Canvas

Science of Relationships (CSU)

Offered by Colorado State University Online,

An exploration of the science behind what makes relationships in our lives work or not work.

Free relationship advice; who couldn't use that, right? And from an expert with a scientific perspective no less! Have you ever wondered what makes your significant other tick? Why you're attracted to the people you are? How to best nurture a relationship? Or how to get through a breakup?
Dive deeper into the science of relationships with social psychology expert and CSU faculty member, Dr. Jennifer Jill Harman, Ph.D., during this free online psychology course. The noncredit, social-based program is designed for individuals interested in the field of psychology and those who want to gain a deeper understanding of the science behind how relationships work.

Go to Class

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

Related Courses

Coursera

University of Pennsylvania

Social Norms, Social Change II (Coursera)

Social Sciences

This course covers scripts and schemas, the cognitive structures in which social expectations are embedded, and their relationship with social norms. The course then examines the essentials of norm abandonment, including the relations between personal beliefs and social expectations. We will also evaluate existing intervention strategies, including legal reforms, information campaigns, economic incentives, and group deliberations.

Sep 21st 2026

4 Weeks

Psychology Social Change Relationships

Coursera

University of California, Santa Cruz

The History of Medicine: Philosophy, Science, and Psychology (Coursera)

Health & Society

"History of Medicine" provides an accessible historical and interdisciplinary perspective on medicine, focused primarily upon therapy and practice, to achieve better understanding of the scope, practice, and limits of medicine. Medicine is defined as the treatment of disease. Human attempts to understand and treat disease will be seen as evolving from the spiritual and mystical practices of the distant past, to the rational approach of the Classical World, and finally to the scientific thinking of the Renaissance and beyond.

Sep 28th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Medicine Science Philosophy

Coursera

Yale University

Moralities of Everyday Life (Coursera)

Social Sciences

How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives.

Sep 28th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Life Psychology Social Psychology

Coursera

University of Edinburgh

Know Thyself - The Value and Limits of Self-Knowledge: The Unconscious (Coursera)

Humanities

A challenging but fascinating topic on the way to achieving self-knowledge is the unconscious. For well over a century, psychologists, philosophers, and many others have posited a level of mentality that is not immediately open to introspection; some would even say that certain unconscious elements cannot be known through introspection. This course will examine some of the most influential ideas about the unconscious starting with the work of Sigmund Freud, and follow the development of theories of the unconscious all the way to present research in experimental psychology.

Sep 21st 2026

4 Weeks

Neuroscience Social Psychology Emotions

Coursera

Duke University

The Brain and Space (Coursera)

Sci: Biology & Life Sciences Health & Society

This course is about how the brain creates our sense of spatial location from a variety of sensory and motor sources, and how this spatial sense in turn shapes our cognitive abilities. Knowing where things are is effortless. But “under the hood,” your brain must figure out even the simplest of details about the world around you and your position in it.

Sep 14th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Health Science Biology

Coursera

University of Pennsylvania

Social Norms, Social Change I (Coursera)

Social Sciences

This is a course on social norms, the rules that glue societies together. It teaches how to diagnose social norms, and how to distinguish them from other social constructs, like customs or conventions. These distinctions are crucial for effective policy interventions aimed to create new, beneficial norms or eliminate harmful ones. The course teaches how to measure social norms and the expectations that support them, and how to decide whether they cause specific behaviors.

Sep 28th 2026

4 Weeks

Social Education Social Psychology

Coursera

Rice University

Mindfulness and Well-being: Living with Balance and Ease (Coursera)

Health & Society

This is the sequel course to Foundations of Mindfulness that will continue to provide a broad overview of the fundamental concepts, principles, and practices of mindfulness. With interactive exercises to help students explore their own attitudes, mental habits and behaviors, Foundations of Mindfulness series offers a pathway for living with more freedom, authenticity and ease. Featured components of the course include experiential exercises, guided meditations, personal reflection and interactive discussions.

Sep 14th 2026

4 Weeks

Health Mind Psychology

Coursera

Wesleyan University

Social Psychology (Coursera)

Health & Society

This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being. Ever wonder why people do what they do? This course—which includes more than $1,000 of video and reading materials—offers some answers based on the latest research from social psychology.

Sep 14th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Health Psychology Behavior

Coursera

University of London,Goldsmiths, University of London

Introduction to Virtual Reality (Coursera)

CS: Design & Product

This course will introduce you to Virtual Reality (VR). The course will teach you everything from the basics of VR- the hardware and the history of VR- to different applications of VR, the psychology of Virtual Reality, and the challenges of the medium. The course is designed for people who are new to VR as a medium. You may have experienced some virtual reality before, and may have some hardware- but this course is suitable to individuals who have never experienced VR and those who do not have much hardware- we will explain Mobile VR as well as devices such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Sep 14th 2026

4 Weeks

Psychology Hardware Game Programming

Coursera

University of Pennsylvania

Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions (Coursera)

Social Sciences

Positive interventions are one of the building blocks for the application of positive psychology in our day-to-day lives. In this course taught by Dr. James Pawelski, we explore positive interventions through theory, research and practice. We provide learners the basic tools for using and measuring positive psychology in professional or personal contexts. Suggested prerequisite: Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science.

Sep 14th 2026

4 Weeks

Psychology Emotions Positive Psychology

Coursera

Rutgers University

Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 3: How Does It All End? (Coursera)

Social Sciences

Throughout history, the vast majority of people around the globe have believed they have, however defined, a “soul.” While the question of whether the soul exists cannot be answered by science, what we can study are the causes and consequences of various beliefs about the soul and its prospects of surviving the death of the body. Why are soul and afterlife beliefs so common in human history? Are there adaptive advantages to assuming souls exist?

Sep 28th 2026

5-12 Weeks

Health Mind Psychology

Coursera

IE Business School

Pricing Strategy (Coursera)

Management & Leadership Marketing & Communication

Pricing is one of the most important but least understood marketing decisions. Learn and practice concepts, techniques, and get to grips with the latest thinking on assessing and formulating pricing strategies. Analyze how firms attempt to capture value, as well as profits, in the revenues they earn. After this course, you will be able to contribute to the process of formulating pricing strategies for your own products and services, or those of your firm.

Sep 14th 2026

4 Weeks

Marketing Psychology Pricing