Futurelearn History Courses & Certifications

A shared initiative of FutureLearn, and Yad Vashem, the Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present certification is a 6 weeks course. This course is online and engages learners with tracing the history of Antisemitism. Here a group of 50 renowned scholars will delve into the issues that are related to  Antisemitism in the state of Israel.

Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present certification syllabus surrounds topics like what really is  Antisemitism, how did this concept of  Antisemitism develop, the reason why  Antisemitism is present in diverse cultures, and how it has evolved throughout history. Soe other questions that get resolved through this course are after Holocaust what happened with Antisemitism, which spheres can Antisemitism be located in, and ways in which it is expressed in the present world.

Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present training is imparted online for only 3 hours per week, where students can learn at their own velocity and can receive a certificate that will be of value for their future growth.

Learn more about the discovery, and reburial of King Richard III with England in the Time of King Richard III certification course. The online course is mainly made by the leading research university, the University of Leicester, and the completion certificate is produced by FutureLearn. The skeleton remains of Richard III, the famous king was found in a Leicester car park which aroused suspicion, and also revelations about the infidelity with the bloodline of his family were news to the world. With this course, learners will travel in time to the 15th century and unearth life present during the time of Richard III.

England in the Time of King Richard III certification syllabus will cover learnings from the university scholars at Leicester about locating the body of the king, and also uncover exciting History about England when he was still alive.

With every passing week of this England in the Time of King Richard III training every candidate will relate to the several aspects of the era of the 15th century that will include a study on the food habits, the warfare used, and how death and commemoration were mourned in the medieval era.

The certification course on working lives in the factories and mills: textile history and heritage is developed by the University of Strathclyde. It is a leading international technological University in Glasgow, which is Scotland's biggest city. The University is committed to useful learning. 

Interestingly, the educators at the University have, through this course, take a chance to explore the relationship between the textile factory laborers in the past and the industrial heritage of Britain today. 

Britain's key industries have seen a fascinating period of development, which needs to be understood deeply to discover how the workers' lives have changed throughout the Victorian period. The course provides an insight into the various adjustments that the workers have done to get adjusted to new professional identities, technologies, and workplaces. 

The video in the course will introduce the candidate to four different mill workers' heritage sites, namely New Lanark, Stanley Mills in Perthshire, Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, and Verdant Works in Dundee, while they explore their history.

The Working Lives in the Coal Mines: Mining History and Heritage online programme is a four-week course, designed to give candidates an insight into the coal mining industries between the 1840s to the 1920s. Understand the experiences of the miners during this period and how this industry impacted Britain.

Developed by the University of Strathclyde, the Working Lives in the Coal Mines: Mining History and Heritage training is well-segmented and enhances the candidate’s knowledge about the history and heritage of mining labour in Britain.

Unravel the evolution of the roles shared by coal-miners and the difficulties they endured. Candidates will also be able to critically assess the lifestyle in the mines, as well as the mining artefacts, belonging to this timeframe.

To make the learning process more effective, the Working Lives in the Coal Mines: Mining History and Heritage course uses museum archives and online resource material to help polish literary, genealogical, and historical research skills.

With the eventual study, candidates will also apprehend how such representations are affected and related to global issues such as gender, class, and professional and political identity.

The early modern period saw many new inventions, but the development of printing was probably the most exciting of them all. The course on The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 will teach candidates about the impact of this printing revolution on contemporary politics, religion, medicine and science. 

Candidates will learn how books were made, illustrated and bound together. They will learn how these books were sold, circulated and read by the people of the early modern period. Such insightful details about the history of the book in the early modern period are bound to be an enriching experience for the candidates.

The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 by FutureLearn gives candidates a unique opportunity to study early modern book production using sample books from the Edward Worth Library, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Candidates can look through early editions of Aesop’s Fables or study the engravings of Anthony Van Dyck.

In the Working Lives on Britain's Railways Railway History and Heritage course by FutureLearn, you will investigate the professional lives of the women and men working in the British railways from the 1840s up until the First World War. This study will be carried out by utilising archival materials from the National Railway Museum. From there, you will get knowledge about the physical and mental hardships endured by railway workers.

Moreover, the FutureLearn Working Lives on Britain's Railway online programme covers all the pleasures and risks that came with working in this novel industry. From female office clerks to Irish Catholic navvies based in industrial cities, this course will take you through a refreshing discovery of the surprising complexity and diversity of the railway workforce in the 19th century.

The Working Lives on Britain's Railways: Railway History and Heritage course is offered by FutureLearn in conjunction with the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and is mentored by three exceptionally experienced faculty, hailing from the same institution. If you opt for an upgraded access subscription, you get a FutureLearn credential to support your knowledge, along with unlimited access to course materials.

