Online Social Science Courses & Certifications

Understanding one of the ancient texts of all times, the Bible from a different comparative perspective, forms the crux of this introductory course on Arts and culture titled The Bible in Light of the Ancient Near East. The online course is provided by edX, an online education provider in partnership with IsraelX, a national consortium of higher education institutions in Israel, and is led by experienced faculty of IsraelX. This certification course has a comprehensive curriculum on the Bible and focuses its studies against the backdrop of the Archeological findings from the ancient Near East.

The course mainly highlights reading the bible from different perspectives and discusses selected biblical genres, themes, and traditions along with the consequences of the discovery of ancient Near Eastern materials in the new age which has changed the way we approach the text. It covers various key concepts such as Biblical flood stories, law literature, wisdom, written prophecies, its creation traditions, and so on. The students can pursue this course in either of the two modes, namely, paid and free. In the free audit version, they will be provided access to the course only for a limited period without a certification whereas in the paid also called the verified track the students will be given unlimited access to the course and a certificate of completion.

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.  

The Natural Hazards certification course throws light on the phenomena of natural disasters. Processes like land-level changes, ground deformations, event recurrence intervals, sedimentation patterns, and the associated environmental and depositional changes are discussed. The course is spread over eight weeks and falls under the domain of civil engineering. 

The Natural Hazards online training lets students explore the different types of natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, and storms, etc. Through this activity, they will understand the natural hazards caused by disasters in the associated landscapes. This elective course has also been approved by the AICTE. 

The Natural Hazards certification syllabus also includes how different regions like floodplains, mainland, hilly terrains, coastal areas, etc., feel the impact of the disasters. The course concludes with dedicated lectures on the various measures and approaches to assess and mitigate these natural hazards properly. The training is offered by Professor Javed N Malik and Prof. Santiswarup Sahoo who are specialises in active tectonics and paleoseismology.

Indian economy is one of the top five emerging economies in the world. Thus, it becomes an interesting topic of study for both economics and non-economics students. While for the former category, the study will accentuate their academic knowledge, the latter will be benefitted by the understanding of the mechanism of the economy for general awareness, if not anything else.

Understanding economic activities in a lucid manner can be challenging and finding the right course which covers all the essential aspects of the same could be another challenge. Indian Economy: Some Contemporary Perspectives programme has been designed for undergraduate students to help them gain a conceptual foundation of the functioning of India's mixed economy, historical developments and ongoing reforms. 

Through Indian Economy: Some Contemporary Perspectives certification syllabus, learners can make a mindmap of the evolution of the Indian economy since independence while witnessing periods of India’s economic development. It would discuss tax, industrial, financial and agricultural reforms while dealing with Indian banking sector crisis. Students would analyse along with the faculty recent policy initiatives and will have the opportunity to examine additional resources like economic survey issued by the Ministry of Finance and relevant research reports from leading organisations

IIT Kharagpur has developed the Managerial Economics programme to teach modern microeconomic theory at the UG/PG level. You will study the behaviour of households and firms and the interaction between the two to understand the interaction in different market structures.

Moreover, Managerial Economics certification syllabus has been purposefully crafted over eight weeks to cover crucial topics of management studies besides the foundational ones. The primary coursework includes weekly lectures, assignments, and a proctored exam towards the course end.

You will learn how different agents like consumers and producers interact in the economy and how various interventions impact the market scenario. Other significant concepts covered in the Managerial Economics course are demand & supply, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly, and cost curves.

There will also be a proctored exam when the programme ends. You can take the exam to obtain the Managerial Economics certificate from Swayam, which will help you land lucrative managerial positions in banks and public policy organisations, among others.

The Economic Growth and Development program is an introductory-level course that aims to teach you significant ideas related to economic development and growth. You will study theories, concepts, indices, and debates about economic growth and development. This eight-week-long online course is developed by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati.

During the Economic Growth and Development certification course, you will become familiar with many topics like economic development indices, inclusive growth, distinctions between underdeveloped and developed countries, contemporary controversies on economic growth versus development, and more. 

The Economic Growth and Development online course will discuss many major models and theories of economic growth, such as the Solow growth model, the Big Push theory, Harrod-Domar model, Schumpeter’s analysis, and the critical minimum effort’s thesis. You will also learn about the gender development index, multidimensional poverty index, and gender empowerment measure.

The ‘Energy Economics And Policy’ online course is delivered to focus on the various aspects of energy that affect the producers and consumers of energy. This course enables students to discuss the application of the principles of the economy. It is about the concept of energy as a resource and its relevance with the environment and climate to analyze the policies governing energy supply. This certification program is provided by Swayam and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) for a period of eight weeks.

