37 Short courses offered by the university

The Creating Futures: Sustainable Enterprise and Innovation programme offered by The Open University UK provides you with intermediate/advanced conceptual and practical learning in entrepreneurship and innovation in different specialist sectors. 

Technology has always been a part of society but the digital revolution of recent decades means that we are living through a period of particularly rapid change. This Understanding digital societies module at The Open University UK  is for anyone curious about the societal impacts of digital technology.

Whether you are interested in a career in marketing or merely curious about how marketing works, this module provides an opportunity to explore marketing practice in action. The  Marketing in Action module at  The Open University UK  is built around marketing communications as a fundamental marketing practice and is informed by insights from practitioners.

This Shaping Business Opportunities module at The Open University UK  provides you with a broad grounding in business and management practice and study. You will explore how organisations work by looking at their internal functions (operations, finance and marketing).

This Leadership In A Changing World module at The Open University UK provides you with the unique opportunity to learn about leadership in the current world, characterised by precarious times and new opportunities to develop positive leadership.

The Open University UK offers the Digital marketing content creation programme.

The Open University UK offers the Analytical thinking for problem solving programme.

The topics covered in Project Management course at The Open University UK  include stakeholders, finance, risk, people, project administration and quality.

In this Financial analysis and decision making module from The Open University UK you'll also explore the advantages and disadvantages of the most commonly used derivative instruments. 

In this Business and Employment Law module from The Open University UK you'll explore the nature of business structures, with particular emphasis on corporate organisations and their internal and external regulations. 

The Open University UK offers the Developing strategy to manage uncertainty programme.

The Human Resource Management in Context programme is offered by The Open University UK. In this module you will examine how HR policies and practices operate within multiple tiers and manifestations of economic, political and social context - at macro (societal and international) and micro (organisational) levels. 

How do designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, managers and users create opportunities and generate ideas for innovation? How are ideas developed into successful products, services and systems? What are the impacts of design and innovation?The Innovation - Designing for Change programme offered by The Open University UK uses a range of contemporary case studies to explore such questions

This Exploring innovation and entrepreneurship module from The Open University UK is particularly relevant if you are considering an entrepreneurial career, either by setting up or becoming part of a commercial or social venture.  

The Role Of The Human Resource Professional module at The Open University UK  considers the role and contribution of the HR professional and provide opportunities for you to examine and develop your own skills for this role. Topics covered will include an introduction to human resource management, managing performance, leadership and change management, and the nature of professionalism and ethics.

The Cisco networking (CCNA) part 2 program is offered by The Open University UK.

This Finance for strategic decision-making module from The Open University UK will provide you with the necessary tools to use financial information and other data for making management decisions. 

This You and Your Money module at The Open University UK  sets personal finance against its wider social, economic and political background. You'll be provided with a gentle introduction to aspects of economics, while also gaining practical tools and ideas on how to manage your own money effectively.

In this Creating and sustaining value module from The Open University UK you'll critically explore the diverse ways organisations create, sustain and expand value, with particular reference to the roles of the finance, operations and business intelligence functions. 

The aim of The Open University UK's Understanding financial statements course is to help you understand and interpret three types of financial statements.