(co-sponsored by the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy)

The Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies is designed to provide practising therapists with specialized training and updating in the needs, problems and changing patterns of couple and family relationships. Systems theory is the primary, although not the only, theoretical orientation within the program. Attention to issues of gender, race, class, ethnicity and culture underlies all aspects of the program. Program faculty are clinical members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and AAMFT-approved supervisors.

Courses in this program are designed to meet the education requirements for Clinical Membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. All courses are delivered at a level of rigour equivalent to that of a Master's degree and require completion of a formal evaluation component, marked according to University of Guelph grading standards. Individuals successfully completing the required course of study will receive the Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies from the University of Guelph and the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. While completion of all six courses in the certificate program is encouraged, students are welcome to take courses for general interest or specific upgrading, provided they have adequate background and/or preparation. It is strongly recommended that students pursue a concurrent program of clinical practice and supervision. Prerequisite: A Bachelor's degree.

The Diploma in Agricultural Communications is designed for students looking to strengthen their ability to communicate complex issues about agriculture, agri-food, the environment and life sciences. Students will enhance and develop skills through their studies, which incorporte communication theory and applied knowledge, resulting in a more effective communicator and professional.

Human resources management is a system of interrelated activities including training and development, compensation management, and labour relations that work towards satisfying organizational goals and objectives. Typically, managers in smaller organizations are responsible for these activities in addition to other operational responsibilities. In larger organizations, the human resources department generally has subject specialists who oversee each function area. Regardless of how the system of activities is administered, individuals responsible for managing a group of employees should have a practical understanding of management tools and techniques to effectively work with the most important resource in their organizations - their people.

The Diploma in Human Resources Management program provides essential management foundation skills and knowledge with particular emphasis on relating practitioner principles, policies and procedures to "real world" situations. Courses in the Diploma meet the HRPAO academic program requirements. This program consists of 10 courses and is designed to meet the learning needs of individuals who currently work in a human resources environment or who have ambition to do so.

The English Language Certificate Program is an intensive academic English program designed to prepare ESL students aged 18 and over for academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level. Daily classes in grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking help students achieve the advanced level English skill needed to be successful in academic studies. A student who successfully completes the Advanced level with an average of 75% earns the University of Guelph Certificate of English Proficiency. Applicants must have a minimum of intermediate level English skill, and have an academic goal to study at a university.

This online course introduces future and current graduate students to the writing requirements of graduate study in a Western university. Students study and analyze different types (genres) of writing from the three disciplinary areas of arts, the physical and natural sciences, and the social sciences in order to better understand these texts' function, audience and organization. These texts include abstracts, research proposals and thesis chapters. Through a small selection of readings, students are also introduced to the cultural dimension of graduate study at a Western university.

This intensive academic preparation program for graduate level students is designed to provide a bridge to academic and cultural life in a Western university. Classes in this two-semester program include: Academic Writing Skills, Research Skills, Oral Presentation Skills, Lecture Note-taking Skills, Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Culture and Environment, Teaching Skills for Graduate Assistants, Understanding Canadian Culture and Conversation Practice.

This online course is designed to develop and improve the writing skills of English teachers who are not native English speakers, and who are teaching English writing to students planning to study in a Western university. This course takes a functional approach to developing EFL teachers' academic writing skills through the analysis of a number of short texts to learn about different types of academic texts and their purposes. Students develop the language used to describe, reason, analyze and evaluate in a supportive, interactive multimedia environment. The course includes a cultural component as students are introduced to the teaching and learning practices and general expectations of a Western university.

This one-year study abroad program is designed for international university students who do not qualify for traditional university exchange programs. The three-semester program can be configured in one of three combinations of English Language Certificate Program and Open Learning program. Participants must be an undergraduate university student in their home country and should have a letter of permission to study at the University of Guelph.

The Certificate consists of six distance education courses taken online. This program is designed to provide horse owners and those working in the equine industry with evidence-based knowledge to improve the health and performance of horses in their care.

The courses are as follows:

Management of the Equine Environment

Health and Disease Prevention

Growth and Development

Functional Anatomy

Equine Nutrition

Exercise Physiology

For details and to apply, please see http://www.equinesciencecertificate.com

The Landscape/Horticulture Online Certificate Programs include five certificates and over 20 online/web-based courses. Learners may enrol in one or more individual courses or study towards one or more of the certificates.

Several courses have been approved by the following associations and may be applied to each association's respective professional programs:

Association of Administrative Assistants

Canadian Golf Superintendents Association

Canadian Payroll Association

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario

Industrial Accident Prevention Association

Integrated Pest Management - Plant Health Care Council

Ontario Association of School Business Officials

Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Purchasing Management Association of Canada