The free online course is an elective program for undergraduate and postgraduate level students. The tutor for this massive open online course is Prof. Shyamasree Dasgupta from the school of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi. The classes of this course are offered through video, lectures and assessed by weekly assignments and a final certification exam. 

The ‘Energy Economics And Policy’ certification course enables students to get a course certificate and credit points by the end of this course. 

The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development programme that is brought to the learners through edX will be answering many frequently asked questions such as how the development of a child’s brain takes place at the age of 3, how surroundings become a factor in affecting the all-round development of a child and many other areas. The course consists of experienced and skilled faculty members from top institutions such as Harvard University, New York University, and UNICEF. The instructors from these institutes will make sure that the candidates understand how the study of sociology, neuroscience, anthropology, and others has influenced early child development. 

This course is for a tenure of eight weeks. In these eight weeks, the student will learn all about the growth of a child from its birth and will also learn to reach the goals for sustainable child development. The course will be provided in English language for all, and the candidate can complete his study by putting in 2 to 4 hours every week. This course is self-paced but the candidates will be getting free audit access to complete the course for a specified time. Whereas the verified track is payable and the access is also unlimited.

The Decolonising Evaluation course by edX provides an assessment taking part as a fundamental part in comprehending to what degree contrasting creativity of evolution indicates and challenges in a plan of action calculating and directing.

Decolonising Evaluation programme formally presents the candidate about convergence in between appraisal and decolonising discussion accompanied by turn of events within the development sector. This Decolonising Evaluation training course deals with the present problem in all areas of Africa and to push forward the debate on establishing the colonies assessment through deliberation by the given structures and details.

This programme keeps an eye on appraisal booster and programme for technical staff in the development sector. The candidate will learn an introductory level of decolonising evaluation that will help them in achieving their desired goals The Decolonising Evaluation training is self paced candidates can go through the course anytime when they wish. The Decolonising Evaluation certification course also makes candidates know about how interventions summons presiding colonial point of view in assessments. The candidates will be getting verified and shareable certificates at the end of the Decolonising Evaluation training which can be shared on platforms like LinkedIn.

Achieving sustainability has become a major task in the present time. Major issues like climate change and population growth worldwide have raised concerns in cities everywhere. The Co-Creating Sustainable Cities certification course highlights citizens' role, along with businesses, researchers, governments, and NGOs in empowering political, technological, and socio-economic developments to attain sustainability. The Co-Creating Sustainable Cities online course uses examples of cities including Beijing, Nairobi, Suzhou, Amsterdam, Ho Chi Minh City, and Kampala. It is done to examine the dimensions of co-creation responsible for sustainable cities all over the world. You will understand how sustainability is the outcome of the interaction between daily lives, policies, and technology.

The Co-Creating Sustainable Cities programme by edX will let you explore concepts like ICTs, infrastructure, smart technologies, participative democracy, and big data. The course will analyse the cities mentioned above on certain themes like green spaces & food, air, mobility, energy, water, and waste. The programme utilises a worldwide perspective to explain why certain kinds of co-creation are preferable in particular urban contexts. Edx offers 2 separate tracks that can be used to opt into the course and then they shall be given access either for a limited period or the access may be unlimited. If the students want limited access they will have to choose the audit track and if they want unlimited access to the course materials they will have to choose the audit track.

The Making Government Work in hard places course by edX helps people from different corners build a better future for fellow citizens. The candidates face challenges when it comes to practising new ways, implementing their ideas or creating a transformation.

The Making Government Work in hard places course empathises on “how” one can generate changes in hard places. For every week, a different course, challenge, or quiz has been covered in the Making Government Work in hard places certification. The candidates will learn how to look at a problem from different angles and come up with the best solution to it. The participants will be a pro when it comes to developing strategies. Real case studies have also been covered for the contenders to get practical examples.

Topics such as error, diversion of funds, and citizen monitoring have been well covered by the tutors. With the help of quizzes, forums, interactions, and assignments designed, one will be able to share knowledge with other people. One will be given 2 tracks to complete the course, out of which they need to choose. One track is the verified track which allows the candidates to learn the course for an unlimited period by paying some amount of fee. On the other hand, the candidates who choose the audit mode will be getting only a limited period to finish off the course.

