454 Online Short courses in Health Sciences

This Managing Long Term Conditions module at Robert Gordon University provides a holistic theoretical knowledge base for the student to enable you to develop your role in participating in the management of individuals with long term conditions.

This Coaching for Excellence in Healthcare Leadership programme at the University of Roehampton equips healthcare middle managers with practical coaching capability to transform performance, mindset, resilience, values, problem-solving ability, and career growth.

The aim of this Research and Evidence for Advancing Healthcare Practitioners module at Robert Gordon University is to enable you to develop the ability to critically analyse research methods and critically review literature to inform an area of practice.

This Principles of Prevention and Control of Infection course at The Sheffield College will prepare you to tackle the outbreak of infection in hospitals and healthcare settings. It will develop your understanding of the many causes of infection, and will provide practical guidance on what can be done to prevent its spread.

The Certificate in Understanding the Care and Management of Diabetes at The Sheffield College is ideal for both individuals interested in developing their understanding of diabetes, as well as those working in the health or social care sector who are looking to gain a recognised qualification in a specialist area.

Following the COVID19 outbreak, prevention and control measures through good practice are more key than ever before. This Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings course is offered at Cambridge Regional College.

Within your own context, you will be challenged to demonstrate innovation in establishing and managing a minor illness clinic. This Minor Illness Management course is offered at Robert Gordon University.

Develop a detailed knowledge and understanding of methodology and study design for health research - essential skills for employment in the health research sector in the Study Design for Health Research module at University of Stirling.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Nutrition and Cancer Certificate in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX. Discover the latest insights on the role of diet, nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention, occurrence and progression of cancer in the open and online course Nutrition and Cancer.

The Aromatherapy course from Warnborough College is a great course for anyone wishing to learn more about the safe use of aromatherapy essential oils for healing and relaxation.  

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Intellectual Disability Healthcare programme in collaboration with University of Queensland - University of Queensland - UQx.

The Global Health Security, Solidarity and Sustainability through the International Health Regulations course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Geneva is highly transdisciplinary and involves prominent experts from more than 15 leading institutions worldwide, including academia, international organizations, and local governments.

This Human Nutrition Part 1 course from Warnborough College provides an understanding of the sources, actions, and interactions of nutrients from the food that we consume. 

Compartmental modelling is a cornerstone of mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and this Developing the SIR Model course offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London will introduce some of the basic concepts in building compartmental models, including how to interpret and represent rates, durations and proportions. 

Learn how to effectively treat children’s dental issues and emergencies with Paediatric Dentistry for Non-Specialists at UCL delivered through FutureLearn.

Gain insight into antimicrobial resistance, learn about the threats it poses to wound care, and explore preventative measures with Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wound Management at British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy offered at FutureLearn.

Discover how including health literacy in your professional practice can be used to reduce health inequalities Working with Patients with Limited Health Literacy at University of Groningen through FutureLearn.

Understand the emerging discipline of translational medicine and the process of taking research from ‘benchside’ to ‘bedside' with Introduction to Translational Research - Connecting Scientists and Medical Doctors at Taipei Medical University delivered through FutureLearn.

Explore how nutrition and environmental factors such as toxins influence your chance of developing human disease with Causes of Human Disease - Nutrition and Environment at University of Leeds through FutureLearn.

In this Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Imperial College London, you’ll take a peek at what medical research is and how – and indeed why – you turn a vague notion into a scientifically testable hypothesis.