Applied Psychology Courses and Certifications

Teachers College, Columbia University

The Science of Learning - What Every Teacher Should Know

2 ratings

A teaching course for K-12 teachers about the science of learning and how to use current research to improve classroom outcomes.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Work and Organizational Psychology

Work and Organizational Psychology is a complex discipline that bridges knowledge from psychology, sociology and business science. In this course, you will learn the basics of Work and Organizational

• Federica
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Devoxx

Applied Psychology: Psychology-based UI Improvements

Discover how to apply cognitive psychology principles to improve UI designs and take a more proactive role in the development process.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NITTTR

Student Psychology

1 rating

Understand technical students’ abilities, motivation, development, and needs to reshape classroom activities through educational psychology.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Survival Mentality: The Psychology of Staying Alive

51 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Learn how to build a robust psychological toolkit for survival in a host of life-threatening situations and emergency scenarios.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Psychology of Performance: How to Be Your Best in Life

47 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Learn how to use performance psychology and improve your mental, emotional, and physical game.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

How Ideas Spread

35 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Gain insight into the fascinating world of viral trends and your own decision-making behaviors with this course taught by a best-selling author and professor.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 5 hours 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Extreme Offenders: Psychological Insights

32 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

A forensic psychologist examines the troubled minds, motives, and crimes of serial, spree, and mass murderers through 12 notorious cases.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 7 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

13 ratings at OpenLearn

The athlete’s journey through sport can be characterised by several transitions and periods of change. This course is designed to help you understand that journey, whether in reference to ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

5 ratings at OpenLearn

Sport can place high levels of stress on athletes, coaches and others involved. If unable to cope with these stresses they may be vulnerable to developing burnout. This free course, Learning from ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Developing resilience in sport

4 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Developing resilience in sport, you will explore how the concept of resilience can support athletes on their athletic development journey. You will examine how resilience can ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Psychology of Learning

Explores how motivation, memory, cognition, diversity, and learning theories shape self-regulated, collaborative, experiential, multimedia, and personalized learning.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Psychology of Cyber Crime and Digital Behavioural Analysis

Examines how deception, manipulation, fraud, and other online behaviors inform psychological profiling of cybercriminals and understanding victim vulnerability.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 12, 2026
• Free Online Course

Sports Psychology

Apply psychological skills—from flow and goal setting to imagery, mindfulness, and resilience—to enhance athletic performance and support athletes through injury and career transition.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Foundations of Psychology: Concepts and Applications

An introduction to psychology’s core concepts, research methods, and applications to human behavior across education, health, work, law, and sports.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course