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Science, Engineering & Maths Courses

Whether you want to brush up on basic science and numeracy skills or master advanced topics like robotics and forensics, our online maths, science and engineering courses will help. Broaden your mind and build your STEM knowledge with top universities.

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270 Courses

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Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

An Introduction to Energy Harvesting Technology

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

UCL (University College London)

Behaviour Change Interventions: Introductory Principles and Practice

4.7 (109 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Premium course

University of Reading & The Royal Meteorological Society

Come Rain or Shine: Understanding the Weather

4.8 (273 reviews)

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

UK Health Security Agency

Dental Radiography: Radiation Protection in Dental Practice

4.9 (98 reviews)

5 weeks

1 hr per week

Premium course

BoxPlay & FutureLearn

Applications of Calculus

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Environmental Challenges: Justice in Natural Resource Management

4.7 (27 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Lincoln

Introduction to Statistics without Maths: Regressions

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Lincoln

Navigating the Cosmos: From Spiral to Jellyfish Galaxies

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds & University of Pretoria

A Nutritional Approach to Agriculture and Food Security

4.5 (23 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Anatomy: Know Your Abdomen

4.7 (267 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Pragmatic AI Labs

Applied Local Large Language Models

4 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Causes of Human Disease: Exploring Cancer and Genetic Disease

4.7 (54 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Chemical Engineering: Shaping a Sustainable Future

4.3 (10 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds & Africap

Climate Change and Resilience in Food Systems

4.6 (48 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Atmospheric Chemistry

4.7 (14 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Chemical Products

4.5 (23 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Global Challenges

4.0 (5 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Medicinal Chemistry

4.6 (38 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Discovering Science: Science Writing

4.7 (49 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Ecology and Wildlife Conservation

4.6 (295 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Exploring Anatomy: the Human Abdomen

4.8 (77 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Exploring Cancer Medicines

4.3 (91 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

MedTech: Exploring the Human Genome

4.4 (26 reviews)

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment

4.6 (29 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Renewable Energy: Achieving Sustainability through Bioenergy

4.5 (20 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Renewable Energy: Sustainable Electricity Supply with Microgrids

4.4 (10 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds

Transport Systems: Global Issues and Future Innovations

4.8 (46 reviews)

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)

Paediatric Gastroenterology: Management of Foreign Body Ingestion in Children

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Pragmatic AI Labs

Getting Started with Generative AI

3 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Next Generation Sequencing Technologies: Principles and Applications

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Deakin University & Hycel

Exploring Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems and Balance of Plant (BOP)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Premium course

Wellcome Connecting Science

Genomics for Educators

4.8 (50 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

The University of Nottingham

Deep Learning for Bioscientists

5 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Lincoln

Introduction to Statistics without Maths: Basic Inferential Statistics

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Lincoln

Introduction to Statistics without Maths: Combining Data

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Lincoln

Introduction to Statistics without Maths: Descriptive Statistics

2 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Nottingham

Prepare For Your Science Degree

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Leeds, Click Start & Institute of Coding

Fundamental Skills in Engineering Design

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

Foundation for Rare Diseases & European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases

Innovative Therapies and Personalised Medicine for Rare Diseases

4.6 (5 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Aberystwyth University

Get Smart with Grass: Grazing Management and Animal Nutrition

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Deakin University

Renewable Energy Microgrid (REM): Advancing Energy Transition

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

UK Electronic Skills Foundation

An Introduction to Electronic Engineering

4.8 (22 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Free digital upgrade

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lactation After Loss: Choices for Bereaved Parents

2 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

Coventry University

An Introduction to Building Information Modelling

4.7 (44 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

King's College London, Syria Development Centre & Syrian Board of Medical Specialities

Statistical Analysis for Health Research

4.5 (6 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova

Getting to Know Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies: More than Science in a Lab

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Understanding Islamic Banking for Businesses

6 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Applications of AI Technology

4.5 (21 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics

4.3 (17 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Introduction to Translational Research: Connecting Scientists and Medical Doctors

5.0 (6 reviews)

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Molecular Biology: How to Detect Pathogens in Aquaculture

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Core Topics in Chemical Engineering: Diffusion and Mass Transfer

6 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Introduction to Lasers

4 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Introduction to Sharks

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

RMIT University & EIT Urban Mobility

Designing Walkability in Cities

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

NHS England & St George's, University of London

Genomics in the NHS: A Clinician's Guide to Genomic Testing for Rare Disease

5.0 (23 reviews)

