Food Production Courses

Nutrition and Health: Food Safety

180 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
• 6-8 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lean Production

883 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
• 3-4 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Monash University

Food as Medicine

118 reviews

Explore the role of food in health. Apply nutrition science to guide you on using food as medicine for you and your family.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Organic Farming for Sustainable Agricultural production

119 reviews

The course is designed to train students on organic farming practices, quality analysis of the products, environmental impact assessment, health benefit of the organic food, etc. After successful completion of the course, the students should be able to d…

• YouTube
• 20 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management

2 reviews

Learn about the impact of infectious disease on sustainable animal-based food production by understanding the science of growth, immunity, and infection and by learning the problem-solving skills needed to advance animal health and food production throug…

• Coursera
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Exploring English: Food and Culture

69 reviews

Improve your English language skills and learn how to cook some classic British dishes while exploring modern UK culture.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Stanford Introduction to Food and Health

45 reviews

This course will shift the focus away from reductionist discussions about nutrients and move, instead, towards practical discussions about real food and the environment in which we consume it. By the end of this course, learners should have the tools the…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment

54 ratings at FutureLearn

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

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EIT Food;  University of Cambridge

Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology

86 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 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Aquaponics – the circular food production system

1 review

Aquaponics is a polyculture that combines aquaculture and hydroponics cultivation, i.e. fish farming and soil-independent food production, in a circulatory system with the aim of recycling nutrients from fish farming wastewater. In this MOOC course of th…

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Exeter

Grand Challenges: Food for Thought

27 ratings at FutureLearn

Where does our food come from and what impact does it have on our environment?

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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
• 9 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Australian Water School

Enabling Globally Competitive and Sustainable Food Production

Syllabus: Introduction Northern Adelaide Irrigation Scheme South of Spain Demand Social Impact Key Issues Research Needs Green Houses Critical Size Availability Greenhouses Questions

• YouTube
• Less than 1 hour of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

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 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Food and Our Environment

This course is designed to help learners around the world become more sustainable eaters.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)