The 3-credit graduate diploma program (GDip types 2 and 3) in Northern Studies provides an interdisciplinary education to individuals who wish to become suitably qualified to support public- and private-sector decision making in the provincial and territorial north of Canada. The graduate diploma shares the specific objectives of the MA/MSc in Northern Studies, namely: 1) to provide advanced academic training for federal and northern public servants, for northerners, and for students seeking to develop a career in the North; 2) to provide skills enabling students to access and interpret information from a variety of disciplines, to apply it in a context relevant to their profession, and to develop recommendations for their agencies and institutions based on available research; 3) to foster the development of writing and presentation skills to support enhanced and informed decision making in the North; 4) to provide foundational knowledge of biophysical and social contexts and processes in northern Canada, and of northern policy making. The diploma program shares 2.0 core credits with the MA/MSc in Northern Studies, as well as 1.0 credit in additional coursework chosen from a pre-approved list of options. The graduate diploma program does not include an experiential learning component.