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

147 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

514 ratings at Coursera

Explore the complex global refugee phenomenon with the University of London's 6-week online course, delving into refugee protection systems and solutions for displacement.

• 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

312 ratings at Coursera

Explore the American Civil Rights Movement's history and strategies with Emory University's 5-week course. Learn from key figures and understand the role of nonviolence in modern activism.

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

Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction

2058 ratings at Coursera

Explore children's rights from an interdisciplinary perspective with the University of Geneva's 7-week course. Gain insights into international standards, key actors, and successful strategies. No prerequisites required.

• 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 road transport laws with Erasmus University Rotterdam's 7-week course. Learn the legal framework, its application, and solve real-life cases in the international road transport sector.

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

Utrecht University

Human Rights for Open Societies

497 ratings at Coursera

Explore human rights and their role in open societies with Utrecht University's 6-week course. Learn about the European Convention on Human Rights and how to combat violations.

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

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

6 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

University of Padova

Human Rights and International Criminal Law: An Introduction

59 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore the connection between human rights law and international criminal law and reflect on their similarities and differences.

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