58 Short courses offered by the university

Whether you want to visit, work or live in a French speaking environment, you’ll get more out of the experience if you can communicate effectively with people. This Beginners French 2 course at The Open University UK is the second in our new Beginners French series, helping you learn to speak and write the language to communicate in everyday situations.

The Cultures module is offered by The Open University UK.

In this Researching Global Development module at The Open University UK  you’ll undertake independent research about an aspect of global development to produce a dissertation. With guidance from your tutor, you’ll develop your own project based on your personal interests and objectives.

This Evaluating psychology - research and practice module from The Open University UK presents recent research from cognitive, social, counselling and forensic psychology, showing its relevance to real-world problems in three broad domains – the home, workplace and society. 

In this Modern Political Ideas module at The Open University UK  you'll be investigating what political ideas are, how they are generated and the impact they have locally, nationally and internationally in shaping our world.

Building on your prior knowledge of Spanish, this Beginners Spanish 3 course at The Open University UK helps you gain confidence in speaking and writing the language to communicate in everyday situations. 

Over 16 units this online Elementary Spanish 1 course at The Open University UK takes you further on your journey towards learning Spanish – one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. 

This Changing Geographies of the United Kingdom module from The Open University UK explores the change in the contemporary United Kingdom and how a geographical perspective can help us to make sense of this change. 

In this Counselling and forensic psychology - investigating crime and therapy modules from The Open University UK you'll develop an understanding of the dichotomies and emerging themes in this area and the challenges of providing therapy in a forensic setting.

As part of our Beginners Italian series, this Beginners Italian 3 online course at The Open University UK continues your journey learning Italian and exploring Italian society and culture. You’ll focus on topics including making travel arrangements, giving directions, making a complaint, and talking about what you are doing now. 

Do you love immersing yourself in the Italian lifestyle and culture? Getting around Italian cities and interacting with the locals when shopping or asking for directions? Are you fascinated by Italian recipes, historic marketplaces, art, and beautiful landscapes? Then the Elementary Italian 1 course at The Open University UK is perfect for you. 

This 16-unit online Elementary Italian 2 course at The Open University UK lets you continue your journey learning Italian and exploring Italian society and culture.  

The therapeutic relationship is explored from its unconscious to its more explicit elements, with a view to supporting the practitioner with practical skills in their journey to forming, maintaining, and ending a therapeutic relationship effectively. On successful completion The Open University UK's Advanced therapeutic relationships learners will receive a CPD certificate for this course.

Throughout this An Introduction to Intercultural Competence in the Workplace course from The Open University UK, you’ll look at your own experiences and case studies from employees and employers around the world to analyse the critical role language use, identity claims, and culture can play in interactions you may have with others in a range of professional settings. 

This Communication and Information Technologies course at The Open University UK will teach you to understand key technologies that underpin these systems; and introduce you to a range of issues that arise from their deployment.

Law plays a role in all aspects of our everyday life. In this Law, Society And Culture module at The Open University UK , you will explore the relationships between law, society and culture. You'll explore these themes through the lens of diverse and cutting edge issues which can sometimes be controversial.

This Beginners German 2 course at The Open University UK continues your journey to Germany, Austria and Switzerland and further progresses the skills needed for understanding and using the German language in everyday situations and while travelling. 

Have you always wanted to speak Chinese? Maybe you have even started learning a few basic words and expressions? If so, this Beginners Chinese 2 course at The Open University UK can follow up Beginners Chinese 1: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba! (LGXC001), or your own equivalent knowledge of the language, to give you a solid introduction to Chinese. 

This Young Children's Play and Creativity module at The Open University UK focuses on understanding play and creativity in early childhood from different and diverse personal and professional perspectives. It considers how other children and adults impact on the play decisions and creative choices children make.

After successfully completing The Open University UK's The languages of crises short course, you’ll receive a digital badge. This can be shared on social media, added to email signatures or act as a certificate.