Explore religious issues and discover the role and importance of religion in the modern world with these flexible online courses.

Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with our short online courses.

INCEIF

Islamic Banking 101: The Essentials for Beginners

3 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Understanding Islamic Banking for Consumers

5 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Advanced Sukuk Structures: Issuances from Around the World

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education

Buddhism: Diamond Sutra and Zen Meditation

6 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

University of Groningen

Religion and Sexual Wellbeing: Pleasure, Piety, and Reproductive Rights

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Halal A to Z

4 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Qard Basics: Benevolent Loans in Islamic Finance

4 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Islamic Banking: Operationalisation of Shariah

4 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Islamic Finance: Using Cash Waqf as a Socio-Financial Tool

3 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Fundamentals of Shariah

2 weeks

2 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Sukuk in Practice: Structures and Contracts

5 weeks

4 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Zakat Fundamentals: Exploring Objectives and Wealth Classification

3 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Introduction to Family Takaful in Malaysia

3 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

INCEIF

Introduction to Shariah Governance

3 weeks

1 hr per week

Included in Unlimited

Universiti Malaya

Maqasid Al-Shariah and Sustainable Development

3 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

The Open University

Why Religion Matters: Religious Literacy, Culture and Diversity

4 weeks

3 hrs per week

Included in Unlimited

No study of the modern world is complete without religion – it plays a complex and controversial role in defining many of the personal and political issues of the era.

To understand what makes people tick, and how we can all work better together, you need to understand faith.

FutureLearn offers a collection of online religious studies courses designed to help you explore the issues surrounding religion. You’ll learn why religion matters, the role it plays in conflict, and how to better manage interfaith divides.

Whether you’re a religious studies student wanting to expand your expertise, or a new learner looking to know the fundamentals of faith, it’s never been easier to learn about religion online.