In partnership with the Office of Professional Programs, the Institute for Extended Learning (IXL) offers cutting-edge professional development courses to meet the needs of today’s employers. Continue your education and develop your career with our wide variety of non-credit courses. No application process means you can enroll in courses immediately, saving you time and money. Some courses may qualify for transfer into a graduate program.
For more information, contact Carol Bateman reg_extendedlearning@umbc.edu
IXL courses that can transfer into degree programs:
Biotechnology
- Quality Control and Quality Assurance for Biotechnology Products
- Good Manufacturing Practices for BioProcesses
- Biotechnology GMP Facility Design, Construction, and Validation
- Development and Regulation of BioPharmaceuticals
- Devices and Combination Products
Community Leadership
- Community Organizing
- Social Justice Leadership & Dialogue
- Grassroots Community Advocacy
- Places and Placemaking
- Asset-Based Community Development
- Restorative Practices
- Digital Storytelling for Community Leadership
Post-Secondary Award Certificates
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Certificate in Adult Cardiac Sonography
- Certificate in Vascular Sonography
- Certificate in Abdomen-Extended and Obstetrics-Gynecology Sonography
Cybersecurity Foundations Certificate
Workforce Development
The Certificate in Cyber Foundations workforce development program includes three courses offered live online, which can be taken individually or as a part of the full Certificate:
- Understanding Network Fundamentals
- CompTIA Network+ – Configuring, Managing, and Troubleshooting IT Infrastructure
- CompTIA Security+ – Information Assurance and IT Security