Global Affairs Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Global Affairs Explained

17 ratings at Coursera

Achieve global affairs literacy: learn the principles shaping world politics, how actors operate within the international system, and the challenges facing the twenty-first century.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Global Affairs Explained: The Fundamentals

11 ratings at Coursera

Learn to identify the actors and forces shaping global affairs, trace globalization's history since the 19th century, and assess the theories policymakers use to interpret world events.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Global Affairs Explained: Managing the International System

Learn how states pursue their interests abroad: foreign policy tools, international law, global organizations, trade and economic statecraft, and global security.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Global Affairs Explained: Twenty-First Century Challenges

Examine twenty-first century global challenges — global health, migration, climate change, development, cybersecurity and AI — and evaluate how policymakers respond to their interconnections.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Tsinghua Global Summer School 2021

Innovation for Sustainable Development Tsinghua Global Summer School 2021

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Climate Change and Global Affairs

20 ratings at Coursera

Achieve climate literacy: trace the natural and human causes of warming, weigh mitigation and adaptation approaches, and assess local, national, and international policy responses.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Strategic Communications

Explore how strategic communications shapes societal narratives, influences political outcomes, and redefines power dynamics in a fast-changing global landscape.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Problemas contemporáneos en la política mundial

Explora los principales problemas de la política mundial y aprende cómo los recientes acontecimientos han cuestionado el orden y la paz mundial

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China Foreign Affairs University

西语国家国情文化概况

梳理西语国家的政治、经济、历史与文化，帮助学习者从宏观上把握其基本国情。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

AI in Global Competition: The Intelligence Edge

Assess how AI reshapes intelligence operations: competitive landscapes, the strategic risks of falling behind in AI development, and AI-driven open-source intelligence case studies.

• Coursera
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

University of Geneva;  Leiden University

Global Affairs Final Project

Write an article-length essay on a critical international issue, drawing on field research and visual and written evidence, and exchange peer feedback with other students.

• Coursera
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Política global

Únete a nosotros en una aventura cosmopolita a través de política, sociedad, conflictos y naturaleza y pregúntate, mientras miramos hacia el futuro de la humanidad, si hay un orden global que sea lo s

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tsinghua Global Summer School 2022

Explore global perspectives and cross-cultural learning through interactive lectures, workshops, and cultural activities led by renowned Tsinghua University faculty and international experts.

• XuetangX
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

International migrations :a global issue

1 rating

Examine how international migration reshapes the world: refugees and environmentally displaced persons, Europe and French flows, citizenship, borders, and global governance of mobility.

• France Université Numerique
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Certificate

International Organizations Management

10 ratings

This course provides an overview of the management challenges international organizations & NGOs are faced with. You will learn key theoretical frameworks and practical tools to excel in this environment.

• Coursera
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course