Business and Professional Writing
Learn proven strategies to enhance your professional writing skills.
No matter your industry, if you want to bring great ideas and projects to life, you must be able to effectively communicate with your co-workers, clients and consumers. Sharpening your professional writing and communication skills will boost your ability to collaborate on complex projects and convey information in a way that’s compelling and clear.
Business of Viral Content Creation
Learn what it takes to build your content creation enterprise
Content is king, as the saying goes. And to carve out your place in the dynamic age of digital communication, you need to sharpen your skills in gathering, evaluating and writing content for digital media publication.
Content Development and Production
Master the art of producing and sharing professional-quality content
The digital media field is growing rapidly — a trend that experts anticipate will continue far into the future. What the industry needs is people with the abilities to meet consumer demands through the design, production, distribution and maintenance of high-quality content for digital media use.
Disparities and Discrimination through an Economic Lens
Be a force for good and reduce economic disparities
Social and economic inequality are increasingly prominent features of our lives. Professionals with an economic skill set bring a distinct collection of tools to measure, analyze and create policy on these disparities.
Economic Foundations
Economic analysis is a must-have tool for professionals in the private, public and nonprofit sectors in order to study how individuals and institutions allocate resources — and the consequences of the resource distribution.
German Microcredentials
Tap into technology and experts as you learn German
Earning a microcredential in German online from Oregon State University will enhance your communication skills as you engage with the latest language-learning technologies, learn from native-speaking faculty and interact with students from all over the world.
Indigenous Studies
Oregon State University’s Indigenous Studies Minor is grounded in Indigenous knowledges, methods, and histories.
Italian Microcredentials
Introductory Italian and Intermediate Italian
Learn to speak, read and write in Italian. Italian influences are evident in everyday life all around the world, especially in fashion, food and architecture. Now you can learn the Italian language and broaden your understanding of this rich culture — online with Oregon State University.
Korean
The online Korean courses are developed and taught by the Oregon State faculty specialized in 2nd language acquisition. The personalized and engaging learning environment provides you with the tools you need to be confident in your skills and advance your career.
Medical Spanish Microcredential
Earning a microcredential in medical Spanish online can help you provide better comprehensive care to Spanish-speaking patients. With this microcredential, you’ll deepen your listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills, with a focus on health care and medical language.
Public Policy
The discipline of public policy is closely connected to the practice of policy and this program ensures that students interact with policy-makers as well as the knowledge-producers who support policy decisions. The Public Policy Major will provide students with a set of research, analytical, and management skills that will be transferable across sectors and across issue areas.
Public Policy Leadership
Our world is shaped by the policies that govern us. Whether you’re interested in the environment, housing, energy or another sector entirely, creating meaningful change takes a deep understanding of the theories and frameworks that shape policy and strong leadership skills.
Serving LGBTQIA+ Communities
When you earn a microcredential in serving LGBTQIA+ communities online from Oregon State, you’ll gain the understanding and skills you need to directly serve LGBTQIA+ communities across the country. This microcredential will introduce you to key concepts, histories and political frameworks within lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer political movements.
Spanish Microcredentials
Introductory Spanish and Intermediate Spanish
Learn to speak, read and write in Spanish. If you've never taken a Spanish class before — or if you have some experience but want to build your confidence before moving to the next level — Oregon State University's online microcredential in introductory Spanish will help you gain the language skills and proficiency you need.