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The Great Courses: Specialists in online, digital courses

Not all courses should be about learning specific career skills, sometimes learning should be purely for pleasure.

Shirley Liu
Shirley Liu

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The Great Courses

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The Great Courses offer a wide range of course in a range of exciting subjects, they're online provider of personal development courses, that are curated and taught by some of the most well respected academics in the world.

They offer courses on a wide range of topics and courses can be studied online, or via learning materials that will be posted to your home.

See our latest January 2021 deals from the Great Courses below:

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What categories of online courses do they offer?

The Great Courses offer a range of courses within the following subject areas:

  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • History
  • Fine arts
  • Music
  • Religion
  • Philosophy and intellectual history
  • Literature and language
  • Economics and finance
  • Better living
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How do I sign up for an online course with the Great Courses ?

Signing up for an online course with The Great Courses is easy. Simply head over to their website using our links above and select the course you want to study. When you click on any course you’ll be taken to the course page, where you can read more about the curriculum, the professors and the study type. If you’re happy with this, and the price is within your budget then look on the right hand side of the screen. You should see something that looks like this:

The Great courses

Select the format that you would like your course delivered in (Remember, there may be a delivery charge for DVD or CD’s that you need to get delivered by post). When you’ve chosen your method then click add to cart. From your cart you can check out just as if it were any other purchase. After your payment has been taken you’ll have full access to all course materials.

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What fees and prices can I expect with the Great Courses ?

Courses through The Great Courses all cost between $25 and $300. However, depending on how you choose to receive your course, there may also be a delivery fee. Delivery to Australia is charged at the following rates.

Order amount
Delivery to Australia
Under $100.00$40.00
$100.00 - $299.99$60.00
$300.00 or More$80.00

You can avoid this fee by choosing to access your course entirely online, in which case all learning materials will be downloadable.

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What types of online courses are available?

The Great Courses provides custom built and presented courses by leading experts in their field. They do not provide nationally recognised or accredited courses.
So you won’t find any courses from the qualifications framework here, these courses are all for personal development and learning.

Any Government funding or financial assistance available?

Unfortunately not. The Great Courses are based in the US, and since they don’t provide Australian accredited the aren’t eligible for any government subsidy or funding. These courses are more for slightly more about professional and personal development, over developing skills that are specific to professional roles. Unfortunately, this means they may have to be paid for out of your own pocket.

Can I transfer any previous credits?

No. The Great Courses are not built up of credits like Australian accredited courses typically are. This means that no credits can be transferred into this course, and your course, should you complete it, can not be used as credit for future courses.

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