Social Sciences Courses and Certifications

Extreme Offenders: Psychological Insights

32 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Delve into the minds of notorious killers through psychological analysis, exploring motives, behaviors, and societal impacts of extreme criminal acts.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 7 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Introduction to UK immigration law and becoming an immigration advisor

31 ratings at OpenLearn

This free introductory course is designed to introduce UK immigration law and advice. It has been designed for anyone with an interest in immigration law and advice. It is likely to be of ...

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

The Royal College of Pathologists

How to Embody Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging - Professor Kamila Hawthorne

6 ratings

Explore strategies for fostering diversity, inclusion, and belonging in professional settings, with insights from Professor Kamila Hawthorne on creating fair training pathways and addressing systemic issues.

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

Privacy, Property, and Free Speech: Law and the Constitution

30 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore legal challenges in balancing individual rights, business interests, and law enforcement in the digital age. Gain insights on privacy, property, and free speech from a legal expert.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Criminology beyond crime

30 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Criminology beyond crime, examines the notion of 'social harm' as an alternative to the legal definition of 'crime'. To illustrate this concept, the course considers developments ...

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

Pilot Lecture: Myths of Learning and Memory

28 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Discover the right strategies for learning and memory to master information.</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Scottish courts and the law

27 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Scottish courts and the law, explores the role, function and purpose of the courts in Scotland and their relationship with the law. You consider the way in which cases come to ...

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

This course offers a mix of video lectures and interviews, readings, online resources and exercises to gain both knowledge and practical skills to understand the actual landscape of wage setting.

• iversity
• 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

An introduction to social work

25 ratings at OpenLearn

Do you want to learn more about the social work role and develop your understanding of some of the theory associated with social work practice? This free course, An introduction to social work, ...

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

Learning Japanese: A Gateway into Culture

24 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

<p>Learn the Language of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”</p>

• The Great Courses Plus
• 16 hours 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Future is Public

23 ratings at iversity

Explore how workers and trade unions can resist commercialization while building sustainable public services in health, energy, transport, and water sectors.

• iversity
• 3 hours 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Race, ethnicity and crime

23 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Race, ethnicity and crime, briefly examines the relationships between race and ethnicity, and crime, criminalisation and criminal justice. It considers the relationship between ...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

How Digital Technology Shapes Us

21 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore our relationship with AI, robots, computing technology, video games, and much more as you examine the technologies that are rapidly transforming life in the 21st century.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 10 hours 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Demographic Transition in Europe - Global Problems of Population Growth

1 rating

Explore Europe's demographic shift: from marriage-controlled fertility to individual choice, rapid population growth, and increased life expectancy, reshaping societal norms and human experiences.

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

Roman Architecture: Making Mini Romes on the Western Frontier - Lecture 21

1 rating

Explore Roman architecture in Western provinces, focusing on urban design, theaters, temples, and aqueducts. Learn about "Romanization" and the creation of miniature Romes in conquered territories.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video