A nanocourse delivers topical content via didactic lectures and hands-on problem-solving or application sessions in real-time, face-to-face with skilled instructors. The one tenet that sets a nanocourse apart from the usual short courses available online or through institutes, is the real-time feedback and tailored brainstorming for applying newly acquired niche knowledge to YOUR specific problem/ issue/ skills.

Each nanocourse runs for one to two days, eight hours per day, with sessions administered by experienced faculty and industry experts. Acceptance into a nanocourse is competitive to maintain a good instructor-participant ratio for personalized training. Therefore, each nanocourse has it’s own registration form which is used by instructors to determine the alignment of course objectives with registrant goals.
Registration dates are announced at least 2 months in advance of course dates and registrants are admitted based on instructor-determined match between course content, participant level of experience, and their learning/ research needs.

Participants must be prepared to bring their own laptop and may be required to download some materials in advance, especially for computational courses. Lunch is not provided but is available at nearby campus locations. Prior to the course, participants other than faculty will be asked to submit a signed supervisor endorsement form, acknowledging PI/ supervisor support for the individual to be away from their lab for the entire duration of the course. Once accepted, attendance is mandatory so we recommend blocking your calendar for the nanocourse dates and promptly notifying us if you need to drop or withdraw from a course for any reason.

We work with the UTSW Graduate Programs and UTSW registrar to award academic credit for most of our courses.

For every nanocourse, a certificate of completion can be issued upon request by an attendee who has successfully attended the entire nanocourse and demonstrated interactions with our instructors.