Online short courses starting in January
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All these online courses are part-time, with no formal entry requirements — just purchase and get started.
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.
- Online learning
- January or September
Applied Statistics
Join our expert statisticians online and learn to use statistics in your health research or professional practice. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January
Challenges in Global Nutrition
Join our part-time online nutrition course and learn about nutrition challenges around the world. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January
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.
- Online learning
- January
Data Science: From Data to Insight
Join our online data science course and train in the latest data science techniques. Learn to use big data to make better business decisions with this flexible short course.
- Online learning
- January
Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Commercial Aspects
Develop your expertise in the commercial aspects of decommissioning. Study flexibly online with a pioneering energy law university, and earn credits towards an MSc or LLM.
- Online learning
- January
Delivering Successful Projects
Learn what it takes to deliver project success, time after time. Join this online short course and earn credits towards an MSc in Project Management.
- Online learning
- January
Developmental Psychology: Childhood Health and Wellbeing
Learn to understand and improve children’s mental health and wellbeing. Join our online developmental psychology course that fits around full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January
Digital Museum Practice
Join our online digital skills course for museum professionals. Build your digital expertise and learn to cultivate digitally confident museum, heritage and cultural spaces.
- Online learning
- January
Energy Conversion and Storage
Study energy conversion and storage online. Learn how we’re taking on the challenge of storing and delivering renewable energy efficiently to communities and businesses.
- Online learning
- January
Epidemiology
Learn to understand, measure and tackle disease with this flexible online Epidemiology course you can fit around full-time work. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January
Governance and Petroleum Developments
Learn how we can develop effective governance in new petroleum provinces across the world. Earn credits towards an LLM with this online course that fits around work.
- Online learning
- January
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.
- Online learning
- January
Health Informatics
Are you ready for Big Data? Learn to handle 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.
- Online learning
- January
Human Factors Engineering
Gain a thorough grounding in Human Factors Engineering, learn to design safer systems for all – and earn credits towards an MSc.
- Online learning
- January
Introduction to Data Visualisation with Python
Join our flexible online Python course. Study flexibly and learn to program and visualise data with a university ranked 4th in the UK for Computer Science.
- Online learning
- January or September
Introduction to GIS Tools, Techniques, Cartography and Geovisualisation
Learn about the tools and techniques geoscientists use to collect, analyse, map, and visualise spatial data. Join our online GIS short course and earn credits towards an MSc.
- Online learning
- January or September
Introduction to Global Mental Health
Join our online Global Mental Health course to explore mental health issues, attitudes to mental health, and mental health service provision around the world. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January or September
Leading Change
Learn to lead positive change in your organisation, whatever your sector, wherever you’re based, with this online Leadership short course.
- Online learning
- January
Legal Principles
Study the basic legal principles of the UK legal system with this accredited online short course, designed for non-lawyers. Earn credits towards an LLM while you study flexibly, part-time.
- Online learning
- January or September
Legislation, Economics and Safety
Advance your career in renewables. Study the legislation, economics and safety issues that impact how the industry works, and earn credits towards a Masters degree.
- Online learning
- January
Machine Learning for Healthcare
Develop data science skills and learn to apply them to healthcare. Join our online health data science course and learn the foundations of machine learning and R programming. 10% NHS discount.
- Online learning
- January
Marine and Wind Energy
Make the move into renewables and study marine and wind energy online with internationally experienced engineers.
- Online learning
- January
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
Investigate how mental health, wellbeing and work are related. Study online with expert psychologists and learn to create a mentally healthy workplace, in the office and remotely. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January or September
Negotiation Skills
Learn to negotiate better, whatever your work sector. Join our online negotiation course and earn credits towards an LLM as you study part-time.
- Online learning
- January
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.
- Online learning
- January
Organisational Psychology
Explore human behaviour in the workplace. Study online with business psychology experts and earn credits towards a Masters degree. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January or September
Pipelines and Soil Mechanics
Advance your engineering career with specialist online training in the design and operation of offshore pipelines. Earn credits towards an MSc.
- Online learning
- January
Process Shutdown, Structural Decommissioning and Disposal
Develop the specialist engineering skills you need in the decommissioning sector. Learn to tackle the technical challenges of the process – and earn credits towards an MSc.
- Online learning
- January
Project Planning and Control
Learn the tools of successful project planners and controllers on this flexible online short course that’s part of our Masters in Project Management.
- Online learning
- January
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.
- Online learning
- January, April, June or July
Renewable Energy Integration to Grid
Join our expert engineers online to study the integration of renewable energy to the electricity grid – and earn credits towards an MSc.
- Online learning
- January
Reservoir Engineering
Develop the specialist skills you need to succeed as a reservoir engineer with this focused and flexible online short course.
- Online learning
- January or September
Safety Critical Skills in Industry
Safety critical skills, also known as non-technical skills, make work safer and more efficient. Learn how to identify, assess and improve these skills in your industry and workplace. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January
Scottish Church History: From Columba to Graham
Examine the history of the Christian faith in Scotland, from the mission of Columba, through the crusade of Billy Graham, to the present day.
- Online learning
- January
Scottish Visual History
Engage with the visual history of Scotland across a period of 150 years. Examine Scottish art, how it evolved, what makes it Scottish, and what it has to say about Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Online learning
- January
Sustainable Diets and Global Food Systems
Earn credits towards a Masters degree with our online sustainable food systems course. Learn about global food systems with world-leading experts at a UK university. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January
The Psychology of Social Bias
Find out how social bias develops and explore social bias in the workplace. Study part-time online with expert psychologists. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January or September
The Psychology of Wellbeing
Gain a psychological understanding of emotions and behaviour. Join our online psychology short course and discover new ways to improve mental health and wellbeing. 10% discount for NHS staff.
- Online learning
- January or September
The Scottish Diaspora
Explore the stories of the men, women and children who left Scotland’s shores for a new life overseas. Study part-time online with expert academics and researchers.
- Online learning
- January
UAV Remote Sensing, Monitoring and Mapping
Add specialist geospatial skills to your CV. Learn about UAV remote sensing, digital mapping, image processing and softcopy photogrammetry online.
- Online learning
- January or September
