First Responder Courses

How to Write Your First Song

166 reviews

Get a practical introduction to the mechanics of songwriting and meet established songwriters with this free online course

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

• Best of All Time

First Step Korean

122 reviews

This is an elementary-level Korean language course, and covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

The scope of this online course is to give you the knowledge needed to make a difference in an emergency trauma situation—all at your own learning pace.

• EdCast
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Psychological First Aid

51 reviews

Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition.

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Institute for Drone Technology

Responding to a Drone Incident as a First Responder

1 rating at FutureLearn

Gain essential first responder skills to help you manage the emerging and increasing threat of a drone attack.

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

Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship

32 reviews

Learn how to develop and act on innovative business opportunities in this 4-week course from the University of Maryland. Enhance your entrepreneurial mindset and build innovative business models.

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

6 reviews

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course)

28 reviews

Join this 6-week course by Hebrew University of Jerusalem to build a modern computer system from scratch. No prior knowledge required, all tools provided. Learn how computers work and are designed.

• Coursera
• 44 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

First Nights - Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

4 reviews

Explore Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Harvard University's 3-week course. Learn musical form, analysis, and the symphony's historical context. No prior musical experience needed.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Handel's Messiah and Baroque Oratorio

7 ratings at edX

Discover Handel's Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera

6 ratings at edX

Explore the birth of opera with Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in this 3-week course by Harvard University. Learn operatic form, analysis, and history with no prior musical experience required.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century

2 reviews

Learn about Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique , an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative "program music."

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots

5 ratings at edX

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring , one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Emergency First Aid

21 reviews

Learn emergency first aid techniques, including CPR for adults and babies, defibrillator use, and handling various medical emergencies, in under an hour.

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

Semantics of First-Order Logic

Explore the semantics of first-order logic with Stanford University in a 4-week course. Learn to make precise statements, understand truth and falsehood, and discover the limits of logic.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)