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Top 10 Social Issues for the President’s First 100 Days
by Dennis P. Culhane , Antonio Garcia , Susan B. Sorenson , Amy Hillier- 0.0
14 Weeks
Collaborate with Penn faculty and fellow learners to identify the Top 10 Social Policy Issues facing the newly elected US President and Congress. Be part of the national conversation in the first 100 days of the new Presidential Administration and Congress. Together, we will create a list of priorities for the newly elected President and Congress....
$49
Through My Eyes - Intellectual Disability Healthcare around the World
by Nicholas Lennox , Miriam Taylor- 0.0
4 Weeks
Learn, from personal stories, the daily life and challenges faced by those with intellectual disabilities. This health course focuses on the stories of people with intellectual disabilities around the world, as well as their families and supporters. Learners will also hear from family members as they discuss complex care, rare syndromes, early death, and planning for independence....
$59
The Science of Happiness
by Dacher Keltner , Emiliana Simon-Thomas- 0.0
11 Weeks
The first MOOC to teach positive psychology. Learn science-based principles and practices for a happy, meaningful life. "A free eight-week Science of Happiness course that will offer practical, research-backed tips on living a happy and meaningful life. " - The Huffington Post But not many of those ideas are based on science....
$169
Psychology of Personal Growth
by Michelle YIK- 0.0
6 Weeks
Learn to understand personal growth from a comparative perspective. Want to learn about how you become who you are, but not sure where to kick off that journey? This is a fantastic course for you. This course covers important factors influencing your personal growth (i. e. , how you grow by exposing yourself to new experiences)....
$50
International Women's Health and Human Rights
by Anne Firth Murray- 0.0
10 Weeks
This self-paced course provides an overview of women's health and human rights, beginning in infancy and childhood, then moving through adolescence, reproductive years and aging. We consider economic, social, political and human rights factors, and the challenges women face in maintaining health and managing their lives in the face of societal pressures and obstacles....
$50
Fundamentals of Psychology
by Amanda McKinney, MD, FACLM- 0.0
8 Weeks
A basic introduction of psychology and the processes and methods used within the field. An introduction to the systematic study of human cognition, emotion, and behavior with an emphasis on the scientific method. Fundamentals of behavior, learning, conditioning, development, cognitive processes, perception, emotion, personality, and psychopathology are among the content areas studied....
$99
Indigenous Peoples' Rights
by Elsa Stamatopoulou , Andrew J. Nathan- 0.0
10 Weeks
Examine how Indigenous Peoples have been contesting norms, institutions and global debates in the past 50 years, and how they have been re-shaping and gradually decolonizing these systems at international and national levels. Learners in the course will be able to: discuss how Indigenous Peoples, through their global movement, have been contesting and reshaping international norms and institutions....
$50
The UN Sustainable Development Goals: an Interdisciplinary Academic Introduction
by Katja Biedenkopf , André Decoster , Hilde Heynen , Bart Kerremans- 0.0
7 Weeks
An interdisciplinary introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)which looks at all SDGs, their progress and challenges. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, which were adopted in 2015, will determine the course of the global social, ecological and economic agenda until 2030. Understand the emergence and development of the SDGs...
$49
Contemporary Issues in World Politics
by İlter Turan , Mehmet Ali Tuğtan- 0.0
7 Weeks
Explore major issues in world politics and learn how recent developments have challenged world order and peace. This course is part of the IPSAMOOC project, a joint venture Federica Weblearning - IPSA, the International Political Science Association Developments at both the regional and global levels have emerged to challenge world peace and order....
$59
Global Politics
by Yves Schemeil- 0.0
6 Weeks
Join us on a cosmopolitan adventure through politics, society, conflict and nature, and ask yourself, as we look to the future of humanity, whether there is one global order that is sufficiently complex to be both lasting and sustainable. This course is part of the IPSAMOOC project, a joint venture Federica Weblearning - IPSA, the International Political Science Association...
$59