Social Issues Courses

Learn about social issues online with flexible online courses exploring the modern world's most pressing social problems.
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Courses 23 Courses

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

University of Leeds

Incarceration: Are prisons a suitable punishment?

Explore life inside UK prisons. Learn whether this type of punishment reduces crime and if rehabilitation can prevent reoffending.

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

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University of Exeter

Understanding Gender Inequality

Gender inequality is a key challenge in society. Explore its causes and consequences and consider the ways you can overcome it.

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Yad Vashem

Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present

Join 50 leading scholars in exploring antisemitism, from its roots to its contemporary forms.

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

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St George's, University of London

Global Health Governance: Addressing Globalization and Health Inequities

Explore global health governance and the challenges facing healthcare workers and policymakers.

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Royal Holloway, University of London & UK Parliament

Beyond the Ballot: Women’s Rights and Suffrage from 1866 to Today

Explore the campaign for women’s right to vote and its impact on women’s rights and equality to the present day.

4 weeks

5 hrs per week

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European University Institute (EUI)

Interfaith Dialogue for Combating Extremism among Young People

Explore the role of interfaith education in preventing forms of violent extremism and building resilient communities.

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

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University of York

Digital Wellbeing

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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University of Bergen

Global Health, Conflict and Violence

Understand the role of medical peace work, and consider the role of healthcare workers in times of conflict and violence.

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

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Degrees 3 Degrees

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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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