University of Cape Town Courses

Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

709 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
• 27 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Extinctions: Past and Present

232 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
• 25th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

What is a Mind?

286 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
• 25th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare

100 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
• 25th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

100 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
• 25th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

36 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
• 20 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Julia Scientific Programming

29 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
• 18 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education

22 reviews

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

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

28 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
• 18 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 2 weeks from now (29th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Organ Donation: From Death to Life

13 reviews

Considering someone for organ and tissue donation at the end of life is complicated. The boundary between life and death is more complex than ever before and it falls to medical professionals to help clarify a situation at an often confusing and emotiona…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Disability Inclusion in Education: Building Systems of Support

7 reviews

Worldwide millions of children are not able to fully participate in schooling, and this is especially a problem for children with disabilities. This course explores the support that teachers need in order to meet the needs of children with severe to prof…

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space

183 ratings at Coursera

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
• 19 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms

123 ratings at Coursera

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
• 14 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world

116 ratings at Coursera

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
• 19 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets can master the Blockchain Technology

32 ratings at Coursera

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
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)