Lancaster University Courses

William Wordsworth: Poetry, People and Place

6 reviews

Explore the influence of the Lake District on Wordsworth with this free online course, filmed at his home, Dove Cottage, Grasmere.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Soil Science: Exploring the World Beneath our Feet

237 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn about soils, the variety of life they contain and how humans impact this fragile system, with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Influenza: How the Flu Spreads and Evolves

1 review

Get an introduction to the biology, epidemiology and evolution of the influenza virus in this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Lancaster Castle and Northern English History: The View from the Stronghold

156 ratings at FutureLearn

We will use the iconic building of Lancaster Castle to investigate how 2000 years of history has shaped the north-west of England.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Shakespeare's Language: Revealing Meanings and Exploring Myths

64 ratings at FutureLearn

Demystify renowned Shakespeare myths and get introduced to corpus-based methods for analysing his use of language in context.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

148 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover Extended Reality (XR) and learn how the power of this technology is being harnessed in a variety of industries.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to Physical Computing

118 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore how microcontrollers are changing our everyday lives and why the future of tech innovation lies in physical computing.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Construct a Virtual Reality Experience

14 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover what virtual reality is, how it can be used, and how you can create it in Javascript.

• FutureLearn
• 6 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Build a Physical Computing Prototype

3 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover how physical computing is changing the way we interact with technology and the devices around us.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation

5 reviews

Offers a practical introduction to the methodology of corpus linguistics for researchers in social sciences and humanities

• FutureLearn
• 8 weeks long
• 19th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ebola: Symptoms, History and Origins

4 reviews

Learn about Ebola, its symptoms, where it came from and what the current outbreak has taught us, with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• 8th Jun, 2015
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching

3 reviews

Gain practical tools and theoretical insights to help dyslexic students learn second languages, with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 25th Apr, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Radical Spirituality: the Early History of the Quakers

332 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn about the beginnings of this radical religious group as it emerged in 17th century England, with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 24th Jan, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Food Security: Addressing the Challenge

1 review

In this course, we introduce the issue of food security and explore some of the different ways in which it has been described both in research and in practice and consider key concerns for the future.

• FutureLearn
• 8 weeks long
• 29th Aug, 2016
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Palliative Care: Making it Work

1 review

Learn how palliative care is managed in Europe and find out about best practice in delivering integrated palliative care

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 18th Jun, 2018
• Free Online Course (Audit)