Online Social Science Courses & Certifications

Swayam’s BSW-41: Understanding Tribals online programme is a core diploma-level course and falls under the humanities and social sciences category. It is a four-credit, 12 weeks long curriculum, designed and organised by experts in the field, and will be instructed by Dr N. Ramya.

The BSW-41: Understanding Tribals course structure comprises 12 units which are divided into three blocks. It involves in-depth information about the evolution of tribal studies concerning India, including the study of Indian as well as international tribal communities. 

The programme will help you attain fluency in the numerous areas related to tribals such as evolution, perception, tribal territories, constitutional provisions for tribals, international conventions, tribal education, healthcare, nutrition, and much more.

Swayam uses renowned national coordinators such as AICTE, NCERT, UGC, IIMB, IGNOU, etc. to cross check their course material and revise it to the standards of any university course across India. As a result of this, the BSW-41: Understanding Tribals diploma programme’s credits are transferable and have the advantage of being verified by a Government-initiated body.

The BSW-43: Tribals of South and Central India online programme is a four-credit diploma-level course in the humanities and social sciences category. It is instructed by a public health professional and social worker, Dr G. Mahesh. The course is designed by experts and divided into three blocks, comprising a total of 14 units which will take 12 weeks to complete.

Moreover, the BSW-43: Tribals of South and Central India diploma course is structured to teach every aspect of the tribal population native to the south and central parts of India. Candidates will have robust knowledge about the distinctive characteristics and features involved in the practices, culture, beliefs, livelihood, social organisation, etc. of these tribals.

Swayam has ensured extraordinary study material by appointing national coordinators to verify the syllabus. With this assurance, the credits obtained in BSW-43:Tribals of South and Central India online training are entirely transferrable. They also have the same significance as any other four-credit university or college courses.

Swayam offers the BSW-44: Tribals in North and Northeast Region of India online course to expand the current knowledge of candidates about tribes native to the north and north-eastern section of India. This is a diploma-level theory course in the humanities and social sciences category and carries four credits. There are a total of 12 units devised by experts in the field.

The units of the BSW-44: Tribals in North and Northeast Region of India diploma training are segmented into three blocks which provide an in-depth understanding of the culture, existence, historical roots, and the impact of globalisation on these tribal communities.

Candidates will be educated on an array of topics related to the north and north-eastern tribes, such as religious beliefs, language, displacement, migration, among others.

The BSW-44: Tribals in North and Northeast Region of India programme is instructed by Prof Rose Nembiakkim, while IGNOU has approved the syllabus. Besides, since Swayam is a government-led initiative, the course is available for free.

Geography, in general, is the study of lands, people, and all the phenomena which take place on Earth. In this course, the focus is the country of India. The Geography of India course by Swayam provides a more detailed perspective about the formation of the physiography and the physiographic features situated throughout India. The course also details various details about the natural features of India including its changing topography, the composition of different types of soil, study about various landforms, water bodies such as rivers and their tributaries, basins, and so on. Geography does not only deal with physical features but it also deals with ecological features. 

In this course, the candidate will also gain knowledge about the climate, developments across many regions, irrigation systems, agriculture throughout the country, settlements in rural and urban areas, how the demography is formed, and the presence of migrants, trades, commodities, and industrialization at different scales. The main goal of this course is to gain a very in-depth understanding of Geography as a whole, specifying India.

The Indian Government and Politics course being offered by Swayam is a core course in B.A. Political Science under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). This course has been designed to provide the learner's knowledge and understanding about the functional, philosophical and theoretical aspects of the Indian Politics. 

The course will give an in-sight into the diverse perspectives regarding the Indian Political System along with the Social movements and constitutional provisions. Participants of the course will be given a detailed understanding of the fundamentals of Indian Political System from varied perspectives, the philosophical basis of our Indian Constitution, implementation of the Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Rights as given in the Constitution, Institutional composition and functions of Indian Polity, Social concerns in India and Political approaches towards them, Political Economy of our State and the nature and impetus of the various social movements in India.

Access, Equity, and Quality are the three building blocks of the Indian Education Policy. The foundation of ‘Swayam’ has been solely laid for the purpose of attainment of all the three principles through its Platform for free, to aid in the learning of school-dropouts or professionals or those with financial and economical disadvantages, from Class 9 level up to even Post-Graduation.

