Media Literacy Courses and Certifications

Sorbonne University;  University of Copenhagen;  University of Warsaw;  University of Milan;  Charles University;  4EU+ Alliance

Data Literacy – What is it and why does it matter?

457 ratings at Coursera

Data is not neutral: examine user tracking and personal data law, algorithmic bias and radicalization online, and how big data reshapes knowledge production.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Science Literacy

291 ratings at Coursera

Tell science from pseudoscience: apply critical thinking to case studies, design experiments, dissect scientific papers, and judge peer review, statistics and media coverage.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age

41 ratings at Coursera

What we love builds community: analyze fandom across social media authenticity, popular music, and comic book geek culture, and the commercial forces shaping them.

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

Fandom, Social Media, and Authenticity in the Digital Age

30 ratings at Coursera

Explore fandom and participatory culture online: audit your own social media use, analyze selfies and Roxane Gay's "bad feminism," and publish a fandom immersion blog.

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

The Power of Sport in American Culture

Analyze American sports culture: unpack myths of fairness and teamwork, religious-like fandom, sport-as-war metaphors, sports and politics, and the discourse of sports advertising.

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

International Communication and East Asian Affairs (3)

Report international news across East Asia: practice non-fiction storytelling, trace radio's history, run LLM stance detection in Google Sheets, and debunk AI-generated fakes.

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

Communication in the Digital Age

An overview of how mass media and digital communication technologies shape communication, media literacy, regulation, and entertainment in the digital age.

• Study.com
• 11 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Foundations of Mass Communication & Media

Explore how mass communication shapes society: study television, radio, print and film alongside social media, communication models, and media's role in public awareness and decision-making.

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

MTLE Middle Level Communication Arts/Literature: Practice & Study Guide

Prepare for the MTLE Middle Level Communication Arts/Literature certification exam through lessons on media literacy, language development, reading, communication, grammar, and writing.

• Study.com
• 27 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Information Literacy Course

Learn to evaluate media sources critically: spot media bias, cross-check credibility, understand recommendation algorithms, and build a diversified, resilient media diet.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

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Selbstverteidigungskurs Meme Warfare - Propaganda und Desinformation in Social Media

Discover how to identify and protect yourself against modern propaganda and meme warfare in social media, learning effective strategies for maintaining critical thinking in an age of digital manipulation.

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

IT: Information

4 ratings at OpenLearn

BBC News 24, Sky News, CNN. We live in an era where news has become almost instantaneous. This free course, IT: Information, will look at how news is gathered and the technology that's used for its...

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

‘True’ Crime? Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Criminology

Develop your critical thinking skills through ‘true’ crime. This course examines the influence of media on conceptions of crime and justice, equipping learners with tools to analyze, evaluate, or even

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

Critical Evaluation in Data Science: Data, the World, and You

Are you a professional who needs to interpret data to make sound business decisions or recommendations? Are you responsible for representing data in reports or other professional publications? Perhaps

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

BANE -144: Visual Anthropology

Interprets photographs, films, and social media as cultural texts, examining how visual representation shapes identity, power, politics, and everyday life.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course