Coursera

International Women's Health and Human Rights (Coursera)

Offered by Stanford University,
International Women's Health and Human Rights (Coursera)

This course focuses on women’s health and human rights issues from infancy through old age, including information about positive interventions relating to those issues. Learners are encouraged to interact with each other through interactive discussions. It is important to us that this course be available to all learners. We encourage you to apply for Coursera's financial aid (see link to left) if the cost of the course certificate is difficult for you to afford. Please note that you may view all materials in this course, and participate in it, without purchasing a certificate.

Class Deals by MOOC List - Click here and see Coursera's Active Discounts, Deals, and Promo Codes.

The course was co-created by Consulting Professor Anne Firth Murray and Kevin Hsu. Anne Firth Murray is the Content Director of the course; Kevin Hsu is the Design Director of the course.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction
Women's Rights = Human Rights
Learning the basics of women's rights and human rights. Why do we use the lens of human rights to examine women's issues?

WEEK 2
Education

WEEK 3
Childhood & Adolescence: Female Genital Mutilation

WEEK 4
Childhood & Adolescence: HIV/AIDS

WEEK 5
Reproductive Health
Engage Your Community - Assignment #1
One of two special assignments that will take you out to interact with members of your community

WEEK 6
Violence Against Women in the Home and Community

WEEK 7
Women in War and Refugee Settings

WEEK 8
Women's Quest to Escape Poverty: Work & Economic Empowerment

WEEK 9
Women's Quest to Escape Poverty: Sex Work & Sex Trafficking

WEEK 10
Women, Aging, and End of Life
Engage Your Community - Assignment #2
Second of two special assignments where you engage with members of your community
Choosing Priorities, Making a Difference

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

Lymphoedema: Monitoring & Intervention After Breast Cancer (Coursera) Coursera
Macquarie University

Lymphoedema: Monitoring & Intervention After Breast Cancer (Coursera)

Health & Society

Lymphoedema following breast cancer treatment is a poorly understood and under-researched condition which can significantly impact physical and psychological function, reduce quality of life and result in substantial cost burdens to both patients and the healthcare system. In these interactive modules we will cover an introduction to lymphoedema, lymphatic physiology and anatomy, assessment and treatment, as well as utilise case studies to understand the prospective surveillance and early intervention model of care in breast cancer rehabilitation.

Oct 5th 2026
4 Weeks
Health Healthcare Cancer
Details
Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong (Coursera) Coursera
Yale University

Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong (Coursera)

Health & Society

How can you tell if the bold headlines seen on social media are truly touting the next big thing or if the article isn't worth the paper it's printed on? Understanding Medical Studies, will provide you with the tools and skills you need to critically interpret medical studies, and determine for yourself the difference between good and bad science. The course covers study-design, research methods, and statistical interpretation. It also delves into the dark side of medical research by covering fraud, biases, and common misinterpretations of data. Each lesson will highlight case-studies from real-world journal articles.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Medicine Health Research Methods
Details
Psychological First Aid (Coursera) Coursera
Johns Hopkins University

Psychological First Aid (Coursera)

Health & Society Social Sciences

Learn to provide psychological first aid to people in an emergency by employing the RAPID model: Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition. Utilizing the RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition), this specialized course provides perspectives on injuries and trauma that are beyond those physical in nature. The RAPID model is readily applicable to public health settings, the workplace, the military, faith-based organizations, mass disaster venues, and even the demands of more commonplace critical events, e.g., dealing with the psychological aftermath of accidents, robberies, suicide, homicide, or community violence.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Medicine Health Psychology
Details
Autism Spectrum Disorder (Coursera) Coursera
University of California, Davis

Autism Spectrum Disorder (Coursera)

Health & Society Medicine & Pharmacology

Understanding the characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their implications for behavior, learning and the ability to process information is critical for anyone working or interacting with those on the spectrum -- educators, clinicians, counselors, therapists, medical staff, family and employers. This course will give you a fundamental understanding of what ASD is, how it is diagnosed, the primary areas of impairment, and why prevalence is increasing.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Health Autism ASD
Details
Population Health: Alternative Payment Models (Coursera) Coursera
Leiden University

Population Health: Alternative Payment Models (Coursera)

Health & Society

The way we currently pay our care providers lead to suboptimal outcomes and unnecessary spending. Consequently, we fail to maximize the value of our health care services. We need to change provider payment models in order to keep health care systems financial sustainability. Doing nothing is not an option. But the question is, how do we do it?

Oct 5th 2026
4 Weeks
Health Critical Thinking Population Health
Details
Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction (Coursera) Coursera
University of Geneva

Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction (Coursera)

Law Social Sciences

Drawing on the contributions of several academic disciplines including law, psychology, sociology, history, educational and health sciences, economy and anthropology, an interdisciplinary approach guides the student into a selection of critical issues concerning children’s rights. Participants will gain insight relative to the development of this specific human rights category, as well as to the evolution of the challenges faced by children over time and society’s efforts to respond.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Psychology Law Justice
Details
Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases (Coursera) Coursera
Duke University,Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College

Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases (Coursera)

Health & Society Medicine & Pharmacology

This course provides students an understanding of important human parasitic diseases, including their life cycles, vectors of transmission, distribution and epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention and control. Tropical Parasitology is taught by faculty from an area highly impacted by tropical parasites- the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Moshi, Tanzania. The faculty include Drs. Frank Mosha and Mramba Nyindo (and two lecturers, Drs. Johnson Matowo and Jovin Kitau). Dr. John Bartlett, Professor of Medicine, Global Health and Nursing at Duke University, joins his faculty colleagues in this effort.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Health Microbiology Vectors
Details
Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 (Coursera) Coursera
University of Western Australia

Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 (Coursera)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences

The Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 Course is based on a clear vision: imagine best practice farming for 2050, start to implement these strategies now, all the while making sure it will still be profitable. At UWA we're doing just that with the Future Farm 2050 Project, set on a mixed-enterprise farm in Western Australia and we want you to learn how it can be done in your part of the world.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Health Sustainability Agriculture
Details
Introduction to Systems Biology (Coursera) Coursera
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Introduction to Systems Biology (Coursera)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences Health & Society

This course will introduce the student to contemporary Systems Biology focused on mammalian cells, their constituents and their functions. Biology is moving from molecular to modular. As our knowledge of our genome and gene expression deepens and we develop lists of molecules (proteins, lipids, ions) involved in cellular processes, we need to understand how these molecules interact with each other to form modules that act as discrete functional systems.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Health Science Biology
Details
Introduction to English Common Law (Coursera) Coursera
University of London

Introduction to English Common Law (Coursera)

Law Social Sciences

The common law of England and Wales is one of the major global legal traditions. This MOOC will give you an introduction to this influential legal system including its history, constitutional background, sources and institutions. You’ll learn about the different ways in which laws are made and interpreted, the English court system and the increasing importance of European Union and human rights law. Now is an especially exciting time to be learning about English common law, given the potential changes that lie ahead in today’s political, economic and social environment – all these pose challenges to and opportunities for the law.

Oct 5th 2026
5-12 Weeks
Law Human Rights England
Details