"OpenLearn" Open Courses

A course on the the biological effects of alcohol on the body and the effects of chronic alcoholism including liver damage and fetal alcohol syndrome.

This course provides an introduction to formal semantics using the Chinese language, including basic contents, techniques, and methods of approach.

This course discusses foundational concepts in the study of genetics and genetics technology, including gene therapy, gene testing, and the controversy surrounding genetic modification of food and plants.

In this course, students will learn fundamental basics of starting and operating a business, covering topics such as payroll, taxes, and employee management, among others.

This course is intended for anyone in the health and medicine industry and teaches how to interact with patients such that they feel cared for, with an emphasis on bedside manner and caring for the elderly.

A course covering hospital care, residential care, and hospice care.

This 10 week course examines the conditions, concepts, and crucialities of discipleship.

This course examines the common digital communication networks and their uses, including internet protocols, the Open Systems Interconnection model, transmission control protocols, hypertext transfer protocols, and asynchronous transfer modes.

This diploma course covers the developmental, psychological, familial, and sociological angles comprised within children's studies, and is particularly helpful for teachers, new parents, and other professionals working with children.

This diploma course in Environmental Science touches on topics such as alternative energy resources, earth's natural flow, pollution, and climate control.

In this diploma course, students will learn valuable skills necessary for human resources positions, such as recruiting, training employees, and instilling employee morale.

This is a diploma course covering the basic elements of product design, including making models, casting, forming, and cutting, with references to relevant case studies.

This diploma course provides an overview of operations management, its role in a business or private sector, and specific methodologies practiced by operations managers.

This diploma course instructs students in the field of social working, including the role social workers play for disadvantaged families, personality types best suited for the job, and different social issues that social workers may come across.

This diploma course defines and analyzes common sustainability practices, with emphasis on why sustainability is crucial to climate control.

This class examines the systems unique to Earth, relative to other bodies in our solar system, that make life possible.

This course provides an overview for students with no previous knowledge of this language to learn to communicate through listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.

A course covering early childhood to adolescent development.

This course covers the basics of network security and various threats that can be posed to the system, delving into topics such as active and passive network attacks, encryption, symmetric and asymmetric key systems, certificate authentication, effective passwords, and firewalls.

In this five-week course, students will gain an introductory understanding of Box'Tag.

An overview of the manufacturing process covering casting, forming, cutting, and joining.

A course on the various uses of water, the water cycle, its treatment for human consumption, and the water supply and its management.

A course on stigmas and discrimination in mental health, the history of mental health, and its necessity for psychological well-being.

This course discusses diabetes, obesity, and other diseases that occur often as a result of poor lifestyle choices and how these diseases are becoming more common as developing countries take on Westernized habits.

A course on factors that affect modern human health including diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases.

This introductory course discusses observation and analysis of performance in sport.

This game-based interactive course teaches students critical thinking skills useful for making decisions leading towards world peace.

A course covering sustainable development and its relation to ecological, economic, and social aspects.

A course on principles and concepts in product design covering heuristic problem-solving, the utilization of design models, and implementing design concepts toward a prototype.

In this class, students will examine renewable energy sources and how they can impact major environmental concerns like climate change and sustainability.