Top Certificate Programs in Humanities Studies

Autograf offers two programs for foreign students wishing to come to France for studies in Applied Arts but who do not have the required level in French to go directly Bachelor or Master.

FLE Art is for students who have never been to art school, and requires no prior level of French. This curriculum consists of general FLE courses where texts and vocabulary are partially oriented towards the arts, there are also cultural excursions and introductory courses to technical and artistic culture (drawing, fine arts, PAO, ..).

This training allows obtaining a training certificate.

FLE Design is for students who already have at least three years of study in artistic fields of graphic design, digital design, interior architecture or video games. This year is for students wanting to improve their French, to access our Masters recognized by the State and who wish to improve their practical Design for learning French. This training lasts one year and consists of French courses for 3 weeks out of 4 and Bachelor of Design course in Global Design for 1 week 4. The monitoring of this training requires a level B1 French. ... [-]

The Maryvale Certificate & Diploma in Youth Ministry & School Chaplaincy is a two year, full time, distance learning programme, delivered through a range of teaching methods, including online learning, residential and 48% placement/workplace-based learning. The programme provides a practical perspective on central aspects of youth ministry/school chaplaincy.

Although currently offered as a H.E. certificate programme, the Institute intends to apply for its validation as a foundation degree in Youth Ministry & School Chaplaincy.

The Y.M.S.C. course is aimed at those already employed in either a paid or voluntary capacity in youth work/ministry/school chaplaincy and can include those who initially undertake a gap year placement in a youth centre, but who often continue into longer-term positions, including leadership.... [-]

Translation has an impact on virtually every aspect of society, politics, and economics, but how much of what you know about translation is really true? You might be surprised to learn that translation is a highly diverse and complex market - and one that's bigger than you might think.

Translation is the transfer of a written message from one language to another. Some of the biggest misconceptions about translation are:

Wits Language School offers you a wide selection of part-time short courses in African, Asian and European languages. Our courses are designed for adults and focus on the language used in everyday conversation.

NOTE: *Courses offered through private tuition only or subject to demand.

Our public courses are divided into levels and each level has two modules (A & B). Each module runs for 10 weeks (40 hours). Courses are offered on Saturday mornings, from 08h30 - 12h30, as well as Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 18h00 - 20h00.... [-]

The Wits Language School program is designed to meet the needs of participants who wish to learn South African Sign Language, a visual language that is unlike spoken languages. We provide a dynamic, fun learning environment in which to improve your skills with experienced and competent Deaf trainers. South African Sign Language (SASL) is used by approximately 2 million Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing South Africans. It is a unique and real language recognized as a first language by many members of the Deaf Community in South Africa.

Learning South African Sign Language will expose you to a new cultural and linguistic community, whilst at the same time helping you realize the importance of being able to communicate and understand Deaf people - an employee, a client, a friend, a family member. More and more hearing South Africans are learning South African Sign Language to improve relationships between hearing and Deaf people.... [-]

Translating in Professional Contexts is a six-week course highlighting the potential of translation to reshape target discourses in professional contexts.

It aims at raising awareness of processes involved in mediators' renegotiating aspects of meaning-making between languages.

A set of socio-cultural phenomena manifested through language emerge, in the process of meaning transfer, which broadens the perspective of what may be at stake in translation practice.

Professional translation contexts such as corporate advertising, media, tourism advertising, translation in academic and audiovisual contexts provide instances of shifts intended to enhance appropriateness in a target language with a view to enriching trainees' perception of intercultural variation and highlighting its importance.... [-]

The program "Writing in Greek from A to C through B" aspires to be the first online attempt to enhance the Writing skills in learners of Greek as a Second/Foreign language that have achieved one of the three learning stages, A (Basic User), B (Independent User), C (Proficient User) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (CEF, 2001). This course applies to students considered as C Proficient User) Level.

This is the third and last step out of the 3 levels in total in this learning process. Upon completion:

The learner can write clear, smoothly flowing paragraphs of increasing linguistic and cognitive complexity on any type of text type/ genre (description, narration, argumentation, summary, conclusion) in a spontaneous, flexible and efficient style. S/he can metalinguistically control the organizational structure, the coherence mechanisms, and the explicit or implicit shades of meaning in all the aforementioned text types.... [-]

The program "Writing in Greek from A to C through B" aspires to be the first online attempt to enhance the Writing skills in learners of Greek as a Second/Foreign language that have achieved one of the three learning stages, A (Basic User), B (Independent User), C (Proficient User) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (CEF, 2001). This course applies to students considered as B (Independent User) Level.

