Food Production Courses

Nutrition and Health: Food Safety

193 reviews

Learn about bacteria, pesticides and health hazards present in food. This online course is offered as a MOOC which means that you can study at your own pace, at your own time and anywhere you want.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lean Production

920 reviews

Learn how to apply key elements of Lean Production, from minimizing inventory and reducing setup times, to using 5S and Kaizen, in order to improve quality and productivity in your workplace.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural Production

173 reviews

Learn sustainable agricultural practices with NPTEL's 20-hour program on organic farming, covering topics from compost production to organic certification process.

• YouTube
• 20 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Stanford Introduction to Food and Health

46 reviews

Stanford University's 5-week course explores innovative strategies for promoting healthy eating, focusing on real food and home cooking to combat diet-related diseases.

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

• Best of All Time

Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management

558 ratings at Coursera

Learn how to improve sustainable food production through livestock health management. Gain problem-solving skills and a scientific understanding of growth, immunity, and infection. Offered by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 6 weeks long.

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

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

55 ratings at FutureLearn

Understand how food goes from farm to fork: explore food security, supply chains, food production and agriculture.

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

EIT Food;  University of Cambridge

Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology

88 ratings at FutureLearn

Build your knowledge of food production challenges and technology on this course for 16-19 year olds studying A level biology.

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

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Aquaponics – the circular food production system

7 ratings at edX

Learn the principles of aquaponics, including water chemistry, fish and plant physiology, and system design in this 6-week course from Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts.

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

Australian Water School

Enabling Globally Competitive and Sustainable Food Production

Explore sustainable food production strategies with Australian Water School's webinar. Learn about high-tech greenhouses, job creation, and South Australia's export initiatives in under an hour.

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

Web Summit

The World’s Largest Grocer - Walmart & the Future of Food Production

Explore Walmart's sustainability efforts and future food security strategies with Kathleen MacLaughlin in this under 1-hour material from Web Summit.

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

Ableton Live Course: Sound Production for Musicians and Artists

47 reviews

This course provides hands-on experience in producing, mixing, and sound design with a digital audio workstation. Students will learn the fundamentals (physics) of sound and digital audio, proper gain staging, where and how distortion enters recordings a…

• Kadenze
• 54 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Food Science and Nutrition: From the Farm to You

30 reviews

Follow food’s fascinating journey from the farm to your body and explore new food technologies and nutrition around the world.

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

Rebuilding Our Relationship with Food

277 ratings at Coursera

Stanford University's 4-week course explores the history and science of our food environment, teaching strategies for mindful eating, self-compassion, and designing a personalized healthy eating plan.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Food and Our Environment

146 ratings at Coursera

Stanford University's 4-week course explores sustainable eating, food production's environmental impact, and future food technologies. Offers practical tips for eco-friendly choices.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Partnering with Patients and the Public in Co-Production

This course is targeted to train and mentor patients and the public to become research partners, co-authors, and co-investigators and to prepare researchers and clinicians to co-produce research with patients and the public.

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