195 Short courses offered by the university

This Applying Sport and Exercise Sciences to Coaching module from The Open University UK is for sports coaches, exercise professionals and sports enthusiasts. Develop your scientific knowledge, analysis skills, coach-athlete relationships and reflective practice in sport and exercise settings. 

Gain industry-relevant knowledge of nanoscale engineering, including: manufacture of nanoscale structures and devices; functionality of thin film coatings; energy harvesting and storage; biosensors; and nanotechnology use in medical diagnoses and treatments with the Nanoscale Engineering course at The Open University UK.

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

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.

This Brain, Mind and Mental Health module from The Open University UK is relevant for those with an interest in mental health or who work in health and social care or other professions allied to medicine. You will need some knowledge of biology or health science.

Have you ever wondered why you sometimes emerge from the supermarket with a full trolley, having gone in for just a pint of milk? In this Understanding Customers module at  The Open University UK  you'll tackle questions like this to help you understand why customers buy.

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 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 AI Language Technology in the Workplace course from the The Open University UK explores the rapidly rising forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as language technologies that use human language to carry out daily activities, communicate with people and control systems and devices. 

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.

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.  

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 Mathematical Thinking In Schools module at The Open University UK  is designed to help you develop your knowledge and understanding of the teaching of mathematics. It is suitable for any Key Stage, and will broaden your ideas about how people learn and use mathematics.

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.

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. 

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. 

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

The Crime and Global Justice module from The Open University UK will allow you to review, evaluate and assess criminological evidence and develop skills highly desirable in professional contexts within local and global organisations.

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. 

This Environmental Management 2 offered by The Open University UK focuses on innovations in and the facilitation of environmental management concepts and practice.