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.
View all online courses in economics and politics.
Upcoming courses
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.
- Wed 08 Jan 2025 – 21 Mar 2025
Online - flexible • Short courses
This global course analyses one of the most controversial public policy issues of the 21st century: how to regulate international labour migration and the rights of migrant workers.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 28 Mar 2025
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.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 28 Mar 2025
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.
- Wed 15 Jan 2025 – 28 Mar 2025
Online - flexible • Short courses
Political philosophy contains some of the greatest writings in the Western intellectual tradition. This online course introduces you to the central questions concerning the state, by means of classical and contemporary texts.
- Mon 20 Jan 2025 – 04 Apr 2025
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