Keeping in mind the unavailability of Physical Resources, economical shortcomings and lack of an adequate platform, the Government has employed more than thousands of learned faculties, specially appointed for the job and is constantly making efforts to make the candidates digitally educated.

The programme is named ‘Swayam’ symbolising the process of self-learning and self-efficient nature of the initiative. The programme aims to bridge the digital gap among the digitally unhinged masses of students and technology itself. Even those who’re underprivileged and deprived of digital exposure and knowledge can pursue the Political Ideologies Certification programme from their home and fulfil their educational requirements.

The course has four different methods included in its teaching- learning dynamic to strengthen the understanding of the candidate and to ensure a complete understanding. The four methods are- Video Lectures, Doubt-solving Forum, Digital Reading Material, and Tests and Quizzes for practice.

National Coordinators like NCERT, IGNOU, NIOS, AICTE, NPTEL CEC, UGC, IIMB, and NITTTR are responsible for evaluating the standards and process of education being provided by Swayam. The main goal is to give Higher Education its due importance.

With the increased globalisation of trade and commerce, companies are now looking for professionals with firm grasp over the global political scenario. FutureLearn’s International Relations: Politics in Turbulent Times training allows you to excel in the nuances of international politics and political challenges to diplomacy in the 21st century. The University of Kent offers the microcredential course. 

After finishing the International Relations: Politics in Turbulent Times programme, students will know all about the culture wars between conservatives and the liberals, COVID-19 pandemic and its economic ramifications, US-China trade wars, and more. 

The curriculum includes the geopolitical rivalry, neoliberalism, climate change, diffusion of power from 1945 to today, and the boundaries of global governance. Students who have fluency in written and spoken English and have an undergraduate degree in any domain are eligible for the microcredential.

International Relations: Politics in Turbulent Times is a 12-week online certification course. After completion, learners will receive a politics and international relations certification from the University of Kent’s world-leading research centre. The university will also award students with 15 UK credits at the postgraduate level. 

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China course by edX is part of an XSeries Program focused on the exploration of China’s history. This course enables candidates to see China’s awakening in the 19th century through the 21st-century intellect. It gives information about China’s history, neo-Confucianism, the imperial period, and the exam system government. 

The course also lets the participants explore the 8th and 11th-century resources available in China along with urbanization & the state atrocities, China’s reconfiguration of vigor. Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China focus on imparting information relating to the rich culture and prized moral autonomy of the Chinese. It teaches what changes Tang-Sang brought to China and how a new kind of Confucianism took place.

Hence, this course allows candidates to gain an alternative and exciting worldview and global awareness. It teaches how the key to knowing China today is by unlocking ancient China. There are 2 tracks for this course when opting for enrollment. One is Verified Track which offers unlimited access. The other is Audit Track, the price of which is free but this self-paced version is only accessible for a limited period.

The course on Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations by MITx is a part of the MicroMasters track. During the course, you will get graduate-level knowledge of randomised controlled trials (RCT), including step-by-step training in how to design and implement an RCT in the field. Using this policy-relevant study, you can boost your ability to draw causal inferences and conduct impact evaluations.

The Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations MicroMasters programme comes under the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) department. The curriculum uses material from MIT’s JPAL lab, used by social science researchers from all over the world. 

Besides, Designing and Running Randomised Evaluations by edX provides a professional and academic credential to candidates who complete this course. You can use this credential to gain an accelerated and cheaper Master’s degree from MIT or add it as a professional qualification to your CV. Learn from esteemed Nobel Laureates through an intensive approach involving quizzes, lectures, case studies and exams in this course. 

Environmental Impact Assessment is an online course that can be pursued by both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The certificate programme is 12 weeks in duration. Developed and instructed by Prof. Harshit Sosan Lakra, a faculty at IIT Roorkee, the course is an AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education)-approved programme. The course will ecological impact assessment, environmental aspects and impacts risk assessment, EIA methodologies, and the like. 

