Social Media Courses

Learning, Media, and Technology

Explore how digital technologies transform learning across all ages, from reading apps to MOOCs, through historical, policy, and design perspectives.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Global Social Entrepreneurship

12 ratings

Develop and launch a social venture to create positive change globally. Learn from successful entrepreneurs, design your mission, structure your organization, and measure impact.

• Independent
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to Social Psychology

5 ratings

Learn why people think and behave the way they do in social settings.

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

The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness

596 ratings at Coursera

Explore social factors influencing mental health, illness onset, diagnosis, and treatment. Gain insights into historical context and contemporary practices in North America and globally.

• Coursera
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Social Computing

820 ratings at Coursera

Explore social computing's impact on online collaboration, learn strategies for successful digital communities, and discover how technology enhances human connection beyond face-to-face interactions.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Capstone: Analyzing (Social) Network Data

101 ratings at Coursera

Analyze social networks to uncover influential members, sub-communities, and connections. Apply graph algorithms and data structures to explore real-world network data and showcase findings through a video presentation.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Leadership Through Social Influence

1380 ratings at Coursera

Develop leadership skills through persuasive influence strategies. Learn to analyze situations, address challenges, and apply effective tools for attitude change, social influence, and behavior modification.

• Coursera
• 4 hours 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector

423 ratings at Coursera

Explore human-centered design thinking to solve social sector challenges. Learn tools and techniques to understand issues, generate ideas, and create impactful solutions in areas like healthcare, education, and government.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Social Psychology - Self and Other, Part I

3 ratings

Explore social psychology, examining self-perception, biases, and interpersonal connections. Gain insights into cognitive dissonance and how we perceive others in this engaging lecture on human behavior.

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

Introduction to Social Research Methods

1 rating

How does ‘society’ function? What makes ‘culture’? These are questions that can help us to understand the most pressing issues today – but how do we answer them? This course will explore the methods used by researchers in social science.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Emotional and Social Intelligence

1656 ratings at Coursera

Develop emotional and social intelligence skills to enhance workplace relationships, manage stress, and improve professional effectiveness through self-awareness, empathy, and effective communication.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Multimodal Literacies: Communication and Learning in the Era of Digital Media

180 ratings at Coursera

This course introduces innovative approaches to learning and teaching, with a focus on the use of e-learning and social web technologies.

• Coursera
• 1 day 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Critical criminology and the social sciences

5 ratings

This free course, Critical criminology and the social sciences, will provide you with an insight into some of the main disciplines within the social sciences, focusing in particular on critical ...

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

Digital Marketing Strategy: Navigating Emerging Media and AI

2895 ratings at Coursera

Explore strategic digital marketing communication using AI, IoT, and mixed reality technologies to deliver targeted messages through smart, social, and mobile media channels.

• Coursera
• 18 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Role of Social Sciences in Nitrogen Research

5 ratings at edX

Humans play a key role in sustainable nitrogen management: how we contribute to nitrogen pollution, how we perceive it, and how we act on it. In this course, we present the exciting ways the social sciences can be used in the field of nitrogen research.

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