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Scotland: A Millennium of History

Explore the rich history of Scotland over a thousand years. Delve into the past with an online course led by award-winning academics and researchers.

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The Psychology of Wellbeing

Gain a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour and uncover new ways to improve mental health and wellbeing. Join our flexible online psychology course and study in your spare time.

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Geothermal and Hydro Energy

Study the fundamentals and advanced concepts of geothermal and hydro energy with this flexible online short course.

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Applied Anatomy: Upper Limb

Refresh and enhance your knowledge of functional and applied anatomy. Learn from expert anatomists online and at a hands-on workshop. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Offshore Structures and Subsea Systems

Study the infrastructure and facilities, topside and subsea, that require removal as part of the decommissioning process. This online course fits around full-time work.

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Co-operative Contracts in the Oil and Gas Industry

Develop the specialist skills you need to compete globally within oil and gas law with a flexible online short course focusing on co-operative contracts.

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Evidence-Based Health

Learn to extract, assess and use evidence gained in health research on this part-time online course. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Organisational Psychology

Explore human behaviour in the workplace with our online Organisational Psychology course. Study flexibly with business psychology experts on a course that fits around full-time work.

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Fundamentals of Research Design

Gain fundamental skills in health-related research. Join our online short course that fits around full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Leading and Managing from the Middle

Develop your skills as a current or aspiring middle-level leader in teaching and learn directly from successful leaders across a range of sectors.

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Access Course in English - SCQF 6

Earn the Higher-equivalent English qualifications you need to get into university, including teaching courses, with this flexible online course.

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Access Course in Maths - SCQF 5

Earn the National 5-equivalent maths qualifications you need to get into university, including teaching courses, with this flexible online course.

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Access Course in Maths - SCQF 6

Earn the Higher-equivalent maths qualifications you need to get into university, including teaching courses, with this flexible online course.

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Access Course in Maths - SCQF 7

Earn the Advanced Higher-equivalent maths qualifications you need to get into university with this flexible online course.

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An Introduction to Ethnographic Research Methods

Ethnography is a fascinating way to study people and cultures. Learn the methods ethnographers use to research, analyse and help us understand cultures around the world.

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Applied Anatomy: Back and Spine

Refresh and enhance your knowledge of the back and spine. Learn from expert anatomists online and in person at a two-day workshop. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Applied Anatomy: Lower Limb

Refresh and enhance your knowledge of functional and applied anatomy. Study with expert anatomists online and at an intensive two-day workshop. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Applied Anatomy: Research Module

Learn to carry out literature reviews in health research and produce mini-reviews to an international standard. Enhance your research skills in data extraction, analysis and more. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Applied Anatomy: Upper Limb

Refresh and enhance your knowledge of functional and applied anatomy. Learn from expert anatomists online and at a hands-on workshop. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Applied Statistics

Join our expert statisticians online and learn to use statistics in your health research or professional practice. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Approaches to Research: Archives and Sources

Gain the skills you need to conduct research in archives and library collections at graduate level, anywhere in the world.

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Assessment of Nutritional Health

Learn about the latest techniques in assessing nutritional health with expert guidance from the Rowett Institute, one of Europe’s most prestigious nutrition research centres. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Biological Wastewater Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion: Theory, Design and Practice

Join this IChemE-approved online CPD course and study with an expert engineer. Discounts for all PhD students and IChemE members.

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Biology: Online STEM Training for Teachers

Enhance your subject knowledge and skills in biology, with this fully-funded CPD course designed for Higher and Advanced Higher biology teachers in Scotland.

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Challenges in Global Nutrition

Join our part-time online short course and learn about nutrition challenges around the world. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Clinical Nutrition for Disease Prevention

Join our nutrition researchers online to explore the link between diet and disease. 10% discount for NHS staff on this advanced nutrition course.

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Co-operative Contracts in the Oil and Gas Industry

Develop the specialist skills you need to compete globally within oil and gas law with a flexible online short course focusing on co-operative contracts.

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Core Principles of World Trade Organisation Law

Ready yourself for a career in international trade law, in a rapidly changing landscape, with this online short course from a top 6 UK law school.