The Environmental Impact Assessment Certification Course will provide detailed glimpses of Environmental Impact Assessment. It is the process of examining the possible impacts and consequences of proposed development and projects. Environmental Impact Assessment Certification is a free programme offered by Swayam and IIT Roorkee jointly. However, the certificate will be conferred only to the learners who sit in the exam and get the percentage of marks specified by the authorities.

Sociological Perspectives on Modernity Certification gives the candidates a brief introduction to the nomenclature of this course's sociological perspectives on modernity. The way we try to engage with modernity, we also try to interrogate modernity.

Sociological Perspectives on Modernity Classes enable students to understand modernity as a socio-cultural product in specific socio-historical contexts.

All students get a Sociological Perspectives on Modernity Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Literature and Life Certification are designed and structured in such a way that it helps learners make sense of their own lives through the prism of literature and get a better understanding of the relation of literature to life.

A selection of essays, poems, plays, and short stories from British, American, and Indian literature will be examined in Literature and Life Classes in order to understand and appreciate the complex but fragile human relationships at various levels, including the individual, family, society, business, politics, etc.

All students get a Literature and Life Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Contextualizing Gender Certification will analyze an outline not only of how the concept of gender has evolved and advanced over the last 50 years, but also of how ideas about gender are changing in complex ways and how they are reflective of the new ways of gender identification, contextualized meaning, and gender nonconformity. 

Contextualizing Gender Classes aim to introduce students to an interdisciplinary framework that enables them to explore and theorize the contextualized meaning and the intersectional nature of gender and culture. Gender is analyzed in a variety of ways, including as an institution, ideology, and process that organizes daily life.

All students get a Contextualizing Gender Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Education for Sustainable Development Certification will discuss the details of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) which is primarily based on UNESCO’s 17 sustainable development goals. 

Education for Sustainable Development Classes will cover key concepts like what is sustainability, sustainable development, UNESCO sustainable development goals, and education for sustainable development.

In order to address educational challenges and create systems that are inclusive, equitable, and relevant to all, sustainable development requires political will, global and regional collaboration, and active engagement of educational institutions, civil society, youth, the corporate/private sector, and other multilateral agencies.

All students get an Education for Sustainable Development Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Elements of Literature and Creative Communication Certification is ideal for those who are interested in tasting the nectar of literature. Because literature is directly related to life and keeping that broad vision in mind makes students aware of the finer sensibilities of human existence.

Elements of Literature and Creative Communication Classes intend to teach the students by introducing them to literature, which represents profound and beautiful expressions of mankind, we hope to help them better comprehend and enjoy life. It includes carefully chosen readings of drama, fiction, and poetry. 

All students get an Elements of Literature and Creative Communication Certification from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The MGP-006: Gandhi's Economic Thought Certification will familiarise the learners with the fundamental ideas of Gandhi's economic thought, help them recognise and articulate the differences between modern economics and Gandhi's economic thought, and help them comprehend the challenges of sustainable development and Gandhian solutions.

MGP-006: Gandhi's Economic Thought Classes give you the chance to delve into the complexities of economic thought based on Gandhi's principles and are created in a way that will enable you to deepen your understanding of the subject because the MGP-006: Gandhi's Economic Thought Certification Syllabus is extensive and thoroughly covered. 

All students get an MGP-006: Gandhi's Economic Thought Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

The Ethics: Theories and Applications Certification offers a systematic study of the concepts and principles standards necessary to differentiate between right and wrong behaviour. 

Ethics: Theories and Applications Classes provide a philosophical foundation for fundamental ethical discussions and ideas and use the Indian context to demystify the theories and give students simpler examples.

In Ethics: Theories and Applications Certification Syllabus an introduction to ethics is provided, along with discussions of what constitutes a moral deed, what virtue and vice are, concepts of moral law, and concepts of moral relativism.

All students get a Ethics: Theories and Applications Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

he concepts covered in the MGPE-010: Conflict Management Transformation and Peace Building Certification are crucial for our complete knowledge of how to reduce the intensity and structures of conflicts and open up new channels for collaboration and compatibility.

We will attempt to learn the nuances of three general concepts in MGPE-010: Conflict Management Transformation and Peace Building Classes using both western and non-western theories, perspectives, and approaches.

