Food Courses

Nutrition and Health: Food Safety

165 reviews

Learn about bacteria, pesticides and health hazards present in food. This online course is offered as a MOOC which means that you can study at your own pace, at your own time and anywhere you want.

• edX
• 6-8 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Monash University

Food as Medicine

119 reviews

Explore the role of food in health. Apply nutrition science to guide you on using food as medicine for you and your family.

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

• Best of All Time

Stanford Introduction to Food and Health

46 reviews

This course will shift the focus away from reductionist discussions about nutrients and move, instead, towards practical discussions about real food and the environment in which we consume it. By the end of this course, learners should have the tools the…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Exploring English: Food and Culture

69 reviews

Improve your English language skills and learn how to cook some classic British dishes while exploring modern UK culture.

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

Child Nutrition and Cooking

31 reviews

Eating patterns that begin in childhood affect health and well-being across the lifespan. This course examines contemporary child nutrition and the impact of the individual decisions made by each family.

• Coursera
• 11 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry)

14 reviews

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 16 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cooking for Busy Healthy People

70 ratings at Coursera

Cooking is one of the most powerful ways in which we can optimize our enjoyment of great quality food while protecting our health. Even on a tight budget, cooking can be a cost-effective, joyful and rewarding way to love the food that will love us back f…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Rebuilding Our Relationship with Food

190 ratings at Coursera

Have you ever made a conscious effort to change the way you eat (for health or other reasons) and then felt frustrated when your plans were derailed? You’re not alone. The best laid plans are often sabotaged by a food environment that makes it increasing…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Food and Our Environment

94 ratings at Coursera

This course is designed to help learners around the world become more sustainable eaters.

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Food Science and Nutrition: From the Farm to You

29 reviews

Follow food’s fascinating journey from the farm to your body and explore new food technologies and nutrition around the world.

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

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)

1 review

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 16 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

The Science of Cooking

1 review

Let’s play with food! Through the professional certificate in the Science of Cooking, you will not only examine scientific concepts that are essential for everyday cooking, but you will also learn how biology, chemistry, and physics change food flavor,…

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 46 weeks long
• $507.00
• 2 courses

EIT Food;  University of Reading

From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste

104 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover the causes and impact of food waste, and learn how you can tackle it on a personal, community, and national level.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Beer Quality: Foam

As it is one of the most distinctive qualities of beer, achieving the perfect foam is a precise art. In this course, you’ll learn how foam affects the quality of beer. Designed for brewers of all skill levels, this online course is part of a comprehensiv…

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Taipei Medical University

Introduction to Nutrition and Food Safety

40 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn the basics of nutrition and understand what foods can harm us.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)