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Data Science: From Data to Insight

Join our online data science course and train in the latest data science techniques. Learn to handle and understand big data to make better business decisions.

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Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Commercial Aspects

Develop your expertise in a key area of decommissioning. Study flexibly online with a pioneering energy law university.

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Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Regulatory Aspects

Gain the specialist expertise to tackle the legal issues involved in decommissioning oil and gas installations. Drive your career forward with this flexible online course from a top 6 UK law school.

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Derivatives and Risk Management

Join our online Derivatives and Risk Management course and study a focused part of our MSc Finance. Develop skills in analysing and valuing derivatives and using them in risk management.
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Designing Real-World Trials

Learn to design and implement your own Randomised Controlled Trials with our experienced trialists and award-winning researchers. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Discovering Mindfulness

Build your skills and resilience with this flexible online mindfulness course you can start anytime.

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Economics for Finance

Join our online Economics for Finance course and study a focused part of our MSc Finance part-time. Explore economic theories relevant to finance and learn how to apply basic economic models.
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Electrical Systems for Renewable Energy

Study the fundamentals of electrical engineering and their applications to renewable energy with this online short course.

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Energy Conversion and Storage

Get to grips with the critical challenge of storing and delivering renewable energy efficiently to meet the needs of communities and businesses.

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Energy from Biomass

Enhance your career and boost your knowledge of renewables. Learn about the technologies used in converting organic material from plants and humans to energy.

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Engineering Risk and Reliability Analysis

Gain a clear and advanced understanding of risk and reliability analysis, studying online with a team of internationally experienced engineers.

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Epidemiology

Learn to understand, measure and tackle disease with this flexible online short course you can fit around full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Evidence-Based Health

Learn to extract, assess and use evidence gained in health research on this part-time online course. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Exploring Leadership

What makes a great leader? Grow your skills in the theory and practice of effective leadership, whatever your work sector.

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Financial Analysis

Join our online Financial Analysis course and study a focused part of our MSc Finance part-time. Explore the valuation approaches in finance and learn to analyse an organisation’s finances.

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Fintech and Big Data

From blockchain to data mining. Learn about the latest evolutions in financial technology, and the role big data is playing in finance.

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Fire and Explosion Engineering

Enhance your engineering expertise with specialist study in the safety and reliability of complex engineering systems.

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Flow Assurance

Gain a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of fluid flow, vital for pipeline engineers and highly relevant across many sectors of industry.

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Food Choice and Behaviour

Nourish your skills and explore the psychology of consumers with our part-time online short course. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Fundamentals of Human Nutrition and Metabolism

Join our part-time online short course to understand the impact of food on our health. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Fundamentals of Research Design

Gain fundamental skills in health-related research. Join our online short course that fits around full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Future Thinking

Join our Future Thinking course and study a focused part of our online MBA part-time. Understand the role of multi-future thinking and scenario planning within your industry.

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Geothermal and Hydro Energy

Study the fundamentals and advanced concepts of geothermal and hydro energy with this flexible online short course.

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Governance and Petroleum Developments

An online short course tackling the critical issue of developing effective governance in new petroleum provinces across the world.

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Health Economics

Boost your skills as a health professional or researcher. Learn about the key concepts in health economics with our online course that fits round full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Health Informatics

Are you ready for Big Data? Get to grips with the growing volume of data in healthcare, and how we can use it to improve health and wellbeing for all. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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How Does the Body Use DNA as a Blueprint?

Get an introduction to the basics of molecular biology and how DNA code works with this free online course.

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Human Factors Engineering

Gain a thorough grounding in the fast-growing field of Human Factors Engineering, and learn to design safer systems for all.

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Human Factors in Industrial Practice

Gain a fresh perspective on workplace safety and performance with our School of Psychology. Join our online Human Factors course and learn to evaluate and improve safety wherever you work.

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ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management

Transform yourself from a manager to a leader. Designed for aspiring and first-line managers, this course develops the key skills you need to manage, lead and inspire.

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ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management

Designed for practising middle managers, this course develops the key leadership skills you need to advance your career.