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs using Multidisciplinary Teams

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Bergen, NORCE & HVL

Introduction to Offshore Wind Energy

4.8 (5 reviews)

6 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) of RWTH Aachen University & PEM Motion

Exploring the World of Electric Buses: Advancing Zero-Emission Public Transport

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Pharmacotherapy: Understanding Biotechnology Products

4.6 (14 reviews)

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

King's College London

Introduction to Data Science for Healthcare Professionals

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

SDG 14: Global Action for Marine Conservation

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Taipei Medical University

Sustainable Building and Energy Efficiency Development

6 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Historic Buildings and Built Environment

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food & Queen's University Belfast

Introduction to Food Science

4.6 (81 reviews)

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food & University of Turin

Consumer and Environmental Safety: Food Packaging and Kitchenware

4.8 (18 reviews)

5 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food & University of Cambridge

Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology

4.8 (88 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food & University of Reading

Innovation in Arable Farming: Technologies for Sustainable Farming Systems

4.4 (19 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food & University of Turin

Le microbiome humain

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food, University of Turin & Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Science Communication and Public Engagement

4.6 (32 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT Food & University of Turin

The Human Microbiome

4.6 (187 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Introduction to Health Research Ethics

4.9 (54 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Understanding Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Delabelling

4.7 (6 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Glasgow

Getting Started with Teaching Data Science in Schools

4.5 (13 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Introduction to Biosafety for Modern Biotechnology

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of York

The Mathematics of Cryptography: From Ancient Rome to a Quantum Future

4.7 (9 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Edinburgh

The Discovery of the Higgs Boson

4.5 (15 reviews)

7 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Deakin University

Introduction to Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis

2 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

Cumplimiento de la bioseguridad en las granjas avícolas europeas

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

UCL (University College London)

Introduction to Quantum Computing

2 weeks

5 hrs per week

Premium course

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

Járványvédelmi előírások az európai baromfigazdaságokban

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

Zgodność środków bioasekuracji na fermach drobiu w Europie

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Reading & Walker Institute

Planet Partners: Tackling the Climate Crisis Together

4.5 (22 reviews)

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Davidson Institute of Science Education at the Weizmann Institute of Science

An Introduction to Recreational Math: Fun, Games, and Puzzles

4.5 (187 reviews)

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) & Climate Solutions

Climate Solutions: Malawi

5 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

De naleving van bioveiligheidsmaatregelen in Europese pluimveebedrijven

4 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Laboratory Biosafety: Introduction to Risk Assessment and Managing Biohazards

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

L’Observance de la Biosécurité en Elevages Avicoles Européens

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT RawMaterials & LUT University

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing: Costs Structures and Benefits

4.6 (14 reviews)

4 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

Il rispetto della biosicurezza negli allevamenti avicoli europei

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of York

Introduction to Nursing: Bioscience, Psychology, and Sociology

4.8 (81 reviews)

3 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Advanced Research Techniques in Parasitology

6 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

RMIT University & Business and Human Rights Centre (BHRIGHT)

Advancing Social Impact with Digital Technologies

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education

Introduction to Aviation and Big Data Applications

4.2 (5 reviews)

4 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Nottingham

Foundations of Science for Undergraduate Degrees

4.4 (5 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

RMIT University & RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub

Introduction to DAOs: Decentralised Autonomous Organisations

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Deakin University & Hycel

The Role of Hydrogen in the Clean Energy Transition

4.5 (17 reviews)

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Padova

4.0 Shades of Digitalisation for the Chemical and Process Industries

4 weeks

5 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

EIT RawMaterials

Batteries for the Energy Transition: Exploring the Sustainable Value Chain

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Foundation for Rare Diseases & European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases

From Lab to Clinic: Translational Research for Rare Diseases

4.9 (15 reviews)

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Glasgow

Understanding and Measuring the Earth’s Energy Imbalance

4.5 (6 reviews)

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The Association of Corporate Treasurers

Treasury: Managing Financial Risk

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

Federation University

Kickstart Your Endurance Training

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Federation University

Measure Your Endurance Training

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Federation University

Sustaining Your Endurance Training

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

University of Padova, NetPoulSafe & EU (Horizon 2020 Project)

Biosecurity Compliance in European Poultry Farms

4 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The University of Kent & SOCORRO

Combatting Corrosion: An Introduction to SOCORRO

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Reading

Heart Health: A Beginner's Guide to Cardiovascular Disease

4.9 (104 reviews)

4 weeks