The conflict analysis methods, important components in conflict analysis, and social and environmental dimensions of conflict are all covered in the MGPE-010: Conflict Management Transformation and Peace Building Certification Syllabus.

All students get an MGPE-010: Conflict Management Transformation and Peace Building Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India

The Agrarian Sociology certification by Arts College Osmania University Department of Sociology is a 12-week online course. In this online certification course, students will gain an understanding of the social, economic and power structure of Rural Indian society. The Agrarian Sociology online course from Arts College Osmania University Department of Sociology via Swayam will enable students to assess the changing trends in Indian villages and evaluate the rural development, strategies, policies and programmes. 

The Agrarian Sociology certification syllabus will expose learners to Rural Society and Peasantry, Agrarian Society, Agrarian Social Structure, Rural Polity, and more. There is a total of four credit points in the Agrarian Sociology certification course that will be given to students on the completion of the course. This online certification course will be taught by Prof C. Ganesh who is a senior professor in the Department of Sociology teaching Rural Sociology and Rural Development over the last three decades.

The MGPE-011: Human Security Certification focuses on emphasising the difficulties that the field faces and how to get past them despite having a variety of backgrounds. This knowledge greatly increases the flexibility and viability of the conflict resolution process.

The human rights approach to development and security is discussed in MGPE-011: Human Security Classes along with how it is used to promote inclusive development.

The United Nations Development Programme's 1994 Human Development Report asserts that the best way to address the issue of global insecurity is to guarantee "freedom from want" and "freedom from dread" for all people. This argument is covered in the MGPE-011: Human Security Certification Syllabus.

All students get an MGPE-011: Human Security Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.

The MGPE-012: Women and Peace (Elective Course) Certification educates students to the fundamental principles of every civilization and religion that men and women should have "a place of equality to enjoy nature and to protect the order of nature."

You will learn about women's positions in ancient, mediaeval, and modern periods of civilization in MGPE-012: Women and Peace (Elective Course) Courses. You will also engage in a conversation regarding how women are viewed in various cultures.

The MGPE-012: Women and Peace (Elective Course) Certification Syllabus focuses on the peace-building initiatives required to rebuild a society ripped apart by conflict. These concerns are explored in detail and have a significant impact on women.

All students get an MGPE-012: Women and Peace (Elective Course) Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

There is disagreement concerning the concept of state, which is at the core of all significant political theorising and is introduced in the MGPE-013 Civil Society Political Regimes and Conflict (Elective Course) Certification. It is because of such contesting notions about the state, in the heyday of the behavioural revolution in the 1960s, that David Easton substituted the word system for the state - all this is a part of MGPE-013 Civil Society Political Regimes and Conflict (Elective Course) Certification Syllabus. 

MGPE-013 Civil Society Political Regimes and Conflict (Elective Course) Classes discuss the importance of a robust civil society that can stand up for the needs of the populace and the neighbourhood while acting as a check on the use of political regimes and conflicts of interest..

All students get an MGPE-013 Civil Society Political Regimes and Conflict (Elective Course) Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Understanding how to conduct research in Gandhi and Peace Studies and related social science disciplines, as well as how to analyse, interpret, and make sense of the social world, are the main goals of the concepts covered in the MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification.

MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Classes cover the idea of study, which is directly related to human endeavour to comprehend his evolution, environment, and growth over the course of many eras of human history.

MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification Syllabus helps you comprehend how and why social scientists produce knowledge about the social environment. 

All students get an MGPE-015 Introduction to Research Methods (Elective Course) Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Indian Government & Politics Certification focuses in-depth on the political processes and how the political system actually operates while also studying the political framework, both constitutional and administrative, in-depth.

Indian Government & Politics Classes place an emphasis on regional effects that result from caste and jati social stratification as well as from linguistic, religious, ethnic, and economic variables, and they critically evaluate how these influences affect political processes.

Basic Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Responsibilities, and the Separation of Powers between the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Arms are all covered in the Indian Government & Politics Certification Syllabus.

All students get an Indian Government & Politics Certification by University of Burdwan under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Overview and Perspectives of Values course is one of the highlighted online courses on value education provided by Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course offered by Swayam is coordinated by Dr. Grace Don Nemching, Senior Assistant Professor in IGNOU. The 12-weeks long course seeks to inculcate value education through effective ways.

