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The Challenges of Global Poverty

International Relations/Development

Platform: edX, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Level: Beginner, but some experience in economics and statistics is useful

For those of you who are interested in the challenges that massive poverty creates, this course is perfect as you will become familiar with the key questions scholars in these fields are trying to answer. You can be sure that this course goes into a lot of depth because it is 11 weeks long, with around 12 to 14 hours of studying a week.

Explore this course more here: https://www.edx.org/course/the-challenges-of-global-poverty

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Water Resources Management and Policy

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, University of Geneva

Level: Intermediate

Although this course only takes around 10 hours to complete, you will still learn a lot! Over the course of 5 weeks you will look at the challenges private and public stakeholders are currently facing that are related to the water cycle. Additionally, you will also look into some approaches these stakeholders can use to combat these challenges.

Here is the link to the course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/water-management?

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Understanding International Relations Theory

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Level: Intermediate

Over the duration of 4 weeks (or 24 hours), you will learn about the main assumptions of the international relations theory by using both a historical approach and analysing current political problems.

Interested? Find out more here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/international-relations-theory?

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The EU and Human Rights

International Relations

Platform: edX, KU Leuven

Level: Intermediate !!!

Expand your knowledge on how the EU works and what it does! Then, use your newly acquired knowledge to study not only how the EU affects human rights, but also what steps the EU can take in the future to promote human rights worldwide. This course takes 7 weeks to complete, with four to six hours of studying each week.

Interested? Find out more here: https://www.edx.org/course/the-eu-and-human-rights

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Human Rights, Human Wrongs

International Relations/Development

Platform: edX, SDG academy

Level: Intermediate

During this course you will learn about the establishment of human rights, but also about how human rights influence other global issues related to sustainable development. This course is organized into 11 weeks of study, with about two to four hours per week. The course is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. Therefore, I would only encourage those people to complete this course who already have a lot of experience in this field. I would highly recommended those of who are interested to first try out the free version of the course, and only if you find the course load manegeable add the certificate (it costs money).

Here is the link if you want to find out more: https://www.edx.org/course/human-rights-human-wrongs-challenging-poverty-vuln

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Politics and Econonomics of International Energy

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, SciencesPo

Level: Beginner

This course is targeted towards students who are passionate about international relations. During the four weeks of the course, you will learn more about the global trends in energy consumption and production, possible new developments in the future, the evolution of the oil industrym, and the remaining oil reserves on Earth. Additionally, the course will also provide you with background information on natural gas, renewable energy sources, nuclear energy, and the European Union energy policies. In total, the course takes an approximate 28 hours to complete.

Explore this course here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-energy?

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Global Health Diplomacy

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, the State University of New York

Level: Beginner

During this course, you will learn more about the different factors that affect global health decisions and the players that make these decisions. Additionally, you will also look at the challenges these players face and the limitations and opportunities of Global Health Diplomacy . The course spans around 32 hours over the course of four weeks.

If you are captivated, you can find out more information at the following link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-health-diplomacy

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Terrorism and Counterrorism

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, Universiteit Leiden

Level: Beginner

In this course you will dive deeper into the meaning and history of terrorism. The course is divided into the following three parts:

  1. the essence of terrorism as an instrument to achieve certain goals
  2. overview of (counter) terrorism studies
  3. implications and possibilities for policy making

The course is divided into four weeks and takes around 23 hours to complete.

Interested? You can find out more here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/terrorism?

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International Women’s Health and Human Rights

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, Stanford

Level: Beginner

In this course you will learn about women’s health and human rights issues. The course is divided into four weeks and takes around 64 hours to complete.

If you are interested, you can find out more here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/womens-health-human-rights?

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Global Diplomacy: the United Nations in the World

International Relations

Platform: Coursera, SOAS University London

Level: Beginner

Learn more about the United Nations and its system! Over the duration of this course you will be introduced to the history of the United Nations, its many branches, and the key functions of the United Nations. The course is divided into four week and takes an estimated 18 hours to complete.

If you are interested, you can find out more here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/global-diplomacy-un