Social Justice Courses and Certifications

Love as a Force for Social Justice

413 ratings at Coursera

Explore concepts of love and its power as a social justice tool in this 6-week Stanford University course. Gain insights from various disciplines and apply knowledge for positive social change.

• Coursera
• 1 day 3 hours 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Community Organizing for Social Justice

307 ratings at Coursera

Learn practical strategies for community organizing and social justice with this 6-week course from the University of Michigan. Gain skills in goal setting, action planning, and building support.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures

28 ratings at Coursera

This micro-course explores some of the major histories, migrations, artists and activists that have contributed to the presence and survival of Black people in Canada. The course tracks Canada’s evolving relationship to Blackness and Black people, while…

• Coursera
• 8 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Two Incompatible Sacred Values in American Universities - Jon Haidt, Hayek Lecture Series

Explore the conflict between truth and social justice in American universities with Duke University's 1-2 hour lecture by Professor Jonathan Haidt.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

3 ratings at OpenLearn

How should we, as a society, best respond to and prevent gang and knife crime and violent extremism? 

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

History 307: American Civil Rights Movement

Explore the American Civil Rights Movement in a 14-hour, self-paced course. Gain transferable 3 semester hours and learn from expert instructors.

• Study.com
• 13 hours 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Pro bono work and social justice

3 ratings at OpenLearn

Pro bono (‘for the public good’ in Latin) involves lawyers and law students giving up their time on a voluntary basis to help people who need legal assistance but do not have the means to afford it...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

So You Want to Talk about Race

So You Want to Talk about Race with Ijeoma Oluo, Chase Jarvis

• CreativeLive
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

What Does Feminist Data Science Look Like?

Explore feminist data science with Catherine D'ignazio from MIT in a short, impactful session offered by IPAM at UCLA.

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

Alan Turing Institute

Social Justice in an Age of Datafication - Lina Dencik

Explore the impact of data and algorithms on social life and individual decision-making with Lina Dencik from the Alan Turing Institute. Understand the concept of 'data justice' in less than an hour.

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

physicsteachers

Closer to Fair - Mathematics and Social Justice

Explore the intersection of mathematics and social justice with this interactive workshop by physicsteachers. Learn to address classroom inequalities and apply mathematical tools to understand societal issues.

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

Alan Turing Institute

Data as an Instrument of Coloniality

Join the Alan Turing Institute for a 1-2 hour panel discussion on digital and data colonialism, exploring its history and impact on contemporary issues like algorithmic racial violence and internet governance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

De-Mystifying Mindfulness

98 reviews

Explore the science and practice of mindfulness in this 9-week course from Leiden University. Learn through scholarly inquiry and experiential 'meditation labs'.

• Coursera
• 1 day 19 hours 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Herramientas pedagógicas para combatir el racismo en las aulas

¡Descubre nuevas herramientas para combatir el racismo en la educación y promover la interculturalidad! Explora estrategias innovadoras y reflexiones pedagógicas a partir de un enfoque no tradicional y el método sintiente, donde las técnicas corporales t…

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

Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law

13 ratings at edX

Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law uses a problem-based approach to examine a global view of anti-discrimination law, comparing US, European, and other national, regional and international legal systems, including those of India, Brazil,…

• edX
• 16 weeks, 2-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)