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Anthropology of Current World Issues

The Anthropology of Current World Issues course by edX empowers candidates to better understand the world around them, by looking at it through an anthropological lens. They will see how this methodology, as a discipline, can shine a new light on current world issues. Learners will also understand how to look at issues like material culture, migration, and indigeneity, from different perspectives.

The University of Queensland’s Anthropology of Current World Issues training programme will also challenge learners to reflect on their perspective when thinking about the aforementioned current world issues. It will encourage them to contemplate how they look at the world and how there are differences and commonalities between people.

With the Anthropology of Current World Issues online certification, participants will follow renowned anthropologists from various parts of the world, meet the people they work with, and explore the current-world problems they are working on, as they find their place in the world.

This extensive programme will help students become skilled professionals in forming anthropological understandings within just nine weeks to absorb today’s pitfalls worldwide. There are two modes for learners to enrol in the course; paid and free modes. The free mode gives the learners only limited access to the course.  

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9 Weeks
Beginner
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Knowledge of Anthropology
Why we Post the Anthropology of Social Media

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Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media

Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media certification is a 5 weeks online course that is free, and has been developed by FutureLearn in partnership with UCL (University College London). This certification course is dependent on the work done by 9 Anthropologists who had spent 15 months in the different field sites of Chile, Brazil, England, India, Trinidad, Turkey, and more.

With the Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media certification syllabus, candidates can discover a new meaning of Social Media Marketing which is not based on how capable the platform is but is focused on the posted content. This will help the participants why memes, photos, and selfies are important for communication.

Why We Post: the Anthropology of Social Media training for 3 hours every week will explain what impact social media has on education, Political Science, gender equality, privacy, Commerce, etc. Also, social media has different roles to play while in different regions, and participants will be able to know that by using an anthropological and comparative approach.

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5 Weeks
Free
Skills Covered:
Knowledge of Anthropology
Magic in the Middle Ages

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University of Barcelona, Barcelona via Coursera
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Magic in the Middle Ages

During the medieval era, witchcraft had several dimensions, and witches were individuals who practiced witchcraft, casting magic spells and summoning spirits for assistance or change. The University of Barcelona created the Magic in the Middle Ages online certification, which is taught by a team of experts including Godefroid de Callata - University of Louvain - Professor, Dr. Pau Castell Granados - Research & Teaching Scholar at the University of Barcelona, and Blanca Villuendas - Ph.D. & Instructor which is offered by Coursera.

Magic in the Middle Ages online course consists of 9 hours of video-based lectures that aim to introduce applicants to the middle ages through a broad understanding of magic and provide an understanding of medieval society, concepts, and activities from the perspectives of history and history of science. By the end of the Magic in the Middle Ages online lessons, applicants will be able to analyze documentary evidence from the medieval era and recognize the most characteristic legal records concerning witchcraft, as well as differentiate between popular magic and sophisticated people's witchcraft.

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5 Weeks
Beginner
Free
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Knowledge of history Knowledge of Astronomy
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Bipedalism: The Science of Upright Walking

5 Weeks
Beginner
Free

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