University of the Witwatersrand Courses

Results-Based Project Management: Monitoring and Evaluation

57 reviews

Learn how to use a results-based approach to design and manage public sector programs that deliver tangible benefits and optimize the use of resources.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

What do Architects and Urban Planners do?

8 reviews

Discover how spatial design professionals make a difference in society

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

Academic writing for clarity and meaning

7 reviews

Learn principles and practices to improve your academic writing

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

Exploring Our Humanity

4 reviews

Explorer and paleoanthropologist Lee Berger is best known for his discoveries of Homo naledi and Australopithecus sediba, two human-like ancestors. Join him on this exploration as he explains the science behind these unprecedented findings.

• World Science U
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Theory of Change for Development

3 reviews

Learn to use a Theory of Change approach to betterunderstand your development program's impact and improve your results.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media

2 reviews

Learn how to use media to promote a social cause.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Postgraduate Academic Literacy for Management and Business Students

1 review

Learn to critique, compare and apply academic resources and research

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

Root Canal Preparation

1 review

Navigating root canal systems in the 21st century

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Research Methods: An Engineering Approach

Learn how to successfully design your research and understand the underlying principles of postgraduate research from an engineering perspective.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

System Dynamics for Health Sciences

Learn to use system dynamics to better understand complex medical issues and interventions.

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Digital Transformation and the IT Team

This course will help you understand what digital transformation truly means, how it impacts organizations, and how it changes the role of theIT team.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Africa

Learn how to cultivate media freedom in Africa through advocating for improved policy and practice.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Stewart’s Model of Physiological Acid-Base Chemistry.

Aimed at physicians, ICU nurses and others working in acute care, this course provides an introduction to Peter Stewart’s model of clinical acid-base chemistry.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Forced and Precarious Labor in the Global Economy: Slavery by Another Name?

Much of the global economy runs on forced and precarious labor. This course explains how this economic engine operates, and how worker and migrant rights can be strengthened.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mining for Development: The Taxation Linkage

Understand taxation for development and sustainability in mining.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)