195 Short courses offered by the university

This Beginners Spanish 1 course at The Open University UK offers you an excellent start to your learning journey. Starting with simple greetings and saying your name, you’ll progress unit by unit towards being able to hold longer conversations and to understand more language in different situations. 

Over 16 units, this online Elementary Spanish 2 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 multi-award-winning OU level 1 Communication skills for business and management module from The Open University UK will develop your language and skills for communicating effectively in the world of business and management.

During the Family Law module from The Open University UK, there will be an opportunity to understand how the knowledge and skills that you gain are used in legal practice as well as other employment settings.

This Finance for strategic decision-making module from The Open University UK will provide you with the necessary tools to use financial information and other data for making management decisions. 

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 Supply Chain Management module at The Open University UK will provide you with an in-depth insight into supply chain theory, design and best practice, taking into account issues such as ethics, sustainability and risk management. This will enable you to question and reflect upon your own organisation and its role in the supply chain.

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

This Making Strategy With Systems Thinking In Practice module at The Open University UK  will enable you to take strategic action in complex interconnected situations, where contrasting understandings, motivations and interests can often lead to conflict.

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.

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. 

Environment - Journeys through a Changing World programme offered by The Open University UK introduces you to subjects from the natural sciences, social sciences and technology to develop your understanding of environmental issues and concerns.

The Key Questions in Philosophy programme offered by The Open University UK  investigates five different topics in philosophy: truth in fiction, the justice of war, reason and action, life and death, knowledge and reason. 

The Human Resource Management in Context programme is offered by The Open University UK. In this module you will examine how HR policies and practices operate within multiple tiers and manifestations of economic, political and social context - at macro (societal and international) and micro (organisational) levels. 

How do designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, managers and users create opportunities and generate ideas for innovation? How are ideas developed into successful products, services and systems? What are the impacts of design and innovation?The Innovation - Designing for Change programme offered by The Open University UK uses a range of contemporary case studies to explore such questions

The Exploring legal boundaries programme delivered by The Open University UK considers the complexities of international law in the twenty-first century by exploring the evolving role and function of international law in the modern world.