Social Sciences Courses and Certifications

The European Union and International Affairs

Global power shifts, rising geopolitics and geoeconomics, growing power of non-state actors, and rising governance informality are shaping international affairs. This MOOC explores the European Union’s role and response to an evolving world order.

• edX
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cooperative entrepreneurship: organising for sustainability

Learn how cooperative entrepreneurship turns shared ownership into sustainable success. Explore how profitable businesses can be organised democratically to benefit people, strengthen communities, and protect the planet—through real cases, tools, and glo…

• edX
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Global Sustainability Governance

Explore global sustainability challenges, governance instruments, and trade policies. Gain insights from experts across disciplines to address SDGs and analyze effectiveness of global governance approaches.

• edX
• 24 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• $177.00
• 3 courses

Projecting Public Debt - The Public Debt Dynamics Tool

This two-module online course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, explains how to project the evolution of public debt (i.e., government debt) over time, for a given set of projections of the relevant macro-fiscal variables.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 3-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Policymaking for climate action and circular economy

Discover how environmental policies drive climate action and circular economy solutions through real-world case studies and expert insights from industry and government leaders.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 2-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Korean 101: Essential Expressions

Discover how to read, write, and speak basic Korean in just five weeks with this beginner-friendly course covering Hangul, greetings, daily expressions, and more - no prior knowledge needed.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Business 103: Introductory Business Law

Explore key legal concepts for business, including contracts, torts, and consumer protection. Gain practical knowledge of the U.S. legal system and its impact on commercial operations.

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

American Government: Help and Review

Comprehensive review of American government, covering constitutional democracy, political institutions, civil rights, and policy-making. Ideal for exam preparation and deepening understanding of the U.S. political system.

• Study.com
• 1 day 17 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Theories of Public Policy

Explore political, social, and economic contexts shaping policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation through theories, frameworks, and real-world case studies.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

College Macroeconomics: Homework Help Resource

Comprehensive video lessons covering key macroeconomic concepts, from scarcity and market equilibrium to fiscal policies and international trade, designed to assist with homework and exam preparation.

• Study.com
• 22 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Paths to Peace and Conflict: From the Body to the International

Do you want to strengthen your understanding of peace and conflict processes? Join our course, where we explore peacebuilding with an inclusive and intersectional lens to shed light on ways we can strengthen peace processes.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Political Science: Help and Review

Interactive review of political science fundamentals, covering civil liberties, government forms, elections, international relations, and more. Supplement class lectures with engaging video lessons and self-assessment quizzes.

• Study.com
• 1 day 16 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Smart Cities.

Explore how New Zealand is using technology and data to design sustainable smart cities.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Laudato si': On Care for Our Common Home

A mini-course on the urgent call to action: protect the earth and its inhabitants from ruin.

• edX
• 1 week, 1-2 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

American Politics, Society, and History

Comprehensive exploration of US history, politics, society, and culture, covering constitutional traditions, government structure, race relations, gender issues, and cultural diversity.

• Coursera
• 2 days 10 hours 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course