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International Arbitration Law

Make the move into a career in arbitration with a flexible and focused online course from a top 6 UK law school.

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International Banking

Join our online International Banking course and study a focused part of our MSc Finance part-time. Study the modern banking industry and explore the latest developments in the sector.

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International Investment Arbitration

Ready yourself to tackle the challenges of international trade with this focused online arbitration course from a top 6 UK law school.

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International Investment Law

Develop specialist expertise in international investment law with this career-advancing online course from a top 6 UK law school.

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International Sale of Goods

A flexible, online short course focusing on a key area of international trade – when buyer and seller are located in different legal systems.

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Introduction to Asset Management

Boost your knowledge and skills in physical asset management. Learn how to apply ISO 55000 to deliver value and operational efficiency for your organisation.

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Introduction to GIS Tools, Techniques, Cartography and Geovisualisation

Train in the tools and techniques geoscientists use to collect, analyse, map, and visualise spatial data.

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Introduction to Global Health

Learn about essential concepts in global health on this flexible online short course you can fit around full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Introduction to Offshore Decommissioning

Join our experts online for a short course in Decommissioning. Ideal CPD training, you’ll receive certification from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board.

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Leading and Managing from the Middle

Develop your skills as a current or aspiring middle-level leader in teaching and learn directly from successful leaders across a range of sectors.

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Leading and Managing High Performance Teams

Join our online Leading and Managing High Performance Teams course and study a focused part of our MBA (Global). Learn how to motivate, manage and lead people by nurturing and building high performing teams.

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Leading and Managing Projects

Join our online Leading and Managing Projects course and study a focused part of our MBA (Global). Learn how to plan and execute a successful project while enhancing your understanding of what project management involves.

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Leading Change

Learn to lead positive change in your organisation, whatever your sector, wherever you’re based, with this online Leadership short course.

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Leading Effective Improvement

Learn from successful leaders across a wide range of sectors to develop your skills and lead real improvement in your workplace.

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Legal Principles

Study the basic legal principles of the UK legal system, including contract and compensation law, with our flexible online short course for non-lawyers. Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

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Legislation, Economics and Safety

Advance your career in renewables. Study the legislation, economics and safety issues that impact how the industry works.

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Managing Change

Join our online change management course and study a focused part of our online MBA. Learn about the sources and consequences of change, and how to manage change more effectively.
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Marine and Wind Energy

Make the move into renewables and gain specialist skills in marine and wind energy. Study part-time, online with internationally experienced engineers.

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Mediation Theory and Practice

Learn to deal with difficult conversations and negotiations whatever your work sector. Join this online mediation course from a top 6 UK law school.

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Negotiation Skills

Discover the key techniques and theories behind successful negotiating, whatever your work sector, with this online short course from a top 6 UK law school.

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Non-Medical Prescribing (V300)

Gain the V300 qualification you need to become an independent/supplementary prescriber, studying online in your spare time.

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North-East Scotland: History, Landscape, Culture and Economy

Deepen your knowledge of the unique history, landscape, culture and economy of north-east Scotland. Use this course to train as a tourist guide.

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Nutrition and Health Through the Life Stages

Study the relationship between diet, human development, health and disease at every stage of life. Learn with leaders in nutrition research, part-time online. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Nutrition and Wellbeing

Demystify the complex and conflicting messages we hear about nutrition, health and lifestyle today with this free online course.

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Offshore Structures and Subsea Systems

Study the infrastructure and facilities, topside and subsea, that require removal as part of the decommissioning process. This online course fits around full-time work.

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Organisational Psychology

Explore human behaviour in the workplace with our online Organisational Psychology course. Study flexibly with business psychology experts on a course that fits around full-time work.

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Petroleum Law: Resource Management

Gain a global perspective on petroleum resources. Find out how state and industry interact. Join this part-time online short course that’s also part of our LLM in Oil and Gas Law.

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Pipelines and Soil Mechanics

Advance your engineering career with specialist online training in the design and operation of offshore pipelines.

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Process Shutdown, Structural Decommissioning and Disposal

Develop the specialist engineering skills you need to succeed in the decommissioning sector. Learn to tackle the technical challenges of the process as you fast-track your career.

