Online Noncredit Programs

Below you will find online noncredit opportunities available to you.

If you have questions or concerns about participating in noncredit courses and programs, please take a look at our noncredit informational page for more information! 

Noncredit Course, Program or Certificate Opportunities

UMOnline's Beekeeping Certificate program consists of three university-level courses at the apprentice, journeyman and master levels, culminating in a certificate designating the participant as a "Master Beekeeper."

The program is endorsed by the Montana State Beekeepers Association, The American Honey Producers Association and Project Apis m. The University of Montana also teaches special topics courses such as Natural Beekeeping, Commercial Queen Rearing and Commercial Honey Production. Our courses are taught by UM faculty members and owners of Bee Alert Technology; Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk, Scott Debnam and Phillip Welch. Whom together, is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier honey bee research teams.

Modality: Asynchronous Online

Brewing Science will provide students an opportunity to understand the chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology underpinning the production of malted grains, fermentation, and packaging and distribution of brewed products! 

Students will be able to gain a wealth of knowledge of the origin and production of different styles of beer and will be able to apply their knowledge to hobby and home brewing, in addition to the production of beer at a commercial scale.

The Crosscut Sawyer is designed to provide the basic technical knowledge needed by federal land management agency employees and partners to use crosscut saws safely and efficiently for bucking in moderately complex or "B-level" situations.

The course is intended to complement, but not replace, field certification in which sawyers may also be required to prove their competence to a certifying official before being allowed to operate a crosscut saw.

Modality: Asynchronous Online

Introduction to Culinary Medicine is an online course available to interested parties in the general public that covers the same material offered at the graduate level, a 3-credit university course.

Culinary Medicine provides an overview of the many facets and intriguing insights into this newly evolving discipline.

Modality: Asynchronous Online

Dual-Credit Anatomy and Physiology Training is a self-paced, online training and digital badge available at University of Montana.

This opportunity was designed to educate high school science teachers about the requirements for a dual-credit Anatomy & Physiology course and demonstrate how the Montana Science Standards/NGSS can be incorporated into this type of course, how to incorporate the 2019 National Health Science Standards into this type of course and explain the difference between high school credit, college credit, dual-credit, and career and technical education (CTE) coursework. Develop and implement an inquiry-based science curriculum based on best practices in learning and Anatomy & Physiology. Provide resources on Anatomy & Physiology, CTE, NGSS, and Inquiry-based instruction.

Modality: Asynchronous Online