Social Movements Courses and Certifications

Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change

Analyze how collective behavior drives societal change: examine how social movements form and function, and how coordinated individual action produces large-scale change.

• Coursera
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Duke;  Creative Time

ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements

170 ratings at Coursera

Examine socially engaged art alongside social movements like Occupy, Zapatismo, and the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, and create your own projects on embodied knowledge and public art.

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

MGPE-007 Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi

Study Gandhian approaches to peace through the strategies, leadership, and outcomes of post-Gandhian social, environmental, and global non-violent movements.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Caste in Bengal - Namashudra Movement - Week 6 Lecture 40

Explore the complex caste dynamics in Bengal and examine the significant Namashudra movement's impact on social reform and identity politics.

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

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Sub Cultures and Counterculture: Understanding Emergence, Participation, and Social Movements

Explore the origins, participants, and motivations behind subcultures while understanding counterculture movements and their societal impact.

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

Feminism and Social Justice

6408 ratings at Coursera

In the course, Professor Aptheker presents a broad definition of feminism that serves to frame three significant events in the history of feminism and social justice.

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

Histoire du Mouvement Ouvrier

Explorez l'évolution des mouvements ouvriers mondiaux pour comprendre les enjeux contemporains et développer des stratégies d'avenir face aux défis actuels.

• iversity
• 5 hours 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Black Lives Matter

82 ratings at Coursera

Trace the #BlackLivesMatter movement from slave revolts and the Black Panther Party to Trayvon Martin, Ferguson-era policing, George Floyd, and the movement's global future.

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

Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 1

Explore the scientific basis and social and health impacts of the climate crisis, then use a six-cluster, ten-solution framework to drive societal transformation.

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

From Freedom Rides to Ferguson: Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement

319 ratings at Coursera

Trace the strategy behind the Civil Rights Movement: its campaigns and phases, the activist organizations, King's six principles of nonviolence, and nonviolent conflict transformation today.

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

Ukraine: History of Civil Society

14 ratings at Coursera

Trace how Ukrainian civil society took shape: the Orange Revolution, the Revolution of Dignity, independent media, multiculturalism, and Crimean Tatar public life under occupation.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 19 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Climate Justice: Taking Action

Explore climate action through just energy transitions, policy, and a global “movement of movements” centered on who participates, who bears costs, and who benefits.

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

Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media

42 ratings at edX

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Mexican Revolution (Live Online)

40 ratings at CourseHorse

Examine one of Latin America's most transformative political upheavals and its lasting influence on Mexico and the wider Western Hemisphere.

• CourseHorse
• Self-Paced
• $355.00

What is Participatory Democracy? Theory, Activism, and Power (Live Online)

40 ratings at CourseHorse

Delve into the complexities of participatory democracy, exploring its diverse interpretations and potential for societal transformation.

• CourseHorse
• Self-Paced
• $355.00