Global Diplomacy Courses

SOAS University of London;  University of London

Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy in the Modern World

7 ratings

Examine diplomacy as a practice shaped by history, power and culture: negotiation successes and failures, the qualities of a good diplomat, cultural and institutional diplomacy, and its futures.

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

SOAS University of London;  University of London

Global Diplomacy: the United Nations in the World

1924 ratings at Coursera

Explore the United Nations system: its founding and agencies, Security Council power and the veto, human rights machinery, humanitarian crisis response, and debates over reform.

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

Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety

10 ratings

An introduction to the emerging field of global healthcare quality.

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

The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910

25 ratings

Trace how the world was transformed from 1760 to 1910: commercial and military revolutions, Atlantic democratic revolutions, revolutionary wars, and the rise of national industrial states and empires.

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

• Best of All Time

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

7 ratings at edX

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

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

Global Entrepreneurial Marketing - Lynda Smith and Victoria Woo

7 ratings

Explore how entrepreneurs can identify customers, understand what they want, and reach them in a changing global landscape.

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

Readings in Global Health (2017)

3 ratings

Learn about the most pressing issues in global health through a series of reviews and interviews with leading experts.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Nitrogen: A Global Challenge

20 ratings

Learn about the global nitrogen challenge, how nitrogen has helped human civilization to develop, and how its misuse now threatens us. This course is also available with captions in the following lang

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

Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective

8 ratings at edX

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

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

A Global History of Architecture

10 ratings

Learn about humanity’s rich architectural history on this journey around the globe – from 100,000 BCE to ca. 1,600 CE.

• edX
• 13 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation

222 ratings at edX

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale—learning how to generate innovative, scalable intervention strategies that supports early childhood deve

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

The Global Financial Crisis

12 ratings

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner and Professor Andrew Metrick survey the causes, events, policy responses, and aftermath of the recent global financial crisis.

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

Carbon Capture and Storage: Principles, Processes, and Global Developments

2 ratings

A concise look at why carbon capture and storage is used, how it works, its potential risks, and projects underway around the world.

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

Stanford Seminar - Designing Culturally-Relevant Educational Technology at a Global Scale

1 rating

Designing educational technology for the Global South by accounting for cultural context, physical infrastructure, and human support.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Accelerating Energy Transitions - Understanding Global Energy Sources and Future Changes

1 rating

A brief look at where energy comes from, why it matters, and the transitions reshaping how it is produced.

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