EdX’s Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology course is an eight-week programme that will teach you about Old Kingdom Pharaohs, temples, elites, the Sphinx, and tombs, and how their secrets are being unlocked by new technology. The extensive curriculum explores ancient Egyptian architecture and culture by discussing the Giza Plateau and its cemeteries such as the Great Sphinx and the majestic pyramids. 

The Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology programme by HarvardX reveals Giza’s contribution to the ancient Egyptian civilization’s first great age, the Old Kingdom. Learning about the Egyptian pyramids at Giza will allow you a chance to learn about various modern methods shaping discipline in current times by exploring the history of archaeology. 

Moreover, Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology certification explains the lives of Pharaohs and high officials in the Pyramid Age and the great expeditions of the 20th century. Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology self-paced course requires two to four hours of weekly study and offers a verified certificate upon completing all the course modules. EdX gives two enrolment options for learners; paid and free modes. In the first mode, the candidates will have unlimited access and a certificate of completion whereas in the second mode, they will be provided with limited access to the programme. 

Data Science: Visualization certification course is an introductory course about data science. The topics it covers are the basics of data visualization and data analysis. This course includes case studies on global health, economics, and trending diseases in the United States. This course is a part of the professional certificate programme. Data Science: Visualization training entails looking at mistakes, biases, and many other systematic errors in data that need special care. It is very difficult to spot mistakes within a dataset, for that matter, it is particularly important. 

Data Science: Visualization online course is verified by one of the leading institutions of the world, Harvard University. The courses offered by edX offer financial assistance to economically weaker sections. A 90% financial assistance will be offered to those who fit the criteria. The candidates will be able to access the course materials only for a specified period when it comes to learning in the audit mode. Again, in the verified mode, the candidates will be able to access the course materials for an unlimited time period.

The Data Science: Visualization classes program is shareable on all platforms. The enrollees can add it to their CV or resume. The digitisation of the modern world has led to growing demands for data visualization. Through Data Science: Visualization training, the enrollees will be able to access profitable skills for future careers that will be based on data visualization.

The course has been offered by Vidyasagar University, one of the best educational institutions in India. It has been brilliantly designed by experts of the sector to focus firstly on details and the actual functioning of Political Science and aims to clarify and strengthen the basics for the candidates first.

The course, Introduction to Political Theory, has been made a 43 module programme which will be spanned over roughly two months or eight weeks. It studies the different political theories and the functions of a state. The programme also goes into detail about the philosophies and the ideas behind Liberty, Equality, Justice, Sovereignty and more.

The contents of the course go on to discuss the topics in depth to make even the smallest of doubts to clear to the candidates. It gives the applicants an overall comprehension of the political processes of not only the modern era but that from ancient ages as well.

The ‘Globalization and Culture’ online course is offered for the students to build their understanding of the concept of ‘Globalization’ and its impact on society, culture, and the world as a whole. This course enables students to understand the multi-dimensional perspective of globalization such as capital markets, new media, and other technologies of communication. This is a free learning course provided by the Swayam online platform and the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). 

The faculty for this training program is Prof. Anjali Gera Roy from the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The students of this course will be able to discuss and analyze the theoretical and practical aspects of Globalization through videos, lectures, weekly assignments, and the final exam.

The ‘Globalization and Culture’ online certification course enables students to gain a certificate and credit points at the end of this elective course recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education.

The International Politics in the Korean Peninsula, Part 1 certification course is a social science course that can be seen on the platform of edX. The syllabus has been bifurcated into 2 modules which introduce and reviews the different political issues related to the inter-Korean relationship. 

This introductory level social science course has videos, quizzes, and discussions in Korean with English subtitles. The International Politics in the Korean Peninsula, Part 1 training introduces 2 kinds of cases in which politics is responsible for bringing tragedies. One case explains the hyperinflation in Zimbabwe, and the other one showcases North Korean political idolization. Ultimately this course will be good for answering why studying politics is important.

In the Language and mind certification course, the students will be learning about language under three broad perspectives. They will be studying about the ways of pairing the syntax and lexicon to formulate the languages. The candidates in the Language and mind certification syllabus will be dealing with the set of rules and the word formation structures and will also learn the ways to define them and formulate them to generate words in language. The eight week online certification course will be covering details pertaining to- Sounds, Features of sounds, Vowels/consonants, Places and manners of articulation, D structure, Binding theory, Constraints, Passive morphology and NP movement and other topics that are related directly or indirectly to language and mind. In the programme, the students will be familiarized with the relationship that exists between the human mind and language. The session will further be helping the students to understand the concept of langue as a special purpose with respect to cognitive ability.

