Online History Courses & Certifications

The early modern period saw many new inventions, but the development of printing was probably the most exciting of them all. The course on The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 will teach candidates about the impact of this printing revolution on contemporary politics, religion, medicine and science. 

Candidates will learn how books were made, illustrated and bound together. They will learn how these books were sold, circulated and read by the people of the early modern period. Such insightful details about the history of the book in the early modern period are bound to be an enriching experience for the candidates.

The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800 by FutureLearn gives candidates a unique opportunity to study early modern book production using sample books from the Edward Worth Library, Dublin and Trinity College Dublin. Candidates can look through early editions of Aesop’s Fables or study the engravings of Anthony Van Dyck.

The Book of Kells is a 9th-century old manuscript that is kept at the Trinity College, Dublin, contains the four gospels of the new testament, and fascinates almost 1 million people every year. With this The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece certification nurtured by Trinity College Dublin, and FutureLearn is a tool through which candidates can discover the History of Ireland in its medieval state.

The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece certification syllabus is split into 1 month and teaches how to explore the history, landscape, faith, politics, and theology of Ireland in its medieval era. This weekly course also enables us to understand the importance of The Book of Kells

The Book of Kells: Exploring an Irish Medieval Masterpiece training course enlightens the students on how the manuscript was made which preserves Irelands’ history. Candidates will also come to know about the extended biology of this book, and what effects it has had on the contemporary world.

The World Bank states that Africa’s working-age population is likely to increase by almost 70% by 2035. However, to achieve sustainable development, industrialisation is crucial to create jobs. While rapid manufacturing has been beneficial for east Asian countries, will it be useful for Africa? Industrial Policy in the 21st Century: The Challenge for Africa online course explores this and many other questions related to Africa’s industrialisation policy requirements. 

The Industrial Policy in the 21st Century: The Challenge for Africa course surveys various ways to promote economic growth in Africa. The prime focus will be on ‘industries without smokestacks’, an industrial policy that encourages industry growth and economic development in Africa, foregoing the manufacturing policies. 

Industrial Policy in the 21st Century: The Challenge for Africa is a four-week online course. However, you can learn at your own speed. With a weekly effort of two to four hours, you will be able to complete the course on time. The educator for this course is John Page, a representative of the SDG Academy.  The self-paced course is free to join and access it for a limited duration. To get the certificate and unlimited access to the programme, they learners will need to pay the prescribed fee. 

The Globalization: Past and Future online course by edX is designed to enlighten you about the history of globalisation. The course focuses on the question: Is globalisation a recurring pattern or a new occurrence? It is a four-week-long mini-course curated by the SGD Academy that gives you the chance to earn an e-certificate on completion.

Throughout the Globalization: Past and Future certification programme, you will go on an anthropological and historical tour of six different phases of globalisation. These epochs are the great dispersal, the Neolithic revolution, land-based globalisation, ocean-based globalisation, the Anglo-American world (industrial age), and new globalisation.

With the help of the programme, you will explore the technology development, dispersal and the main factors that led to innovation in these distinct eras. You will also be able to extract important lessons from history to understand the disorderly changes of today. To complete this course, you will need to put in an average of two to four hours per week for four weeks. The course has two enrolment options; verified and free audit. You can get unlimited access to the course in the verified mode whereas in the free mode, you can audit it for a limited duration. 

The Certification course on Invitation to The Tale of Genji: The Foundational Elements of Japanese Culture will provide an insight into the age-old story of “The Tale of Genji”. During the course, many video lectures and references will be provided to elaborate and explain the customs, manners, and sensibilities of the Kyoto city and the society of the Japanese aristocrats. The students will gain a comprehensive and presided view of the then-Japanese society. The Tale of Genji will provide a foundation base for Japanese literature. It will allow the students to learn more about history from a different perspective and will help to understand the spirituality related to Japanese society in ancient times.

Considered to be the world's first prose fiction and novel the “Tale of Genji” is considered to be a central piece of literature. Hence, the Invitation to The Tale of Genji: The Foundational Elements of Japanese Culture program provides students an opportunity to learn more about royal life. Among the 2 paths, if the candidates choose the Audit mode they will be getting only limited-time access to the course whereas the access becomes unlimited if the Verfiied track is selected by the candidates.

Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History certification by the University of York, and FutureLearn helps the candidates jump onto learning the art history while exploring public sculpture. Learning modern sculpture becomes quite easy as candidates will be developing their visual capabilities.

With the Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History certification syllabus, candidates can explore the conceptual, material, and theoretical questions that have risen around 20th-century sculptures like parks, galleries squares, museums and city centres that one finds everywhere. Being a creative art, and Media course, this programme is able to help candidates to start off a conversion regarding purchasing artworks by initiating arts-related conversation.

Modern Sculpture: An Introduction to Art History is run over a period of 4 weeks that is responsible for making the candidates aware of the contemporary sculpture’s epicentre like Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and Henry Moore Institute so that these sculptures can be explored visually.  

The Paradoxes of War is an online programme offered in partnership with the prestigious Princeton University. The course encompasses all the core concepts of war and explains how it paradoxically expresses man’s innate animal instincts and constitutes our coherence as groups. The course curriculum consists of key learnings to help you understand these, such as war’s nature, causes, experiences, the war between armies, how battles have progressed, the war between societies, war’s social aspects, and more.

The Paradoxes of War programme is an entirely free course, where all features will be available to you without any cost. The curriculum includes pre-recorded videos and has been designed to suit your busy schedule. Hence, it is entirely online so that you begin instantly and learn whenever you want

Furthermore, the Coursera Paradoxes of War Online Course is available in English but also features multilingual subtitles, including Portuguese (Brazilian), French, English, Russian, Romanian, and Spanish. The programme will last a total of 3 weeks, and you will be able to complete it in approximately 14 hours. No certification is provided for this course.

Contemporary India is a diverse country that is progressive and developing. India has observed many changes after its independence in 1947. The country has accepted that change is a part and parcel of life. The course on Contemporary India shall focus on the multifaceted process of change and examines the current tensions prevailing in the country. It discusses the political linguistics identities and measures to deal with the major problems like unemployment and poverty.  

Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest training is provided by the University of Melbourne on the online learning platform of Coursera. This is a beginner-level, 3-week course and the classes for the same will be completed in 15 hours. Candidates should sign-in on the portal and start learning about the current scenario in India. The students who shall opt for the certification mode will receive Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest certification by the University of Melbourne at the end of the course. 

Magna Carta is an old document approximately 807 years old which is an important document of history and has altered the laws and regulations of the United Kingdom. It is a document that is enforced in 1215 to king John that a king and his government are not above the law. The document is very important from the historical point of view and also holds importance in spreading liberty among the civilians. The course on Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest is an initiative by the University of London for the students who are willing to explore more about the Magna Carta. 

Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest training is an online 3-week course available on the online platform of Coursera. The classes of the course will be taken by the experts and will be completed in 9 hours. The course will focus on the significance of the Magna Carta on the globe, and the reason behind perceiving the Magna Carta as a radical document. The candidates who shall opt for the certification mode will receive Magna Carta and its Legacies: Freedom and Protest certification by the University of London and Coursera.