195 Short courses offered by the university

This Critically exploring psychology 1 module from The Open University UK introduces you to some of the core theories, debates and research methods in contemporary psychology. 

This Researching Everyday Geographies module at The Open University UK  equips you with the tools required to undertake an extended piece of independent research on how geographical relations shape a dimension of your everyday life.

This Data management and analysis module from The Open University UK addresses some of the key concepts required for the traditionally important area of data management, and the increasingly important area of data analytics. 

This Public Law module at The Open University UK  introduces you to the basics of UK constitutional, administrative and human rights law from the perspectives of the four UK nations.

The Role Of The Human Resource Professional module at The Open University UK  considers the role and contribution of the HR professional and provide opportunities for you to examine and develop your own skills for this role. Topics covered will include an introduction to human resource management, managing performance, leadership and change management, and the nature of professionalism and ethics.

The Environment and Society module from The Open University UK will help you understand how social science perspectives can change the way we see and intervene in the major environmental challenges of our time.

In this Greek and Roman myth - stories and histories module from The Open University UK you’ll develop an understanding of the key features of Greek and Roman myth by exploring art, literature and objects that take Greek and Roman myth as their subject matter. 

The English in the World module is offered by The Open University UK.

The Open University UK's Elementary Chinese 3 16-unit online course takes you further on your journey towards learning Chinese, one of the world’s most exciting languages. As the final module in our elementary level course it builds on your language development including giving advice and expressing a formal apology, and using conditional sentences.

The Open University UK offers the Social media marketing programme.

This You and Your Money module at The Open University UK  sets personal finance against its wider social, economic and political background. You'll be provided with a gentle introduction to aspects of economics, while also gaining practical tools and ideas on how to manage your own money effectively.

In this Electronics - Sensing, Logic and Actuation module from The Open University UK you’ll gain industrially relevant skills in the core aspects of electronics: sensing gives detailed awareness of the world, logic makes smart decisions and actuation produces tangible outputs. 

The Cisco networking (CCNA) part 2 program is offered by The Open University UK.

This Exploring innovation and entrepreneurship module from The Open University UK is particularly relevant if you are considering an entrepreneurial career, either by setting up or becoming part of a commercial or social venture.  

This Leading, Managing, Caring module at The Open University UK  is designed to appeal to anyone with an interest in caring services in a modern, complex and demanding world. From service users and informal carers, to social workers and clinicians, if people don’t work effectively together the quality of services will be undermined.

This Renewable Energy module at The Open University UK explores each of the principal renewable energy sources in turn. Each technology is examined in terms of the relevant physical principles; the main technologies involved; their costs and environmental impact; the size of the potential renewable resource; and their future prospects.

The aim of The Open University UK's Developing a coaching culture course is to encourage managers to demonstrate their interest in developing people, their wellbeing and the organisations they work in, by using a coaching approach. It would also be of value if you're a professional or volunteer where supporting other people is important.

The aim of The Open University UK's Understanding financial statements course is to help you understand and interpret three types of financial statements. 

The Open University UK's Online counselling - getting started course has been designed to align to the BACP Online and Phone Therapy competency framework and relevant SCOPeD competencies. It has been developed with the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB).

The Elementary Chinese 1 course from The Open University takes you further on your Chinese-learning journey. The course builds on previous basic knowledge of Chinese that you might have gained from our Beginners Chinese short courses. You will work with audio and interactive text-based materials and have access to a dedicated website, forum and learning advisers.