University of Cambridge Courses

Young People and Mental Health

79 ratings

What are the most common mental health problems, what can you do about them and how do you improve your mental health?

• FutureLearn
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Distributed Systems

8 ratings

These videos form an 8-lecture series on distributed systems, given as part of the undergraduate computer science course at the University of Cambridge.

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

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The science of mind and decision making

197 ratings at Coursera

Explore memory, attention, emotion and decision-making, linking brain function to behaviour and applying cognitive psychology and neuropsychology insights to teaching and everyday choices.

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

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology

112 ratings at Coursera

Explore human cognition: trace psychology's origins, compare neuroimaging methods like fMRI, EEG and TMS, and examine language, working memory, perception, attention and consciousness.

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

Ethical AI: AI essentials for everyone

81 ratings at Coursera

Examine fairness, accountability, transparency, privacy and safety in AI, then test text and image generation tools and practise ethical prompt engineering through case studies.

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

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Principles of Financial Leadership

77 ratings at Coursera

Learn to distinguish debt from equity, cash flow from accounting profit, and book from market value, applying capitalisation, depreciation, IRR, and discounted cash flow analysis to investment decisions.

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

Foundations of Finance

56 ratings at Coursera

Learn how money and financial capital work, forecast cash flows, read balance sheets and income statements, calculate interest and returns, and manage financial risk.

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

Learning and memory in the brain: a guide for teachers

42 ratings at Coursera

Explore how the brain forms long-term memories, changes from birth to adulthood, and underpins autism, ADHD and dyslexia, then apply evidence-based techniques in the classroom.

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

The neuropsychology of decision making

42 ratings at Coursera

Explore the brain basis of decision making: neuroanatomy and neurodevelopment, the prefrontal cortex, neurotransmitters and decision networks, decision-making styles, and deficits such as in schizophrenia.

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

The Psychology of Emotions: an introduction to embodied cognition

31 ratings at Coursera

Recognising emotions engages the body, not just the mind: study mirror neurons, theory of mind, facial mimicry, and EEG and EMG methods for measuring emotional understanding.

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

Forensic Science: DNA Analysis

19 ratings at Coursera

Trace DNA through a criminal investigation: locate and extract crime scene samples, read DNA profiles, apply mtDNA and plant DNA, and weigh National DNA Database ethics.

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

Foundations of Corporate Finance

13 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate projects and companies with future value, NPV, IRR, total shareholder return and multiples valuation, and grow value through risk and working capital management.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 21 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Finance for Non-finance Professionals

11 ratings at Coursera

Learn to read and report against budgets, build structured Excel financial models, and appraise proposals with payback, discounted cash flow, variance and DuPont analysis.

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

Financial Accounting and Capital Markets

12 ratings at Coursera

Apply accruals accounting, capitalisation, depreciation and revaluation, build Excel financial models with sensitivity analysis, and explore how debt, equity and private capital markets work.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 27 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

User experience design

Learn to apply a user-centred, inclusive UX design mindset: explore UX methods and tools, the what/who/where/when/why/how framework, industry case studies, and routes into UX roles.

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