Online Social Science Courses & Certifications

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. 

Students who get this Shakespeare to Milton: A Study of British Literature Certification will have a comprehensive understanding of literature from the time of Shakespeare to the time of Milton, with a concentration on key ideas, theories, and research.

Students will become familiar with Shakespeare's era England through Shakespeare to Milton: A Study of British Literature Classes. You will gain a better understanding of the time period's social environment as well as the changes brought forth by Elizabeth's rule. 

Shakespeare to Milton: A Study of British Literature Certification Syllabus  has a special section on drama and censorship that reveals how many feathers were ruffled by the plays with reference to the monarchical issues of the time. 

All students get a Shakespeare to Milton: A Study of British Literature Certification by The English and Foreign Languages University (TEFLU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India. 

Women, Power and Politics Certification will assist the students in comprehending the fundamental problems that women face as participants in political life, and the course will be taught from a feminist perspective to comprehend the place of women in the family, society, and state as a whole.  

Women, Power and Politics Classes will work to increase students' understanding of domestic labour and sex workers without passing moral judgement, as well as their knowledge of women beyond their current level of empowerment and their progression towards an understanding of women as radical and autonomous social agents.  

The idea of patriarchy and related discussions, as well as discussions resulting from feminist stances on the development of western political thought, will be covered in the Women, Power and Politics Certification Syllabus. It would clarify the contribution of nineteenth-century Indian feminists as well as women's political involvement in the nationalist struggle.

All students get a Women, Power and Politics Certification by the Department of Political Science, Nambol Sanoi College, Manipur 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.

India and the World Course provided by Swayam is a 4 credit course that discusses the interests, strategies and vision of Indian in the global sphere. The course puts forward a detailed overview of India’s foreign policy, its bilateral relations and the overall effects it has on its citizens. The course is apt for humanities and social sciences students who wish to study the Indian presence worldwide.

India and the World Course is a postgraduate level course that provides valuable insights on India's actions on a global level. It helps students understand the process behind different foreign policies and foreign trade. It imparts knowledge on the contemporary issues affecting the world and discusses its multiple consequences.

India and the World Online course is taught over a duration of 12 weeks through videos of expert lectures from Delhi University, JNU, Jamia and other parts of the countries, media personalities. The course is guided and instructed by Prof. Satish Kumar of Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Under the Indian University Grant Commission's Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), the Biodiversity and Ecological Resources online course would count as a 4 credit course in B.Sc. Environmental Science. The program will benefit undergraduate students, such as science, arts, commerce, and other biological sciences. The environmental science course provides an overview of basic ecological and environmental services.

The Biodiversity and Ecological Resources training also covers the management and protection of natural resources, as well as their usage and overexploitation. The decrease of Earth's biological variety has considerably more profound ramifications than other environmental concerns. The in-situ and ex-situ techniques for biodiversity conservation on earth are the major conservative instruments for biodiversity conservation on earth and will be developed throughout the course. 

Energy is essential, either indirectly or directly, in the growth, evolution and survival of all forms of life. As a result, energy security is essential for economic growth and the reduction of unemployment and poverty. The Biodiversity and Ecological Resources syllabus provides in-depth knowledge of the idea and techniques of environmental sustainability for the management of all biodiversity, including the carbon sequestration and ecological footprint for sustainable growth.

The ‘Introduction to Western Political Thought’ online course is an elective course provided on the Swayam online educational platform. This training program is developed and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in association with the National Program for Technology Enhanced Learning. 

The western political thought course is instructed by Dr. Mithilesh Kumar Jha, from the department of humanities and social sciences in IIT Guwahati teaching political science. The course deals with the significant philosophers and their ideologies that influenced and shaped western political thought. The training is conducted for twelve weeks and is a part of the humanities and social sciences categorization. The ‘Introduction to Western Political Thought’ is a faculty development program approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. The students of this course will build a strong theoretical foundation of western political ideas and will gain three credit points after the course completion.

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. 

MPSE-001: India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century Certification discusses socially accepted traditional values, which can be found in thinkers' writings or incorporated in old institutions and rituals, instill peaceful attitudes and behaviours notwithstanding flaws or weaknesses in these Indian-born principles and goals in MPSE-001: India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century Classes. 

MPSE-001: India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century Certification Syllabus educates you at a high intellectual level about the concepts and ideas that are fundamental to India's worldview and vice versa. 

All students get an MPSE-001: India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century Certification by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) under the Swayam Initiative by the Government of India.