Social Sciences Courses and Certifications

Duke;  Emory University;  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Copyright for Educators & Librarians

8 ratings

Empowering educators and librarians with practical knowledge of US copyright law, focusing on legal permissions and creative teaching opportunities in various educational settings.

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

Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You

9 ratings

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

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

Introduction to Communication Science

7 ratings

Explore communication theories, models, and concepts across mass, interpersonal, and intrapersonal domains. Gain insights into the field's history, dominant paradigms, and cultural impact.

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

Terrorism and Counterterrorism

12 ratings

What is the danger of terrorism, and how can the world respond effectively?

• edX
• 7 weeks, 8-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Securing Digital Democracy

6 ratings

Explore the security risks and potential of electronic voting, covering past, present, and future technologies, computer security, human factors, and policy implications for digital democracy.

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

Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science

6395 ratings at Coursera

Explore the foundations and key findings of positive psychology with its founder, learning research-based skills to increase well-being and flourish throughout life.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Microeconomics: When Markets Fail

5 ratings

Explore market imperfections, their consequences, and potential remedies. Learn to analyze and evaluate real-world market outcomes through weekly exercises and current event applications.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fighting Hate Speech with AI and Social Science

Exploring AI and social science approaches to combat hate speech online, discussing research on classifying hate and counter speech patterns to promote civility in digital spaces.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Network Experiments on the Emergence of Shared Categories across Cultures

Exploring how large communication networks lead to similar category systems across cultures, challenging traditional theories and offering insights into cultural evolution and shared understanding.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

Institutions, Innovation, and the Social Production of Collective (Un)Intelligence

Explore how institutions and innovation shape collective intelligence, examining scientific attention, discovery limitations, and strategies for fostering creativity in research and knowledge production.

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

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

What is "Race" in Algorithmic Discrimination on the Basis of Race?

Explore the complex relationship between race and algorithmic discrimination, examining causal effects and proposing a constructivist theory to address discrimination in machine learning.

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

The National Centre for Research Methods

Research Methods Pedagogy

1 rating

Explore innovative approaches to teaching research methods in the digital age, focusing on effective pedagogical strategies and methodological learning techniques.

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

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

Voces de cambio social

574 ratings at Coursera

Aprende de jóvenes emprendedores sociales cómo crear un cambio positivo y sostenible. Desarrolla habilidades para identificar necesidades, tomar acción, escalar proyectos y generar impacto duradero en tu comunidad.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

America's Unwritten Constitution

5 ratings

An introduction to basic techniques of constitutional interpretation.

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

Econometrics: Methods and Applications

7 ratings

Learn to analyze economic data using regression models, handle endogeneity, binary choice, and time series data. Gain practical skills in forecasting and decision-making across various business fields.

• Coursera
• 2 days 18 hours 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course