Social Issues Courses

Learn about social issues online with flexible online courses exploring the modern world's most pressing social problems.

Courses
36 Courses

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

University of York

Digital Wellbeing

4.6 (79 reviews)

Do digital technologies affect our wellbeing? Explore the concepts of health, relationships and society in the digital age.

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The International Platform on Sport and Development, Commonwealth Secretariat & Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Sport for Sustainable Development: Designing Effective Policies and Programmes

4.8 (43 reviews)

Explore the ways in which sport can actively contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and other objectives.

4 weeks

5 hrs per week

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The Open University

Understanding Global Development Management

4.4 (7 reviews)

Build your knowledge of the global development sector and discover how development can be managed with this online course.

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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European University Institute (EUI)

Why Do People Migrate? Theories

4.4 (10 reviews)

Explore theories about migration in greater depth and learn how migration is a constant phenomenon throughout human history.

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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The University of Glasgow

Working Supportively With Refugees: Principles, Skills and Perspectives

4.7 (32 reviews)

Learn how the principles of psychological well-being, communication and interpretation can benefit your work with refugees

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Coventry University

Overtourism

4.2 (9 reviews)

Consider the potential challenges and solutions of overtourism in tourism management and explore the negative impacts of tourism.

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Connecticut
New

Black Agency: Resistance and Resilience

4.2 (5 reviews)

Explore the history of anti-Black racism and reflect on how Black and non-Black people can build resilience to confront prejudice.

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of Basel

Entrepreneurship in Nonprofits

4.6 (9 reviews)

Take a look at the world of social entrepreneurship and familiarize yourself with new concepts and methods of entrepreneurship.

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

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Microcredentials
1 Microcredential

Our online microcredentials are designed to upskill you for work in rapidly-growing industries, without the time and cost commitment of a full degree. They can be used as an independent certification, and some even offer academic credit to use towards a degree. Each microcredential also includes a formal online assessment.

The University of Kent

International Relations: Politics in Turbulent Times

Explore key political challenges confronting diplomacy in the 21st century and enhance your knowledge of modern global politics.

3 courses

12 weeks

Postgraduate

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Degrees
3 Degrees

Discover online degrees from leading universities. Develop your knowledge with an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

The University of Newcastle Australia

Bachelor of Arts

Enrich your mind, diversify your skills and safeguard your future with our new work-ready arts degree at the University of Newcastle (UON).

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The Open University

PgC Global Development Management

Build the skills needed by a development manager and learn to analyse the complex contexts in which development takes place with this postgraduate certificate.

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