An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures online course is designed to answer the questions of the people who are interested in Japanese subcultures but do not know where to look first. You will analyse the culture deeply and examine its historical context. 

If you are familiar with Shonen-manga, Japanese pop music, Shojo-manga, Vocaloid and other elements of this phenomenon and want to learn more, this course is for you. An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures course by FutureLearn serves as an apt gateway into the world of the ‘Cool Japan’. 

You will explore the reasons why Japanese subculture intrigues people all around the world, with a primary focus on defining the dimensions of ‘vulnerability’ and ‘immaturity’ of youth culture from the 1970s. These keywords are meant to explain a new meaning of the cultural phenomenon in Japan.

The Japanese subculture has garnered substantial worldwide popularity and acceptance in the last two decades. An Introduction to Japanese Subcultures MOOC will take you through the causes behind it and how its market is expanding. 

Moreover, the course will let you recognise key Japanese subcultures like comics, anime, J-pop idols, cosplay and the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid emphasising on the themes such as Battle, Fan culture, Love and Technology.

Walter Scott was a writer, collector, and the most enduring cultural icon of Scotland who is famous all over the world. The Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument certification will allow exploration of the literature that is responsible for the heritage and Scotland’s national identity. This is a month-long online course where learners give a mere 2 hours as study time every week. Moreover, the certification is given jointly by the University of Aberdeen, Abbotsford Trust, and FutureLearn.

Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument training is famous for enlightening Walter Scott’s legacy as a poet and novelist. With this course, candidates can also take part in the conversation by using social learning with their teachers and fellow students. The courses are divided based on weeks so candidates can simply complete the course whenever it is ideal for them.

Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument certification syllabus has the course content broken up into video, short articles, and audio in topics like Scott’s work selection, and what led him to be behind the books and monuments in Scotland.

World War 1: Trauma, Memory, Controversy certification course is prepared mutually by The Open University, and FutureLearn. Being a one-month course, this course proves that even today, World War 1 has not yet lost its fascination, and people still want to learn about its brutality, along with its casualties.

World War 1: Trauma, Memory, Controversy certification syllabus inculcates that World War 1 still remains a century-old poisonous legacy, and also states that there were some unresolved issues in the year 1918 which led to another war in the year 1939. It will teach that not only soldiers but also normal people mentally suffered from the consequences of this deadly war as well as there were adverse effects on the culture, society, and medical history of the countries.

World War 1: Trauma, Memory, Controversy which is a part of the History Course will authorize the students to prepare their very own research about the different lives lost during the season of the first World War. This will help to identify the various authentic sources that are mentioned on the web.

Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History certification by the University of York, and FutureLearn helps the candidates jump onto learning the art history while exploring public sculpture. Learning modern sculpture becomes quite easy as candidates will be developing their visual capabilities.

With the Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History certification syllabus, candidates can explore the conceptual, material, and theoretical questions that have risen around 20th-century sculptures like parks, galleries squares, museums and city centres that one finds everywhere. Being a creative art, and Media course, this programme is able to help candidates to start off a conversion regarding purchasing artworks by initiating arts-related conversation.

Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History is run over a period of 4 weeks that is responsible for making the candidates aware of the contemporary sculpture’s epicentre like Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and Henry Moore Institute so that these sculptures can be explored visually.  

The Book of Kells is a 9th-century old manuscript that is kept at the Trinity College, Dublin, contains the four gospels of the new testament, and fascinates almost 1 million people every year. With this The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece certification nurtured by Trinity College Dublin, and FutureLearn is a tool through which candidates can discover the History of Ireland in its medieval state.

The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece certification syllabus is split into 1 month and teaches how to explore the history, landscape, faith, politics, and theology of Ireland in its medieval era. This weekly course also enables us to understand the importance of The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece training course enlightens the students on how the manuscript was made which preserves Irelands’ history. Candidates will also come to know about the extended biology of this book, and what effects it has had on the contemporary world.

Examine how football evolved from the old era to today’s modern-day with the 4 weeks English Football: a Social History online course. This short certification course is outlined by the joint efforts of De Montfort University, the University of Leicester, and FutureLearn. With this course, people will be able to understand the evolving nature of English football with a special interest in Leicester City Football Club and the World Cup.

Both the universities have partnered with Leicester City Football Club to develop the English Football: a Social History certification syllabus that gives us detailed information on how the Premier League; the World Cup, and LCFC transformed into Premier League Champions.

This English Football: a Social History training course comes under the History course of Futurelearn that gives a unique insight of both history and sociology of this fantastic sports football, and portrays the whole inside story of how a premier league club is formed and plays football.