UCT offers 23 open online courses hosted on FutureLearn and Coursera that are free and that anyone can join. There are no entry requirements and these are not for university credit. You 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, making MOOCs and UCTMOOCs in the news.

- Popular courses for everyone
- Courses for research and development professionals
- Courses focused on innovation and technology
- Courses for health professionals
- Courses focused on teaching and learning
Popular courses for everyone |
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Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation Learn about, or improve the quality of |
Dr Francois Bonnici, A/Prof Warren Nilsson & Dr Marlon Parker |
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Discover the diversity of life on earth, |
Prof Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan Biological Sciences
5 weeks, on FutureLearn |
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Medicine and the Arts: Humanising Healthcare Explore the field of medical humanities |
Prof Steve Reid & A/Prof Susan Levine 6 weeks, on FutureLearn |
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Explore the most pertinent scientific |
Prof Mark Solms 6 weeks, on FutureLearn |
Courses for research and development professionals |
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Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries
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Professor Harald Winkler 6 weeks, on Coursera |
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This course focuses on climate change |
Professor Mark New 6 weeks, on Coursera |
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Large Marine Ecosystems: Assessment and Management This course introduces the concepts and tools for assessing and managing Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs). |
A/Prof Coleen Moloney 6 weeks, on Coursera |
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Learn a set of principles and practices that will make your research more impactful. |
Prof Mark New & Mr Jesse DeMaria-Kinney |
Courses focused on innovation and technology |
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Innovative Finance: Design and build innovative finance |
Ms Aunnie Patton Power 5 weeks, on Coursera |
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Fintech Regulation in Emerging Learn about the major financial crises |
A/Prof Co-Pierre Georg 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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How Entrepreneurs in Emerging Discover the potential of blockchain |
A/Prof Co-Pierre Georg African Institute for Financial Markets and Risk Management 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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Building Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets Offers steps to get going on your entrepreneurial journey in the Fintech field, with basic business planning tools and interviews with a variety of start-up companies. |
A/Prof Co-Pierre Georg 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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An introduction to a new programming |
Dr Henri Laurie & Dr Juan H Klopper 4 weeks, on Coursera |
Courses for health professionals |
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Understanding Clinical Research: If you have ever skipped the results |
Dr Juan H Klopper 6 weeks, on Coursera |
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Doing Clinical Research: Biostatistics with the Wolfram Language With no prior coding experience, you can learn how to do biostatistical analysis for clinical research by programming with the Wolfram Language. |
Dr Juan H Klopper 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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Organ Donation: From Death to Life Learn about the science behind death |
Dr David Thomson 4 weeks, on Coursera |
Courses focused on teaching and learning |
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The Unbundled University, the **In partnership with the University of Leeds, UK What is the future of universities? |
Prof Laura Czerniewicz, 2 weeks, on FutureLearn |
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Education for All: Disability, Find out how inclusive education can |
A/Prof Judith McKenzie 6 weeks, on FutureLearn |
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Writing your World: Finding yourself This course is not just about writing |
Dr Aditi Hunma & Dr Gideon Nomdo 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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Disability Inclusion in Education: This course explores the support that teachers need to meet the learning needs of children with severe to profound hearing, visual or intellectual disability. |
A/Prof Judith McKenzie 5 weeks, on Coursera |
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Educating Deaf Children: Becoming an Empowered Teacher Gain knowledge and skills to provide quality and holistic education to Deaf children. |
Odette Swift and Tara Kuhn 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education This course is about informing and empowering parents, caregivers, therapists and others involved in caring for and educating children with severe to profound intellectual disability by exploring what intellectual disability entails, learning about support needs, how to plan learning activities and build relationships of care and respect. |
A/Prof Judith McKenzie 4 weeks, on Coursera |
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Teaching Children with Visual Impairment: Creating Empowering Classrooms This course empowers teachers to create classrooms that are inclusive, accessible, and attuned to children with visual impairment. |
Dr Brian Watermeyer Disability Studies scholar and Clinical Psychologist 4 weeks, on Coursera |