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MOOCs

Massive Open Online Courses

Lund University offers MOOCs – free online courses open to anyone with an interest, regardless of previous experience. Please note that you cannot include a MOOC as a part of a degree or receive university credits for it.

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You can find Lund University's MOOCs on the Coursera platform (coursera.org). They have flexible start dates, so you can start at any time.

Find all of Lund University's MOOCs on our collection page at coursera.org

MOOCs by subject area

The MOOCs listed below are categorised according to their main/broad subject areas, but note that most of them are interdisciplinary courses. 

There are some specialisation options available in the course list below. These specialisations are indicated by the words 'course 1', 'course 2', 'course 3' in brackets. You can either take one or more of these courses individually, in your preferred order, or you can take them all as part of the specialisation.

All links below are to the coursera.org website.

Academic writing

Business, economics and society

European Business Law Specialisation

Science, engineering and medicine

Nordic Particle Accelerator Programme

Sustainability

Sustainable Cities and Communities Specialisation

How to sign up for MOOCs

Sign up for a course on the individual course pages on the platform Coursera (coursera.org).

For MOOCs offered on other platforms than Coursera, other rules may apply.

Please note that it is not possible to apply for a MOOCs course via universityadmissions.se.

MOOCS

MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course – a type of free university course delivered online and open to anyone. 

While the courses are free, you can choose to pay for a certificate if you complete the course successfully.

Note that Lund University’s MOOCs do not give you any formal qualifications.