The Overview and Perspectives of Values Certification course aim at making candidates aware of the greater role played by value education in a person's life as a whole. The course aims at generating social awareness and positive values in the life of professionals, teachers, students, government officials, parents and other groups of people.

The need for an Overview and Perspectives of Values Training course is greater in today's society for the successful prevention of social evils. The course will help candidates in shaping the value system that will enable them to project a positive attitude in their personal, professional and social life.

The Strategies and Models for Sustainability Certification course is a subset of the discipline of sustainability science that helps students acquire a deep understanding of the topic. The course will equip students in achieving socially acceptable economic development with the help of both scientific and technological tools.

The Strategies and Models for Sustainability Online Course is a 4 credit course offered by Swayam. The course is taught for a period of 12 weeks by expert professors from Indira Gandhi National Open University. The course will provide a comprehensive and theoretical understanding of the social, economical and ecological aspects of sustainability along with its basic principles and features.

The Strategies and Models for Sustainability Training course provides valuable insights into the working of sustainable development in the rural sphere. The course discusses the existing sustainable development models in India in the form of case studies, allowing them to critically view the functioning of different models and their contribution to nature. The final assessment is made through assignments and an end-term examination.

The Gandhi: The Man and His Times Online Course is a massive open online course that is part of the Post Graduate course in Gandhi and Peace Studies (PGCGPS). The course will help learners pursuing their studies in Political Science to expand their knowledge about Gandhi, his ideologies, and the thinkers who inspired the mastermind.

The Gandhi: The Man and His Times Certification course offered on the Swayam portal discusses the life of the celebrated man right from his early days to the major contributions he made in changing the face of the nation. The course will be delivered using self-contained and self-evaluative material that can help learners grasp every detail properly.

The Gandhi: The Man and His Times Course is coordinated by Prof. Anurag Joshi of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. The audio and video material provided by experts in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. The mode of assessment for the online course would be through assignments and a term-end exam.

The Challenge to Sustainable Development Certification Course is a massive open online course that discusses the vital threats to attaining sustainable development. The course will make learners aware of the crucial environmental changes taking place around the world and their potential causes and consequences.

The Challenges to Sustainable Development Online Course is a 4 credit course offered by the Swayam portal. The course is coordinated by Dr. Deeksha Dave; Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman, Assistant Professors at the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.

The Challenges to Sustainable Development Course is particularly apt for people working in the field of sustainable development. The course will help them understand the scope for alternative methods to reduce the socio-cultural and ecological impacts of the conventional models of development.

The Gandhi in the 21st Century course offered by Swayam is a 4 credit course and an integral part of the Master's programme in Gandhian studies, focusing on the visionary impact of our father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The course attempts to critically analyze the viewpoints and approaches of Gandhi hoping to use them effectively in the present circumstances of the world.

The Gandhi in the 21st Century Online course discusses the all-inclusive socio-economical and political theory put forward by Gandhi in the 20th Century and puts light on its significance in the modern world. It explains in detail the Gandhian ideology connected with topics like globalisation, democracy, diversities, multiculturalism and other contemporary concerns.

The Gandhi in the 21st Century Course is a postgraduate level course that is taught over 12 weeks. It is an important course for Humanities and Social Sciences students who wish to know the pragmatic ways in which Gandhian concepts can be implemented to solve the problems of the present world.  It is taught by Dr. Shubhangi Vaidya of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.

The Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development course is a postgraduate level course taught by Dr. Shubhangi Vaidya of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. The course attempts to analyse the practical capabilities of Gandhian philosophy relating to an eco-friendly living atmosphere.

The Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development course offered by Swayam provides students with a detailed understanding of the Gandhian ideas surrounding the topic of ecology and sustainable development. It constitutes 16 units taught over 12 weeks by giving in-depth knowledge on various aspects of mother earth and its sustainable outlook.

The Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development Online Course allows students of humanities and social sciences to gain knowledge about the conservation of natural resources and dimensions of ecological development. It introduces students to various environmental movements, green initiatives and case studies that root for a sustainable way of living.