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Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV

Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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The University of British Columbia offers Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV, a micro-credential in Communication Studies programme in Vancouver, Canada. The programme runs for 16 weeks, delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,600 per total (CAD 1,600 per total for local students).

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Degree: Micro-credential

Field: Communication Studies

Duration: 16 weeks

Delivery: Online

Language: English

Local tuition: CAD 1,600 / total

International tuition: CAD 1,600 / total

Last checked September 2026 · Source: extendedlearning.ubc.ca ·

Program details

Overview

UBC's Website Strategy micro-certificate, part of its Writing Skills for Digital Content series, is a part-time online programme built around planning, producing and managing web and digital content. It covers the tools, templates and processes needed to run effective, successful website content over time.

Requirements

Admission Requirements: All levels are welcome. Those with beginner to advanced writing skills can benefit from the program.

Application Details

Start Date: September

Application Deadline: Domestic and international undergraduate applicants both apply through EducationPlannerBC for Winter Session 2027/28 (September 2027 entry) and Summer 2027: applications open in early October 2026 and the equal-consideration deadline is 15 January 2027, 11:59 p.m. PST, the same date for both groups; a few programs keep reviewing late applications on a space-available basis afterwards. Earlier dates apply only to entrance-award consideration -- 15 November 2026 for the International Scholars Program and 1 December 2026 for Presidential/Centennial/Beyond Tomorrow scholars. Several limited-entry programmes -- Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing (advanced entry), Occupational/Physical Therapy, Social Work and Teacher Education -- set their own earlier deadlines from October 2026 through February 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.

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Frequently asked questions

What degree does Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV award?

The University of British Columbia awards a Micro-credential in the field of Communication Studies on completion of this programme.

How long does Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV take?

The programme runs for 16 weeks.

How much does Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV cost?

Tuition for international students is CAD 1,600 per total (CAD 1,600 per total for local students).

Can Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV be studied online?

Yes — the programme is delivered fully online.

What language is Writing Skills for Digital Content: Website Strategy Micro-certificate - UBCV taught in?

The programme is taught in English.

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