This massive online open course on ‘Consumer Psychology’ is a study of the determinants and influencing aspects that lead consumers into buying certain products or goods from the markets. It is a discussion of psychological reasons that persuade a consumer into the market and an analysis of the consumer behavior and actions. This online certification course is provided by the education platform Swayam in association with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). 

This is an undergraduate level program that is categorized into humanities and social sciences with psychology are conducted for eight weeks through the online platform. The course curriculum is delivered through videos, online resources, books, and references. 

The ‘Consumer Psychology’ online certification program equips students with the E-certificate and credit points after completing the course of study in this All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) approved program. This training is conducted by Prof. Naveen Kashyap, an associate professor of Psychology from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

The ‘Administration & Public Policy: Concepts and Theories’ online certification program is designed for the students to learn about the nuances of managing government affairs at various capacities such as local, state, and national. The students of this course gain an understanding of the strategies involved in the management of human and material resources to achieve a certain goal.  Swayam in association with the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC).

The course instructor for this online program is Dr. Esita Sur, an assistant professor from the department of political science at the Scottish Church College, Kolkata. The course classes of this elective program are held for eight weeks and enable students to get two credit points.

The ‘Administration & Public Policy: Concepts and Theories’ certification course that is categorized under the humanities and social sciences domain help students to get a course certificate.

Learning how to manage various large-scale complex health survey databases for in-depth analysis is made possible by Exploring Survey Data on Health Care Certification. The most recent statistical programs, such as SPSS and STATA, will be used to explain these ideas and this is the primary objective of this certification. 

Exploring Survey Data in Health Care Classes will be practically oriented and it covers everything from recognizing health-related variables to gathering, tabulating, and analyzing data.

All students get an Exploring Survey Data on Health Care Certification by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Language, Culture and Cognition: An Introduction Certification discusses the relationship between language, cognition, and culture from three separate perspectives: language processing, cognitive linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience of language.

Language, Culture and Cognition: An Introduction Classes address a variety of topics, including how language interacts with other mental functions and does not operate in a vacuum. Together, they aid in our ability as humans to interpret our experiences. Experiences can vary from one culture to the next, adding a new dimension to the interaction between culture and the mind and cognition. 

All students get a Language, Culture and Cognition: An Introduction Certification by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

The Introduction to Modern Indian Drama training is an online programme that provides all its learnings at zero cost. Candidates who enrol for this programme get to know about the historical theatre practices, political issues, and its development with the passage of time. The course provides a postgraduate level of training to the students and is provided by the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. The Introduction to Modern Indian Drama certification course does not have any time limits and can be joined by students as per their convenient time slot. The programme will be delivered via online mode wherein the candidates will be given activities such as assignments, tests, debates, etc.

Candidates can pursue this programme as per their available time slot to complete Introduction to Modern Indian Drama certification syllabus but the mentor or guide will be able to complete the same in only 8 weeks. The platform does not demand any extra payment in order to gain extra access to the course. Candidates will be able to achieve a certificate for the course if they wish to do so. The Introduction to Modern Indian Drama programme needs the candidate to go through the payment of the exam fees and an offline examination to be able to get certified for the course. This is a self paced course and can be accessed when the duration of the course has expired and students can learn from the programme on their own.

The course is structured way that emphasizes the justice system and the effectiveness of law from the psychological perspective. The students will be provided a fictional case so that they gain first-hand experience in crime-solving and learn in-depth about law psychology and the various misconceptions in the domain of crime.

The program will help students to identify the various myths that involve the justice system. The way to identify empirical evidence in a crime scene will also be taught to the registered participants. The Certificate Course on The Psychology of Criminal Justice by edX is structured introductory so that students can learn more easily. Also, during the course, the curriculum includes- suspecting the criminals, the process of trial, the ways of interrogating a criminal also gathering information that will help to solve a crime scene more professionally and judiciously. The candidates will get the option of selecting their path while learning the course. The two paths are the audit track and the verified track. When in the audit track, the access to course materials while in the verified track, the access becomes unlimited.

The Disability Studies: An Introduction certification course is an 8-week duration programme. This certification course can be taken by students pursuing any degree in Sciences and Humanities, rehabilitation professionals, and students of special education. The course covers an extensive curriculum that includes a disability, dependency, interdependency, blindness, and various interviews discussing autism and the Indian family. 

The Disability Studies: An Introduction certification by NPTEL provides students with a broad outline of the emerging field of disability studies. The certification course provides leading industry experts support through which students can gain the required skills and knowledge and excel in this field.   

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