Manager.

The University of North Dakota is proud to offer North Dakota real estate courses for licensed real estate agents and aspiring real estate students looking to work toward their North Dakota real estate license.

A Mortgage Loan Officer is a financial professional who helps applicants acquire loans when purchasing property. They guide clients through the mortgage approval process from the beginning of their loan application to closing on the property itself. MLOs gain a wide variety of knowledge on different types of mortgage loans and use this information to help their clients choose the best loan for their specific situation.

Professional Development for Educators (PDE) provides innovative teaching and learning opportunities to accommodate your professional developments needs.

UND's Personal & Professional Development program offers more than 600 courses (these courses are not for college credit). Through several partnerships, we're able to provide online non-credit courses that offer flexible anytime, anywhere learning.

The Death Investigation Training program is based on scientific principles and established, nationally recognized, standards of death investigation and forensic pathology. It addresses a critical need for training of Medical Legal Death Investigators in the United States.

This course is designed to provide you with the materials and content to help you become better prepared to take an HR certification exam, as well as increasing your HR knowledge in the major function areas.

Prepare for professional licensing exams or college and grad school entrance exams.

This course will help you develop an understanding of how to apply project management to mitigate against project failures, abandonment and resource management and sunk cost, which are keys to a successful project.

The University of North Dakota (UND) is introducing their partnership with Promineo Tech to offer coding and data engineering bootcamps to enhance the technology workforce in North Dakota. By offering these bootcamps, UND is working to bridge the skills gap to meet the growing demand of technologists in the industry. The part time and flexible schedule serves as a way to provide in demand tech education for working adults to reskill or upskill and fulfill the demand for skilled tech talent.

This course is designed for a self-pace mode of learning and a professional development opportunity for professionals. Calls for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and practices have become stronger in the wake of recent social movements and protests. Organizations are looking for ways of improving and challenging their status quo. Each professional has a role of an organizational member and success of our organizations depend on each member. This course prepares you for change towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization.

The University of North Dakota (UND) is partnering with Zschool to offer two executive education certificate programs. The Customer Experience Program prepares you with the tools to create unique brand experiences to drive loyalty, achieve higher revenue gains, and reduce costs. You'll develop deeper insights and integrate innovative strategies to help your organization see the world through your customer's eyes. In the Women in Leadership Program, you'll dive into expert thought leadership, strategies, innovative frameworks, and peer discussions. Gain insights from your initial Personal Leadership assessment, and learn best practices for team building, negotiation strategies, communications, organizational culture, and more. Be ready to roll-up your sleeves and apply new skills in these hands-on, interactive courses.