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Project Management

Prepare yourself for a career in project management or in a project-related environment with this flexible online short course.

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Psychological Perspectives: Current Issues in Education

Learn to apply the latest psychological theories and research to current issues in education. Join this flexible applied developmental psychology course and study part-time, online with our expert psychologists.

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Public Health in Action

Learn how to protect, promote, monitor and improve public health, at an award-winning health research university. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Qualitative Health Research

Discover an exploratory approach to health research. Learn from experienced qualitative health researchers on a course that fits round full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.

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Quantitative Methods for Finance

Join our online Quantitative Methods for Finance course and study a focused part of our MSc Finance part-time. Explore a range of quantitative methods and equip yourself with statistical skills for your financial career.
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Regulatory Law for Petroleum Operations

Explore the key issues in health and safety law and environmental regulation in the oil and gas industry with a leading energy university.

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Renewable Energy Integration to Grid

Develop the skills to tackle the integration of renewable energy to the electricity grid. Study flexibly online with this focused engineering short course.

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Reservoir Engineering

Develop the specialist skills you need to succeed as a reservoir engineer with this focused and flexible online short course.

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Riser Systems and Hydrodynamics

Develop the specialist skills you need to succeed as a subsea engineer with this focused and flexible online short course.

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Risk Allocation in Oilfield Service Contracts

Part of our LLM in Oil and Gas Law, this online short course tackles the challenging interface between the oil and gas industry and English legal system.

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Running a Business

Develop the knowledge and skills you need to establish, progress and maintain your own thriving business. Join this 24/7 course anytime and set your own study hours.

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Safety and Risk Management

Develop your engineering skills with training in risk analysis techniques. Understand the technical and legislative needs for risk and reliability assessments with our focused online short course.

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Safety Critical Skills in Industry

Safety critical skills, also known as non-technical skills, make human work safer and more efficient. Learn how to identify, assess and improve these essential skills in your industry and workplace.

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Scotland: A Millennium of History

Explore the rich history of Scotland over a thousand years. Delve into the past with an online course led by award-winning academics and researchers.

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Solar Energy

Study the fundamentals and advanced concepts of solar energy generation and distribution with this flexible online short course.

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Statistics and Probability for Safety, Reliability and Quality

Develop your career in safety and reliability engineering and risk management with this online short course.

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Subsea Construction, Inspection and Maintenance

Ready yourself for a career in subsea engineering with this online course led by industry experts in Aberdeen, a globally recognised centre of subsea excellence.

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Subsea Control

Develop the specialist skills you need to work with subsea control systems. Benefit from direct input from subsea companies in Aberdeen, a global centre of excellence for subsea engineering.

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Subsea Integrity

Develop the specialist knowledge you need to enhance your career in subsea engineering, with direct input and support from the subsea industry itself.

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The Leadership Challenge

Join our online leadership course and study a focused part of our MBA (Global). Understand and improve your own leadership style to build confidence and career success.

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The Psychology of Wellbeing

Gain a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour and uncover new ways to improve mental health and wellbeing. Join our flexible online psychology course and study in your spare time.

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The Scottish Diaspora

Explore the stories of the men, women and children who left Scotland’s shores for a new life overseas.

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UAV Remote Sensing, Monitoring and Mapping

Add specialist GIS skills to your CV. Train in UAV remote sensing, digital mapping and image processing on this flexible short course.

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Understanding the Body

Explore the human body with this flexible programme of online courses. Earn 10 credits from the University of Aberdeen.

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Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument

Discover the work, writing practices and legacy of Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s most loved and enduring literary legends, with our free online course.

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Well and Production Engineering

Develop the specialist engineering skills you need for a successful career in the oil and gas sector.

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Well Plugging and Abandonment

Develop specialist skills in a vital area of decommissioning with this flexible online engineering course you can fit around full-time work.

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What Drives the Body?

Get an introduction to the different components and systems in the body that keep us alive and healthy with this free online course.

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What is the Body?

Get an introduction to the different structures and functions that make up the human body with this free online course.

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Scotland: A Millennium of History