Media, Culture & Society Courses and Certifications

MJM028: Digital Media

Explore how digital media and Internet-based ICT reshape Indian society through access, participation, marginalised communities, online activism, democracy, and development.

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

国际传播(International Communication)

从电报与新闻机构到互联网时代，系统梳理国际传播的历史、理论、全球媒介基础设施与中国实践。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Sociology of Media and Communication

Explores sociological perspectives on how media and communication shape cultural and social processes through production and consumption.

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

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Literature, Culture and Media

This course aims to introduce students to an interdisciplinary framework that will allow them to explore and theorize on the intersections of literature, culture, and media.

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

International Communication (国际传播)

This course covers the basic theoretical knowledge of international communication and conducts multi-level interpretation of international communication phenomena through case studies of the background, process, and impact of international communication…

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Digital Sociology

Examine how digital transformation reshapes economies, social structures, culture, power, surveillance, and democracy in networked societies.

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

IIT Delhi;  NPTEL

Text, Textuality and Digital Media

Trace how oral, manuscript, print, and digital technologies reshape language, representation, authorship, and knowledge—from print nationalism to social media.

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

Introduction to Communication Studies

Unlock the secrets of communication. This course gives you the tools to understand how information shapes society. Master the skills to decode, create, and influence. Your journey to becoming a communication expert starts here.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

(UPI) Chapter 11: Cybersecurity and Society Course (How To)

28-minute College Credit course: In this chapter, the discussion examines the multifaceted impact of cybersecurity on society by focusing on how th...

• Treehouse
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Umano Digitale

56 ratings

Un viaggio nella storia dell’uomo alla ricerca del significato di uno degli aggettivi più utilizzati e fraintesi dei nostri tempi: “digitale”.

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

• Best of All Time

Advertising and Society

6 ratings

Analyze print ads and TV commercials: trace advertising's history, see inside ad agencies, decode messages about race, class, gender, and sexuality.

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

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Nation and Representation - Week 8 Lecture 48

Explore how nations construct and communicate their identity through visual symbols, imagery, and representational strategies in this focused analysis.

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

Innovation, médias et transformation digitale

10 ratings at Coursera

Une lecture critique des mutations des médias, de Gutenberg à la « googlisation », pour comprendre la transformation numérique de nos sociétés.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), New Delhi;  CEC

Society and Media

54 ratings

Examines how media and social change shape one another, from digital participation to marginality and youth culture.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Creative Insights: Behind The Scenes of Street Dreams Radio

Creative Insights: Behind The Scenes of Street Dreams Radio with Maachew Bentley

• CreativeLive
• 3 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course