Social Networks Courses and Certifications

How Behavior Spreads - The Science of Complex Contagions

Explore how social behaviors spread and influence change with this 1-2 hour lecture by Damon Centola, offered by the Santa Fe Institute. Learn about social networks, cultural evolution, and social innovation.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Social Networks, Protest, and Repression

Explore the relationship between social networks and protests with the Santa Fe Institute. Learn through simulations how network connections and repression levels impact mass mobilization.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Ties That Bind- The Goodness of Social Networks

Explore human behavior through social networks with Santa Fe Institute. Understand social incentives, predict network productivity, and delve into social physics. 1-2 hours workload.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Mirta Galesic on Social Learning and Decision-Making

Explore social learning and decision-making with Mirta Galesic from Santa Fe Institute. Understand how cognitive mechanisms interact with social environments to shape complex social phenomena. (1-2 hours)

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Incentives, Levers and Beliefs

Explore psychological, social, and economic strategies to mitigate pandemics with Santa Fe Institute. Learn from experts in a 2-3 hour study, understanding human biases and market dynamics.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Emergence of Inequalities and Biases in Social Networks - Fariba Karimi

Explore social network biases and inequalities with Santa Fe Institute. Topics include homophilicity, gender disparity, and strategies for removing structural inequalities.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Seminal Role of Social Networks and Cities in Pandemics, Innovation & Sustainability - Geoffrey West

Explore the impact of social networks and cities on pandemics, innovation, and sustainability in a 1-2 hour discussion with Santa Fe Institute's Geoffrey West.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Network Analysis in R

Learn to analyze and visualize network data with the igraph package and create interactive network plots with threejs.

• DataCamp
• 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

How Ideas Spread

34 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Gain insight into the fascinating world of viral trends and your own decision-making behaviors with this course taught by a best-selling author and professor.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 5 hours 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

University of Warsaw;  University of Groningen;  HIIG

Social Network Analysis: The Networks Connecting People

8 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore the structure and dynamics of different types of social networks and use models to identify patterns of social influence.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Great Learning

Social Media Management - Best Social Media Management Tools

Learn the importance of social media management and how to get started with it in less than an hour with Great Learning. Earn a free certificate upon completion.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

SXSW

What Virtual Communities Teach Us About Humanity

Learn from SXSW's successful transition to virtual events and community building, with insights on strategies, lessons learned, and the future of the events industry.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Society for Research in Child Development

Behavioral Economic Insights in Early Childhood Interventions

Explore behavioral economic insights in early childhood interventions with this less than 1-hour webinar by the Society for Research in Child Development.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Future of Media and Misinformation

Explore the future of media and misinformation in this 1-2 hour material by ACM, featuring talks from experts in data mining, AI, online social systems, and information studies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Understanding the Individual in Collective Intelligence

Explore collective intelligence with ACM's online material, featuring talks from experts at Columbia, Northwestern, and Carnegie Mellon Universities. Less than 1-hour workload.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk