Human Rights Courses and Certifications

Gender and Sexuality: Applications in Society

91 reviews

Gender & Sexuality shape work, life and play. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to engage with key issues through key concepts and perspectives.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Civil Liberties

7 reviews

Explore the moral basis of controversial claims of civil rights and liberties by carefully considering the evidence and reasons presented by notable thinkers and in groundbreaking Supreme Court opinions.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice

5 reviews

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 2-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

International Women's Health and Human Rights

5 reviews

This course focuses on women’s health and human rights issues from infancy through old age, including information about positive interventions relating to those issues. Learners are encouraged to interact with each other through interactive discussions.

• Coursera
• 2 days 9 hours 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Social Services for Families, Seniors and Those with Disabilities

157 ratings at Coursera

Course 4 discusses four populations: families, poor families, people with disabilities, and people as they age. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Indigenous Peoples' Rights

6 ratings at edX

Examine how Indigenous Peoples have been contesting norms, institutions and global debates in the past 50 years, and how they have been re-shaping and gradually decolonizing these systems at international and national levels.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Refugees in the 21st Century

537 ratings at Coursera

Explore global refugee dynamics, protection systems, and durable solutions. Gain insights into forced migration, legal frameworks, and challenges faced by displaced populations in the 21st century.

• Coursera
• 1 day 3 hours 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

From Freedom Rides to Ferguson: Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement

315 ratings at Coursera

Explore the American Civil Rights Movement's strategies, philosophies, and key figures. Learn about nonviolent activism, its principles, and its modern applications from civil rights leader Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction

2079 ratings at Coursera

Interdisciplinary exploration of children's rights, covering international standards, historical context, juvenile justice, protection from violence, participation, and global health impacts.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The EU and Human Rights

Learn how the EU affects your human rights and gain insights into the ways the EU can enhance its positive impact on human rights worldwide.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cross-border road transport in EU law context

Explore EU law on cross-border road transport, covering fundamental freedoms, private international law, worker posting, social security coordination, and social dialogue. Gain practical insights for the sector.

• Coursera
• 1 day 2 hours 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Utrecht University

Human Rights for Open Societies

519 ratings at Coursera

Explore the European Convention on Human Rights, its principles, and application in democratic societies. Learn about rights protection, non-discrimination, and freedom of expression in open societies.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Edinburgh;  University of Strathclyde

Human Rights-based Approach to Dignity in Care (DIGNISPACE)

Explore dignity in care through a human rights lens, focusing on PANEL principles. Engage in reflective learning activities at three levels to deepen understanding of this abstract concept.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Challenging Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Exclusion

11 ratings at edX

With complex legal protections and varying societal norms, how do we ensure rights for all?

• edX
• 11 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Who counts as a refugee?

7 ratings at OpenLearn

The words 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' have a wide variety of connotations in Britain, many of them negative. This free course, Who counts as a refugee?, explores how changing social policy and ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate