Wageningen University Courses

Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

962 reviews

Learn about Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and understand how nutrition can support exercise and sports performance.

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• 4-8 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Nutrition, Heart Disease and Diabetes

323 reviews

Discover the latest insights on the importance of nutrition and lifestyle in the development and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus in the online open course Nutrition, Heart disease and Diabetes. You will learn about current prog…

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrition and Health: Micronutrients and Malnutrition

169 reviews

Learn from the top professors of Wageningen University & Research about malnutrition and micronutrients and how they impact your health. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the Professional Certificate Pogramme: Nutrition and Heal…

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrition and Health: Macronutrients and Overnutrition

270 reviews

Learn from the top professors of Wageningen University & Research about macronutrients and overnutrition and how they impact humans. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the Professional Certificate Pogramme: Nutrition and Health.

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome

511 reviews

Learn how you can impact your health by balancing your gut health; how your microbiome together with your diet can improve normal gut function. A balanced microbiome and nutritional intake can avoid disorders like IBS, obesity and diabetes.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Nutrition and Cancer

228 reviews

Cancer has overtaken cardiovascular disease (CVD) as the leading cause of death in many parts of the world. It causes one in eight deaths worldwide. Global trends show that the majority of all cancer deaths occur in the low- and middle-income countries.…

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Tourism: Society & Environmental Aspects

133 reviews

Wageningen University and Research invites you to this integral introduction of the exciting and complex phenomenon that is tourism. Ranked top 10 best online courses by Class Central, join us to gain an understanding of the scope next to the social and…

• edX
• 5-7 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Nutrition and Health: Food Safety

128 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)

Introduction to Animal Behaviour

79 reviews

Explore the amazing range and complexity of wild animal behaviour. Discover how animals learn, communicate, find food, avoid predators, and interact socially.

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

• Best of All Time

Sustainable Tourism: Rethinking the future

51 reviews

Considering the negative impacts on climate change, the host communities and their natural resources, the growth-driven tourism industry needs to improve its footprint. Join Wageningen University and Research for this online course, nominated for the ann…

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry

43 reviews

The fundamentals of circular fashion unraveled, learn about circularity in all steps of the fashion value chain. From new textile materials and circular design all the way to business modelling.

• edX
• 8-12 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Environmental Gamechanger – Lead the Way to Sustainable Development

7 reviews

Do you wish you could have an actual, tangible impact on global challenges, like climate change and pollution? Do you know of concrete issues in your community that need to change for the better, but no-one is taking on the challenge? Then let this onlin…

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Urban Development

1 review

Learn why cities are key in resolving global urbanization and sustainability challenges and how you can engineer tomorrow’s cities today.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Science of Beer

1 review

Are you interested in more than just the taste of beer? Discover what's in your beer, how it's made and marketed and the effect it has on your body and health.

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Food Security: Food Access

1 review

Who decides what food is on your plate? Understand the basics of access to food and food decision-making from a multilevel perspective in this course. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security.

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