Geotechnical Engineering Courses

Personal development planning for engineering

10 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Personal development planning for engineering, has been written in keeping with the requirements of UK-SPEC and the professional engineering institutions (e.g. ImechE, IET etc). ...

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

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

7 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Systems engineering: Challenging complexity, examines system engineering and why it is important. You will learn to identify and evaluate the importance of relationships within ...

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

Systems engineering: Challenging complexity

8 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore how systems engineering tackles complexity by evaluating relationships, stakeholder importance, demands, choices, and constraints.

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

Introducing vectors for engineering applications

2 ratings at OpenLearn

Applied mathematics is a key skill for practicing engineers and mathematical modelling is an ever-increasing field within engineering. This free course, Introducing vectors for engineering ...

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

Toys and engineering materials

3 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Toys and engineering materials, introduces engineering in context. It explores the variation in materials and composite materials, and provides real-life examples of material use ...

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

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Advanced Foundation Engineering

4 ratings

The advanced theories and design of various foundation components will be discussed in a logical way. The earth pressure theories for designing the retaining walls will be discussed. The codal provisions of the design of various types of foundation will…

• YouTube
• 1 day 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Industrial Safety Engineering

4 ratings

Learn to prevent industrial accidents through safety-by-design, hazard identification, quantitative risk analysis, systems safety modeling, human error analysis, and accident investigation.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering: Biochemical Technology | 水处理工程：生物化学方法

2 ratings

Learn the basic principles and characteristics of biochemical technology in water and wastewater treatment engineering. This course describes the basic principles, process composition, operation chara

• edX
• 10 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach

20 ratings at edX

Discover the science and complexity of railway systems, including how their efficiency depends on the alignment of all their components.

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

Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures

11 ratings at edX

Don't let good failures go to waste! Identify the causes of failure and use this knowledge to enhance safety and improve performance.

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

Engineering for Your Classroom 4–9

Learn the knowledge, skills and resources to incorporate engineering design activities in your classroom!

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science

3 ratings

An introductory course connecting environmental engineering fundamentals—water, wastewater, air, and solid waste treatment—with life-cycle thinking and circular economy.

• YouTube
• 1 day 9 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Earth Sciences for Civil Engineering - Part 2

3 ratings

Explores geological hazards and earth processes, with applications to civil engineering projects such as dams and tunnels.

• YouTube
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Engineering of Structures Around Us

16 ratings at edX

Explore how engineers design bridges and buildings in our communities and iconic structures around the world.

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

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Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering - Prof. Dr. Deniz Üner

3 ratings

Advanced chemical reaction engineering covering reactor balances, design, non-ideal behavior, kinetics, and heterogeneous catalytic systems.

• YouTube
• 1 day
• Self-Paced
• Free Video