UCT offers 20 open online courses hosted on Coursera that are free and that anyone can join. There are no entry requirements, and these are not for university credit. Students can choose to purchase a certificate, and in some cases, financial aid is available.

We hope you find a course from the list below that excites you; sign up or register your interest. Find out more about learning in a MOOC and how they differ from formal online courses.

Julia Scientific Programming

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• Location: Online
• Time: 19 hours to complete

This course introduces you to Julia as a first programming language.

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Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management

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• Location: Online
• Time: 25 hours to complete

Focusing on the Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) of the world, this course will introduce the concept and practice of ecosystem-based management.

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Organ Donation: From Death to Life

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• Location: Online
• Time: 15 hours to complete

In this course you will learn about the science behind death determination and when it is possible for deceased organ donation take place.

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Research for Impact

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• Location: Online
• Time: 20 hours to complete

This course is about the Research for Impact approach - a set of principles and practices that will help you to make your research more impactful.

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Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education

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• Location: Online
• Time: 15 hours to complete

This course is about caring for and educating children (and youth) with severe to profound intellectual disability.

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Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms

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• Location: Online
• Time: 13 hours to complete

Make your classroom, content, teaching, and assessments accessible through curriculum differentiation strategies.

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Understanding Clinical Research: Behind the Statistics

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• Location: Online
• Time: 27 hours to complete

This course offers an easy entry into interpreting common statistical concepts without getting into nitty-gritty mathematical formulae.

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Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space

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• Location: Online
• Time: 19 hours to complete

Thinking about studying at a tertiary institution, or just want to brush up on your academic essay writing skills - this course is for you!

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