60 Part-time Short courses in Public Policy

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This Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Minorities in Clinical Trials offered by Coursera in partnership with Vanderbilt University aims to teach people how to enhance the recruitment and retention of individuals from minoritized and marginalized communities in clinical trials.

This User-Centred Digital Government course at King's College London seeks to explain what the user-centred digital government movement is and why it matters to public servants and policy makers. It explores why that movement came about, what it believes, and what it was responding to.

This Public Sector Leadership course at King's College London provides participants with knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of leadership in the public sector setting.

This Regulatory Policy and Politics course at King's College London provides an introduction to the regulatory process. As the study of regulation is interdisciplinary, we read and critically assess seminal texts in the fields of political science, law, economics, and sociology.

In University College London (UCL)'s Development and Planning in African Cities - Exploring Theories, Policies and Practices from Sierra Leone free online course you'll learn about urban development and planning in African cities and how to make cities just and sustainable for all.

This Participatory and Deliberative Governance course King's College London at will introduce you to the recent developments in participatory and deliberative governance, focusing in particular on democratic innovations.

The Foresight and Horizon-Scanning in Policymaking course at King's College London is aimed at officials with an interest in policy planning, strategy, forward-studies and horizon-scanning on socio-political and foreign policy issues where uncertainty tends to be higher.

This Empathy and Emotion in Policymaking course at King's College London sets out ways in which policymakers can engage more with a diverse range of voices. It will enable you to foster a connection with citizens across the country through a greater appreciation of empathy, emotions, and the very human dynamics of policymaking.

Do you want to see a world better led, better served and better governed? This eight-week, CPD-certified Evidence in Public Policy online course from Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government will teach you to hone the critical skills needed to design and implement effective policies informed by facts.

America and the World. You will be introduced to American Politics, Society, and History, and gain an understanding about international affairs. This American Politics, Foreign Policy, and US-India Ties course is offered by Coursera in partnership with O.P. Jindal Global University. 

The Human Rights and Local Government course from University of Essex is a practical professional development course focused on the UK, and comprising six 90-minute modules over two consecutive weeks (3 sessions per week). 

Become an Excellent Public Speaker. Master techniques for designing and delivering clear and compelling presentations with this Dynamic Public Speaking Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Washington.

University College London (UCL)'s Health Policy and Practice six-week online course for health and healthcare managers will help you design and implement policy reform efficiently in your organisation.

This Understanding Multi-level Government course at King's College London is designed to enable civil servants to know and understand that there are different political parties and policy objectives governing in all parts of the UK and the pressures this puts on intergovernmental relations, but also appreciate the need for stronger intergovernmental working across all four administrations.

Develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of sustainable homes and communities through this 20-credit module in the Sustainable Communities at University of Stirling

Housing Finance and Strategy at University of Stirling  will develop your understanding of housing finance and the strategic roles local authorities, housing associations, and the private sector play in the delivery of housing in the UK.

Housing Governance at University of Stirling develops your understanding of governance, policy and law for the housing sector.

This Making Change Happen module at the University of Salford will encourage you to develop an understanding of how to enable social change.

Providing Housing Services at University of Stirling will provide knowledge and understanding of front-line housing services in the UK and develop your skills in reflective analysis.