Sociology Courses

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence

220 reviews

Learn to recognise the signs of domestic violence and support domestic violence survivors as a health or social care worker.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Incarceration: Are Prisons a Suitable Punishment?

112 reviews

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

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

UCT

Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

98 reviews

On this course you will learn about inclusive education, understanding what barriers there are to learning and how to challenge them.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• 28th Feb, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Model Thinking

66 reviews

In this class, I present a starter kit of models: I start with models of tipping points. I move on to cover models explain the wisdom of crowds, models that show why some countries are rich and some are poor, and models that help unpack the strategic dec…

• Coursera
• 27 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture

43 reviews

Explore intercultural communication by understanding the relationship between language and cultural identity.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Love as a Force for Social Justice

1 review

The objectives of this course are: -To introduce participants to different concepts of love, to empower them to be conscious of the power of love and the possibility of practicing it in everyday life, and to highlight in particular the idea of love as a…

• Coursera
• 28 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Paradoxes of War

12 reviews

The Paradoxes of War teaches us to understand that war is not only a normal part of human existence, but is arguably one of the most important factors in making us who we are. Through this course, I hope that you will come to appreciate that war is both…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 13 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys

8 reviews

This course will cover the basic elements of designing and evaluating questionnaires. We will review the process of responding to questions, challenges and options for asking questions about behavioral frequencies, practical techniques for evaluating que…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Crossing Borders

26 reviews

Take a closer look at geographical and cultural borders and understand their effects on people who occupy them or cross them.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

UvA

Classical Sociological Theory

13 reviews

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will offer the participants an introduction into the most important classical sociological readings between the 18th and 20th century. Highly influential social science scholars, such as Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emi…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Social Norms, Social Change I

2 reviews

This is a course on social norms, the rules that glue societies together. It teaches how to diagnose social norms, and how to distinguish them from other social constructs, like customs or conventions. These distinctions are crucial for effective policy…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change

3 reviews

Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change is designed to provide learners with the best available science and insights from top scholars across the country as well as the skills to understand which interventions are the most effective to offe…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Network Dynamics of Social Behavior

1 review

How do revolutions emerge without anyone expecting them? How did social norms about same sex marriage change more rapidly than anyone anticipated? Why do some social innovations take off with relative ease, while others struggle for years without sprea…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Community Awareness: Police Brutality in the U.S.

The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery have sparked a wave of renewed protests against police brutality across the United States. These nationwide uprisings have transformed into an intense interest from the public around un…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 3 days from now (11th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Black Lives Matter

The #BlackLivesMatter movement is the most significant political movement in African American life in the United States in the last fifty years. BLM leaders denounced anti-black racism, white supremacy, and police brutality and reshaped how we think abou…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (18th Apr)
• Free Online Course (Audit)