University of Cape Town Courses

Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

770 reviews

If you’ve ever skipped over`the results section of a medical paper because terms like “confidence interval” or “p-value” go over your head, then you’re in the right place.

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

• Best of All Time

Extinctions: Past and Present

235 reviews

Discover the diversity of life on earth, the impacts of five past mass extinctions and the prospect of a sixth extinction today.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

What is a Mind?

287 reviews

Explore the most pertinent scientific and philosophical concepts for understanding our own minds with this free online course

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

• Best of All Time

Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare

104 reviews

Explore the field of medical humanities - the intersection of the arts, humanities and healthcare - with this free online course.

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

• Best of All Time

Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

101 reviews

On this course you will learn about inclusive education, understanding what barriers there are to learning and how to challenge them.

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

• Best of All Time

Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

37 reviews

This free 6 week course is for anyone who wants to make a difference. Whether you are already familiar with the field of social innovation or social entrepreneurship, working for an organization that wants to increase its social impact, or just starting…

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

• Best of All Time

Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education

25 reviews

This course is about caring for and educating children (and youth) with severe to profound intellectual disability.

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

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

33 reviews

This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate friendly…

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

Julia Scientific Programming

30 reviews

This four-module course introduces users to Julia as a first language. Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language developed specifically for scientific computing. This language will be particularly useful for applications in ph…

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

Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space

3 reviews

In this course, we provide practical insights into how to write an academic essay. We show you how to develop the academic skills needed to be a competent academic writer.

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

Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms

2 reviews

In the education of children with visual impairment, there is at present a global movement away from segregated special schooling, and towards inclusive neighbourhood schools.

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

How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology

1 review

In this course, you will gain a thorough understanding of the blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, including an introduction to the necessary foundations in cryptography. The course will discuss blockchain as a distributed ledger and introduce…

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

Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world

1 review

To address global poverty - do we really not have enough resources or do we not have the right tools to allocate our resources? The tools of finance, when applied correctly, can be an enabler of social and environmental outcomes. This course is designe…

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

Research for Impact

1 review

In this course, you will learn more about the Research for Impact approach - a set of principles and practices that will help you to make your research more impactful. Traditionally, the goals and outcomes of research projects were to contribute knowledg…

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

Climate Adaptation in Africa

This course explores why climate change adaptation is important in the African context. Africa is considered one to be one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change. Historically, climate-related hazards such as drought, flooding, pest and disea…

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