5 courses for buffs of the King’s coronation

If you think your sudden interest in the King’s coronation is a passing quirk, think again. It could lead you to a new course, career or passion. 

Man puts crown on head

The King’s coronation is a once-in-a-century event that’s got everyone talking (and Googling). If your search history has taken a turn towards British history and royal gossip, you might find you’re suited to one of the below courses. 

The best part is, they’re delivered by leading Australian universities through Open Universities Australia.

1. Convict Ancestors 

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

Course duration: 14 weeks
Study method: 100% online

Convicts are the key to our connection with King Charles’s homeland, so why not start with a deep dive into convict life? In this course, you’ll learn to read, transcribe and understand key materials presented within convict court and prison records. Impressive!

2. Cross-Cultural World History 

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Course duration: 13 weeks
Study method: 100% online

While coronation celebrations paint a pretty picture, the colonisation that led King Charles’s ancestors to where he stands today is an important point of knowledge and reflection. Complete this course to better reflect critically and ethically on the events that took place. 

3. From Charlemagne to Game of Thrones: The Middle Ages Then and Now 

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY

Course duration: 18 weeks
Study method:
100% online

Long before the day that Westminster Abbey held William and Kate’s wedding, it was spectator to the Middle Ages. It was a time of Knights, Ladies, Clerics and Town Criers—the themes of which you can see in present-day ceremonies of the King today. If you’re a Game of Thrones buff as well, this course is a win-win. 

4. Global and Regional Sustainability 

MURDOCH UNIVERSITY

Course duration: 13 weeks
Study method:
100% online

It’s no secret that one of King Charles’s greatest passions is the environment. So much so, that he transformed Highgrove, his Gloucestershire estate, into a completely organic garden. Throughout this course, you’ll examine key challenges in sustainability with as much rigour as Charles himself. 

5. Screen, Celebrity and Stardom

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Course duration: 13 weeks
Study method:
100% online

Admit it. You’ve read The Spare, along with 1.43 million others. If part of your monarch trance is an inability to look away from the fame machine that is Meghan and Harry, this course could be for you. Discover theories that explain the consumption of fame, celebrity and stardom in the 21st century. 

 

Have the above got you curious for more historical or sustainability courses? Keep searching. With thousands of subjects and degrees available to study online with leading Australian universities, you never know what you’ll find. 

 

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