Sociology Courses and Certifications

Contemporary India

33 ratings at Coursera

Examine India since 1947: partition and post-independence politics, economic liberalisation, foreign policy, feminist struggles, and the living Ramayana and folk art traditions.

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

Become a Peer Sponsor: Intro to Military Transition Support

Learn to sponsor transitioning service members: build supportive relationships, connect veterans to VSOs, set SMARTER goals, and apply suicide prevention and mindfulness practices.

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

Effective Engagement of Civil Society in Development

631 ratings at Coursera

Learn what makes civil society organizations effective in development: international commitments, multi-stakeholder dialogue, CSO accountability and transparency, donor cooperation, and enabling legal and regulatory environments.

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

Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea

324 ratings at Coursera

Trace how gender reshaped Korean society: Confucian Joseon patriarchy, the modern family, male and female beauty standards, sexuality, and today's feminist debates.

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

Career Certificate

Anti-Racism

326 ratings at Coursera

Learn critical race theory, the historical and linguistic construction of race in the US, and intersectionality, then build an anti-racism practice and community outreach project.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

University of Pennsylvania;  Unicef

Social Norms, Social Change II

455 ratings at Coursera

Learn how social norms shift: scripts and schemas, norm abandonment, interventions like legal reform and economic incentives, and trendsetters and edutainment as engines of change.

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

The City and You: Find Your Best Place

157 ratings at Coursera

Examine why cities drive economic prosperity, global urbanization, the creative city, the New Urban Crisis and Covid-19's impact, then apply a framework to choose where to live.

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

Anti-Racism I

301 ratings at Coursera

Learn to define whiteness, White privilege and systemic racism, distinguish being not racist from anti-racist, and apply anti-racist concepts to issues like defunding the police.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 5 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

CEC;  Central University of Punjab

Reading, Writing & Reasoning for Sociology

Learn to turn critical reading into ethical, publishable sociology research writing.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

3 ratings

Build a deeper understanding of gender identity through real-life stories of transgender youth. This interactive course combines illustrated narratives and expert insights to help you foster inclusive

• edX
• 1 week, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Leading Sustainable Community Transformation

265 ratings at Coursera

Apply systems thinking, conduct assessments, map relationships, and design stakeholder engagement strategies that build trust and lead community and organizational transformation.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

American Deaf Culture

395 ratings at Coursera

Deafness as a culture, not a disability: examine audism, Deaf core values, language acquisition and ASL, and U.S. laws shaping deaf education.

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

Ally Up (50% off to celebrate launch of new allyship book!)

5900 ratings at Udemy

Connecting across different identities to build a fairer, more inclusive workplace and world. Together.

• Udemy
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Gender Analytics Capstone Project

22 ratings at Coursera

Apply an intersectional gender lens to a real-world case: analyze quantitative and qualitative evidence, reframe the problem, prototype a solution, and build a change plan.

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