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Put languages and culture in the spotlight

Discover new languages, explore different cultures, learn to teach English and more with these online language courses.

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Discover short online courses, in-depth programs or a full postgraduate degrees. Learn on desktop, tablet or mobile.

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15 Courses

Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with our short online courses.

The University of Edinburgh

The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

4.7 (14 reviews)

7 weeks

5 hrs per week

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The Open University

Start Writing Fiction

4.7 (924 reviews)

8 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The Open University

Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

4.8 (484 reviews)

8 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Sheffield

Literature of the English Country House

4.7 (276 reviews)

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Newcastle University

Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Roman Frontier

4.9 (176 reviews)

6 weeks

4 hrs per week

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The Open University

In the Night Sky: Orion

4.3 (62 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Dundee & BSAC

Antimicrobial Stewardship: Managing Antibiotic Resistance

4.7 (79 reviews)

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

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UEA (University of East Anglia)

An Introduction to Screenwriting

4.8 (882 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Strathclyde

Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree

4.8 (1187 reviews)

6 weeks

4 hrs per week

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The University of Glasgow

Robert Burns: Poems, Songs and Legacy

4.8 (226 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Cardiff University

Working with Translation: Theory and Practice

4.8 (221 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

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The University of Glasgow

Early Modern Scottish Palaeography: Reading Scotland's Records

4.8 (171 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Southampton

Jane Austen: Myth, Reality and Global Celebrity

4.8 (216 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Roehampton

The Tudors

4.7 (807 reviews)

6 weeks

5 hrs per week

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Amnesty International UK

Defending Dignity: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

4.5 (215 reviews)

3 weeks

1 hr per week

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Learn a language or explore a new culture

Have you ever wanted to get to know the locals when travelling? Or perhaps just wanted to travel more? Language might be the key. Speaking the native language can help you understand a culture or country, while being able to teach a language, or teach English, could help you explore new places all over the world.

Discover new opportunities by learning or teaching a language

FutureLearn online language courses will introduce you to countries, cultures and language basics helping you build a foundation of knowledge for studying or working abroad. Or choose a language teaching course or English language teaching (ELT) course and learn the fundamentals of language teaching so you’re ready to become a language teacher.