University of Cape Town Courses

Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

740 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
• 20th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Extinctions: Past and Present

234 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
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

What is a Mind?

288 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
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare

103 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
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion

101 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
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education

24 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
• 20th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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
• 27th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

30 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
• 10th Apr, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Julia Scientific Programming

30 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
• 6th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space

213 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
• 20th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world

124 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
• 20th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Research for Impact

117 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will learn more about the Research for Impact approach - a set of principles and practices that will help you to make your research more impactful. Traditionally, the goals and outcomes of research projects were to contribute knowledg…

• Coursera
• 20 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 13th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Organ Donation: From Death to Life

14 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
• 6th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management

269 ratings at Coursera

Focusing on the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the world, this course will introduce the concept and practice of ecosystem-based management. LMEs occupy areas of coastal ocean at least 200 000 km² or greater in size. These coastal waters produce 12.6…

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 13th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Capstone Course: Start Up Your Fintech Future

This is the final course in the Fintech Emerging Markets specialization. This course assumes you have completed the first three courses of this specialization. For this capstone project, you will need to prepare a business model canvas and pitch for your…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)