This is the second step out of the 3 levels in total in this learning process. Upon completion:

The learner can write clear, detailed paragraphs of increasing structural complexity on a variety of subjects related to his/her field of interest with increasing degree of abstraction, and synthesize and evaluate information and arguments from a number of sources by explaining his/ her own viewpoint.... [-]

The program "Writing in Greek from A to C through B" aspires to be the first online attempt to enhance the Writing skills in learners of Greek as a Second/Foreign language that have achieved one of the three learning stages, A (Basic User), B (Independent User), C (Proficient User) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (CEF, 2001). This course applies to students considered as A (Basic User) Level.

This is the first level of a 3 level system offered in total, in this online course. Here, the participant will come across a first approach of learning how to write in Greek, but as mentioned before, those who will apply for the course should have previous experience/lessons that will qualify him for attendance; otherwise, it will be difficult for him/her to follow the learning process.... [-]

This online course focuses on presenting the evolution of the Ancient Greek Theater starting from the 5th century BC till the 20th-21st century. Greek theatre, mostly developed in Athens, is the root of the Western tradition, while the word’s root also originates as Greek. It was part of a performance culture that evolved in classical Greece and included festivals, religious rituals, politics, funerals and many more.

The tragedy is also a word originated from Greece and as it turns out, the dramatic performances were really important to the Athenians.

The course answers to questions like In what context was ancient Greek drama written and produced in classical Athens? What were a performance tragedy and comedy like? What factors did contribute to the survival of a small number of ancient plays to present day? When did the first modern public production take place? Which are the most significant trends and tendencies observed in the staging of ancient Greek drama in modern times?... [-]

Classical Greece is considered to be the influential culture which is linked with the foundation of modern Western culture and stands as the substructure of Western civilization. A great number of ideas and practices that were conceived and elaborated during the Classical era, continue to play an important role in modern life. Vases, sculptures, written sources and other archaeological finds were the ultimate source that provided all the stages of their life and a fully detailed description of the ancient Greek citizen and that seems to be just one out of many reasons to find the ancient Greek culture so mesmerizing.

This online course aims to acquaint participants with the "core" of classical civilization, which is the foundation of western culture, through monuments by introducing the concepts of the ideal citizen, democracy, and philosophical thought as reflected theoretically and practically in ancient Greek religion.... [-]

The present course “An Itinerary from Classical Past to Future: The City & the Theatre” is a journey in Greek history and civilization, seen through the prism of the classical city-state and ancient theatre. We start by learning about the city, including its development, structure and how the buildings were developed in the urban center and lastly the complexity of its architecture.

Further on, the lessons extend to the decisive role of religion in the Greek political life, where Gods and Heroes play a particular role in all the decisions taken for common activity and life. Gladly, we have full access to their daily life routine and their community values, due to vases, sculptures, written sources and other archaeological finds that provide us all the necessary details. Last but not least the course gives us a chance to examine how many of the lifestyles of ancient Greeks survive with stunning continuity in modern society.... [-]

This online course aims to offer a journey to the fascinating developments in Greek art from ca. 1200 to ca. 30 BCE. The participant will have a unique chance to learn the very beginning of the Art developed in Greece and its evolution.

The course learning journey begins with the decoration of tombs, till the first jewelry design. Even if you’re new to all this, it will surely be a good start to discover such peculiar forms of art and even more, get one fine first taste of the Greek culture, which will make you ask for more.

Greek art is instantly recognizable worldwide, even though most non-specialists find it difficult to understand its development or even name some of its most typical examples. Looking at Greek art in museums, illustrated books or tv documentaries may be fun, though it can sometimes leave the viewer none the wiser as to its secrets. Why did the Greeks invent naturalism? Why did they paint their pots? Did they really exercise or even fight in the nude? In short, what is “Greek” about Greek art? The programme addresses these and many more questions through richly illustrated lectures and carefully planned assignments.... [-]

Minoan Crete was a rich, varied and complex culture whose achievements in every aspect of life have been studied and are still being studied worldwide. In this course, we aim to further understand the significance of the Minoan Rituals and their relation to the rituals of modern civilizations. The ritual is a total of practices that have a spiritual and/or indicative character. It is also considered as the performance of an act with formality and solemnity.

The content of this online course gives us the chance to meet a world in which gods, goddesses, monsters, magic and religious symbolism play a significant role. Think of how many similar rituals, with a formal substance, operate as milestones in our lives nowadays. All of the above will be analyzed further and in detail in this online course part of the Arts and Culture category. After successfully completing the lessons, the participant will receive a training certificate while acquiring a magnificent one time experience.... [-]

This online course explores the archaeological evidence from the Aegean area, Cyprus and other regions of eastern Mediterranean during prehistoric/protohistoric times, focusing on specific subjects. This programme comprises four different modules. Each module is divided into three or four lessons. Each lesson will be accompanied by relevant iconographic material, selective bibliography as well as comprehensive chronological tables. The content of the modules focuses on presenting:

the most popular imaginary creatures in Minoan iconography

the diseases and the cure methods/practices in Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Aegean during later Prehistory