Sharpen your skills, keep on your career path, satisfy your continuing education and licensure requirements, or explore a new career through the University of Minnesota's professional development offerings.

The University offers a wide variety of online (and classroom-based) opportunities, both credit and non-credit. Search the non-credit catalog, or follow the links below for more offerings. You may also be interested in the U of M for-credit online academic degree programs.

Online Offerings

Agriculture - U of M Extension E-Learning Programs.

Clinical and Translational Science - Clinical research methodology and practice modules for health care practitioners, principal investigators, researchers, and their affiliated institutions (public health topics available to anyone; other courses open only to those with U of M affiliation)

Community Development - U of M Extension E-Learning Programs.

Design - Online education courses have been developed around health, safety, and welfare topics for architects, interior designers, landscape architects, facility manages, urban planners and designers, housing specialists, graphic designers, and the public who are interested in earning continuing and professional education credits.

Early Childhood Educators - Online courses from the Center for Early Education and Development.

Education - Courses that are completely online and open to anyone meeting the prerequisites and interested in furthering their professional development.

Engineering and Technology - The College of Science and Engineering offers online professional development opportunities through the UNITE program.

Environment - U of M Extension E-Learning Programs.

Family Food and Housing - U of M Extension E-Learning Programs.

Gardening - U of M Extension E-Learning Programs.

Medical Education - Continuing Medical Education Online

Nursing - School of Nursing online programs.

Pharmacy - Continuing Pharmacy Education specializes in developing and delivering learning opportunities for practicing pharmacists. The program offers online and face-to-face learning opportunities for three primary audiences: pharmacists, industry, and health professionals.

Public Health - The School of Public Health Centers for Public Health Education & Outreach promotes lifelong learning to bridge academic and public health practice communities and provides national leadership in developing educational programs and online courses and managing training outreach.

Veterinary Continuing Education - The Center for Dairy Health, Management, and Food Quality at the U of M College of Veterinary Medicine offers an online DairyCOMP305 training curriculum.

Youth Development - U of M Extension E-Learning Programs.

Looking for additional professional development?

Classroom based and other learning opportunities are listed on the Lifelong Learning Professional Development page.

Online Educational Resources

The University of Minnesota provides additional online opportunities for you to learn on your own at no cost from the comfort of your office, classroom or living room. View faculty lectures, learn about the newest research discoveries, subscribe to podcasts via the Lifelong Learning website.

Online Library Resources

Access library resources from the University of Minnesota and the State of Minnesota at no charge. Find out more on the U of M Lifelong Learning site.