Welcome to External Education

UIC External Education
Ready for a change? Gain the skills to set you apart with UIC’s professional development and personal enrichment courses.

UIC offers a catalog of over 300 unique personal enrichment and professional development programs and courses to help you get ahead at work, reach personal goals or excel in a new skill area. Choose from courses in business, writing, health sciences, nonprofit management, social work and more. Explore a sampling of our offerings listed here. Customized group training is also available for most courses.

Take the time now to create a profile with External Education so you can easily register for courses without having to re-enter your information each time you register.

Featured Courses

Understanding the reality of the real estate market is vital. Investing in real estate requires the ability to assess and quantify risk as well as an awareness of sources of equity and debt financing. Gain these skills by enrolling today in Principles of Real Estate Finance.

See the world for fun and profit with Travel Writing! Learn what excites editors and readers, how to structure your articles or essays for maximum impact, how to navigate the travel-writing marketplace and how to write enticing query letters and writing samples.

Featured Programs

Reach your career goals with the UIC College of Business Administration’s Professional Development Programs. Choose from topics including real estate, project management, finance, expanding your business practice and more. Classes are held evenings, weekends and online.

Enrich your writing with one of the many workshops offered by the UIC Writers Series. Topics include business writing, grammar, technical writing, creative writing, non-fiction writing, journal or memoir writing and more. Offerings range from one-day workshops to six-week courses.




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