KU Leuven University Courses

Web Security Fundamentals

22 ratings

Essential knowledge for every web developer, discover important principles of modern web security, and learn about current security best practices.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Beer: the science of brewing

9 ratings

Ever wondered why your beer tastes the way it does? Learn how the ingredients, different biochemical reactions and process parameters in beer brewing influence the taste and aroma of beer.

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

Creating a Digital Cultural Heritage Community

3 ratings

Learn how to create a community for digital cultural heritage through innovative practices for user engagement.

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

Urban Food Systems

23 ratings at edX

Learn which factors shape food systems in the context of urban growth and land-use patterns. You will learn about food accessibility, food choice, foodsheds, food safety, urban agriculture, urban food governance and more.

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

Data Analytics in Health – From Basics to Business

1 rating

Improve diagnostics, care and curing by effectively applying data analytics in healthcare and spot entrepreneurial opportunities.

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

Existential Well-being Counseling: A Person-centered Experiential Approach

47 ratings at edX

Explore existential themes in your personal and professional life. Develop strengths and counseling skills to improve your well-being and the well-being of others.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 6-8 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Euro Noir: Cultural Identity in European Popular Crime Narratives

1 rating

Learn how crime novels, films and television dramas can help investigate European cultural identity.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Great War and Modern Philosophy

1 rating

Learn how philosophers responded to the First World War and how the war changed philosophical reflection.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 6-7 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Clinical Nutrition – evidence-based practice

48 ratings at edX

Aiming to tackle nutrition-related issues due to chronic or infectious diseases (e.g. obesity, HIV), this course equips you with evidence-based insights and practical know-how on solutions to implement in a varied number of situations.

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

Research Ethics: a guide for responsible research with human subjects

26 ratings at edX

Learn to identify the key ethical issues in human subjects research, to critically reflect on these, and to practically approach them through experts’ lectures and interviews, case studies, and interesting exercises.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 9-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

European History, Society and Culture

27 ratings at edX

Learn how key historical moments shaped and are shaping contemporary Europe.

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

UML Class Diagrams for Software Engineering

25 ratings at edX

Learn how unified modeling language (UML) class diagrams are created and used to visualize and conceptualize the design of a system.

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

The UN Sustainable Development Goals: an Interdisciplinary Academic Introduction

20 ratings at edX

An interdisciplinary introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)which looks at all SDGs, their progress and challenges.

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

European Union Law

17 ratings at edX

Explore EU law's internal and external dimensions, covering institutional structure, market principles, competition rules, economic policies, and international relations. Gain insights into EU's legal framework and global role.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 6-9 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Global Governance

14 ratings at edX

Critical introduction to the concept, importance and analysis of global governance. In particular, this course provides an overview of the main actors involved in global governance and how these actors manage current key global challenges.

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