Online courses in economics and politics
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Online courses in economics and politics include live-time weekly classes, day and weekend schools, and flexible online courses.
Credit earned from some of these courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education – a part-time undergraduate programme in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.
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Upcoming courses
Online - flexible • Short courses
Students on this course will gain knowledge about social entrepreneurs, and how to develop creative solutions to address social problems utilising Gandhi's model of 'be the change you wish to see in the world' to make a difference in the lives of others.
- Wed 19 Apr 2023 – 30 Jun 2023
Online - live • Short courses
This course will provide you with insights about the importance of space and communities at the crossroad of three different disciplines: sociology, economics and political science.
- Thu 20 Apr 2023 – 29 Jun 2023
- 11 meetings
- 2:30 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses
Innovation and change has been the key to the advancement of human civilisation. This course examines how innovation has arisen in human civilisations, beginning with the emergence of Homo Erectus.
- Fri 21 Apr 2023 – 30 Jun 2023
- 11 meetings
- 3:00 – 4:00pm
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course provides a detailed introduction to, and encompasses the fundamentals of macroeconomics. On completion of the course you will have the ability to critically assess real-world macroeconomic developments at first-year undergraduate level.
- Mon 24 Apr 2023 – 07 Jul 2023
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course provides a detailed introduction to microeconomics. On completion of the course, students will have the ability to understand and apply the principles of microeconomics at first-year undergraduate level.
- Mon 24 Apr 2023 – 07 Jul 2023
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