53 Part-time Short courses in Sociology

Discover where a career in nursing may lead. Join the Introduction to Nursing - Bioscience, Psychology and Sociology programme at the University of York.

Learn of the ways in which we can tackle social injustice. Join this Understanding and Solving Poverty and Inequality programme from 

Explore life inside UK prisons during this Incarceration - Are Prisons a Suitable Punishment course from University of Leeds through  FutureLearn. Learn whether this type of punishment reduces crime and if rehabilitation can prevent reoffending.

The Qualitative Research Methods course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Amsterdam is part of the Methods and Statistics in Social Sciences Specialization.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Women Have Always Worked in collaboration with Columbia University - ColumbiaX. 

Become a confident ethnographic researcher and take your social research skills further with this flexible Ethnographic Research Project course at the University of Aberdeen.

This Specialist Safeguarding module at the University of Salford will enable the learner to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of safeguarding issues across the life course.

The Essex Human Rights Online Summer School from University of Essex will cover a wide range of topics related to professional practice in human rights.

This Computational Social Science Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with UC Davis serves as a multidisciplinary, multi-perspective, and multi-method guide on how to better understand society and human behavior with modern research tools. 

The The Future of Human Rights - Sustainability and Contemporary Social Challenges course offered by Dalarna University aims to provide you with an education that will broaden your horizons in terms of personal development, global perspectives and specialised expertise.

Examine gender and sexuality studies through the lens of culture and history with tis Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program at University of Maryland Global Campus.

The Graduate Certificate in Crime Analysis and Prevention at the University of Cincinnati allows students the opportunity to learn about the development of new information technology, crime reduction and prevention strategies, and ways to address challenging public safety issues.

This Diversity, Inclusion and Contemporary Practice for Social Workers and Social Care Professionals module at Anglia Ruskin University, which is designed for qualified social workers, will have you thinking of the ‘bigger picture’.

Learn to look after the holistic welfare of teenagers and youth (in general those who are 12-24 years of age), including their safety, emotional health and social connectivity, with CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work at Open Colleges.

The Equality and Diversity QCF - Level 2 course at the London School of International Business is to give Learners an introduction to the issues around stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination, to identify the basic rights that all people should enjoy and the shared values people have.

Find out how propaganda is used to instil political ideologies and its impact on our daily lives, with this Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life course from The University of Nottingham delivered through FutureLearn.

The Health and Social Care Management is a comprehensive program designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed for leadership roles in the health and social care sector. London School of Planning and Management's offers the Health and Social Care Management programme. 

The Social Impact Assessment in the Extractives - Critical Perspectives course offered by the University of Queensland will help you understand the complexities of responsible resource extraction and upskill in the rapidly evolving field of Social Impact Assessment (SIA).

This Advanced Research Design module at Oxford Brookes University aims to equip you with skills to find, appraise and utilise research, as well as plan and design a piece of research work.

This Health and Wellbeing of Children, Young People and Families module at Robert Gordon University aims to provide you with an understanding and awareness of strategies and interventions to support child and family health and wellbeing.