AUS The University of Newcastle, Australia

For over 50 years, The University of Newcastle (UON) has delivered education to talented students from diverse backgrounds, developed professional leaders of the future and harnessed the capacity of world-class research to foster innovation and deliver impact in its regions and across the world. Our 2025 vision is to stand as a global leader, distinguished by our commitment to equity and excellence and create a better future for our regions through innovation and impact.

UON is currently ranked in the top three per cent of universities globally by both the Times Higher Education and QS world rankings of universities, and has 14 subjects recognised in the world’s top 200 by QS.

We have a sector-leading reputation for supporting students from diverse backgrounds to access higher education and achieve great outcomes. Our degrees are structured to ensure that our graduates are globally competitive and career-ready. Approximately 95 per cent of our undergraduate programs include work-integrated and experiential learning. This approach has been well received by our students, who voted us in the top ten of Australia’s universities for quality teaching, graduate satisfaction and for developing skills valued by employers.

Our three main campuses are located on the beautiful New South Wales coast – at Newcastle, the Central Coast and Port Macquarie – and our presences in Singapore and Sydney are growing rapidly. With over 40,000 students, UON’s learning community is vibrant and dynamic, offering students and researchers a world-class academic experience and a diverse professional, cultural and social learning environment.

UON have partnered with edX and FutureLearn to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.

Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from UON:

Courses on edX
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• Human Reproduction: Sex, Science and Society
• High Conflict in Law: An Introduction
• Leading Transformative Change in Education
• High Conflict in Law: Personality Disorders and Disputes
• Developing Your Educational Leadership and Management Vision
• The Science of Weight Loss: Dispelling Diet Myths
• Applying Strategic Leadership in Education
• Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101
• International Climate Change Law and Policy
• Mao to Now: On Chinese Marxism
• A History of Violence: From the Middle Ages to Modern Times

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Courses on FutureLearn
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• What Does It Mean to Be Human? An Introduction to the Humanities
• Great South Land: Introducing Australian history
• What Is Sociology? An Introduction
• Anthropology: Understanding Societies and Cultures
• Fairy Tales: Meanings, Messages, and Morals
• What Is Poetry? An Introduction to Literary Analysis
• Media Literacy and Representation
• Introduction to American History: From Reconstruction to World War, 1865-1919
• European Empires: An Introduction

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A micro-credential is a certificate program that is made up of a series of related courses to develop a particular skill for professional development.

UON have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:

Professional Certificate in Leadership and Management in Education
The Leadership and Management in Education Professional Certificate program will develop your skills in leading, supporting, and positively transforming learning organisations.