University of Newcastle Courses

Fairy Tales: Meanings, Messages, and Morals

3 reviews

Build your skills in literary analysis and creative writing by exploring the meaning of fairy tales.

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

Developing Your Educational Leadership and Management Vision

1 review

Develop your leadership and management skills to establish a school vision, support your staff and make meaningful change in your school or organisation.

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

Applying Strategic Leadership in Education

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Learn strategic leadership perspectives and practices and how to apply them in your workplace. Investigate the transformative behaviours and beliefs of leaders aligned with your current educational organisation.

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

Bushfires: Response, Relief, and Resilience

Discover strategies to prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfire natural disasters from the world's leading minds.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

What is Poetry? An Introduction to Literary Analysis

Understand the basics of poetry analysis and learn key skills for studying English literature by exploring a variety of texts.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Modern Monetary Theory: Economics for the 21st Century

Demystify macroeconomic principles and terminology and discover how Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) provides explanations for some of the world's most troubling financial concerns.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Leading Transformative Change in Education

Develop a comprehensive plan for increasing your personal leadership capacity to effect meaningful change now and into the future.

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

Mao to Now: On Chinese Marxism

An insightful study of Chinese Marxism, socialism and capitalism - critical for anyone who wishes to engage with China today.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

High Conflict in Law: An Introduction

Develop your toolkit of techniques for dealing with high-conflict behaviours. Explore how to address high-conflict scenarios in legal disputes and business settings.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

What Does It Mean to Be Human? An Introduction to the Humanities

Answer some of the big questions about being human, and get an introduction to the skills needed in the humanities.

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

What Is Poetry? An Introduction to Literary Analysis

Understand the basics of poetry analysis and learn key skills for studying English literature by exploring a variety of texts.

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

Enrich your mind, diversify your skills and safeguard your future with our new work-ready arts degree at the University of Newcastle (UON).

• FutureLearn
• Paid Course
• 13 courses

Microcredential

Leadership and Management in Education

The Leadership and Management in Education Professional Certificate program will develop your skills in leading, supporting, and positively transforming learning organisations. You will acquire skills in leadership techniques coaching communication…

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• $447.00
• 3 courses

Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101

2 reviews

Learn how to see and draw nature like an illustrator. Build observational and visual interpretation skills in an interactive and enjoyable way.

• edX
• 3-6 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Anthropology: Understanding Societies and Cultures

1 review

Gain an introduction to anthropology: the study of societies and cultures. Learn how the discipline has changed over time.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)