Free Online Mental Health Courses from Top Universities

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The University of California, Berkeley, Open University, and the University of Massachusetts each host mental health courses for free online. These courses discuss the psychology of mental difficulties and illnesses.
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Free Mental Health Courses

Free mental health courses will provide students with the opportunity to learn about mental health challenges. Course topics include psychology, substance abuse, and how to identify and differentiate between mental issues.

University of California, Berkeley

The free online psychology course at UC Berkeley centers around an emphasis on human emotion. This course is lecture-based, and interested individuals can download in excess of 20 lectures on the subject.

Open University

Open University provides courses in dyslexia, living with death, and other mental health courses for free online. In the course that discusses mental health challenges, students will learn about different types of mental health problems and how they are dealt with in terms of modern medicine.

University of Massachusetts

The University of Massachusetts OpenCourseWare offers a free online mental health course as a study of the impact that substance abuse has on the family. Students will learn about resources available to help families of substance abusers.

Free Online Mental Health Courses At a Glance

Course & School Program Level Format Assignments Quizzes & Exams Downloadable
Psychology 156 course from UC Berkeley Unspecified Audio podcasts No No Yes
Understanding Dyslexia course from Open University Intermediate Text Yes No Yes
Mental Health Practice: Bonnyrigg course from Open University Beginner Text Yes No Yes
Living with Death and Dying course from Open University Beginner Text Yes No Yes
Challenging Ideas in Mental Health course from Open University Intermediate Text Yes No Yes
Substance Abuse and the Family course from the University of Massachusetts Graduate Textbooks/external reading resources Yes Yes Yes

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Popular Schools

  • Online Programs Available
    1. Grand Canyon University

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • Bridge (Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision - Qualitative Research)
      • Bridge (Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision - Quantitative Research)
    Master's
      • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Childhood and Adolescence Disorders
      • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Christian Counseling
      • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy
    Bachelor's
      • B.S. in Psychology with an Emphasis in Forensic Psychology
      • B.S. in Behavioral Health Science with an Emphasis in Substance Use Disorders
      • Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Science

  • Online Programs Available
    2. Purdue Global

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • Doctor of Health Sciences
    Certificate
      • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate

  • Online Programs Available
    3. Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology

    Program Options

    Master's
      • Masters in Clinical Psychology (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
      • Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Philadelphia, PA

    University of Pennsylvania

  • Western Governors University

  • Online Programs Available
    6. Liberty University

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • DMN: Pastoral Counseling
      • PHD: Special Student (Non-Degree) - Counseling
      • PHD: Christian Leadership: Faith-Based Consulting
      • PHD: Christian Leadership: Ministry Leadership
    Master's
      • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Community Chaplaincy
      • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Pastoral Counseling
      • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Crisis Response & Trauma
      • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Dobson Center Family Advocacy, Public Policy, & the Future
      • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Dobson Center Marriage & Family Studies
      • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Dobson Center Parent & Child/Adolescent Development
    Certificate
      • GRAD CERT: Mental Health Studies
      • GRAD CERT: Pastoral Counseling
      • GRAD CERT: Addiction Studies
      • CERT: Health Sciences

  • Online Programs Available
    7. Keiser University

    Program Options

    Associate's
      • Associate of Sciences - Medical Assistant

  • Online Programs Available
    8. National University

    Program Options

    Doctorate
      • EdD - Trauma Informed Education Practices
      • PhD - Trauma-Informed Educational Practices
      • PhD - Trauma and Disaster Relief
      • DMFT - Child and Adolescent Therapy
      • PhD - Child and Adolescent Therapy
      • PhD - Couple Therapy
    Master's
      • Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
      • MAMFT - Trauma Informed Systemic Therapy
      • MEd - Trauma-Informed Educational Practices
      • MAMFT - Child and Adolescent Family Therapy
      • MAMFT - Couple Therapy
      • MAMFT - General Family Therapy
    Certificate
      • EdS - Trauma-Informed Educational Practices

Featured Schools

The schools and programs listed below are popular educational options, and tuition varies based on program and location

Grand Canyon University

  • Bridge (Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision - Qualitative Research)
  • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an Emphasis in Childhood and Adolescence Disorders
  • B.S. in Psychology with an Emphasis in Forensic Psychology

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Purdue Global

  • Doctor of Health Sciences
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate

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Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology

  • Masters in Clinical Psychology (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)
  • Masters in Applied Behavior Analysis

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University of Pennsylvania

Western Governors University

Liberty University

  • DMN: Pastoral Counseling
  • MA: Pastoral Counseling: Community Chaplaincy
  • GRAD CERT: Mental Health Studies

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Keiser University

  • Associate of Sciences - Medical Assistant

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National University

  • EdD - Trauma Informed Education Practices
  • Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • EdS - Trauma-Informed Educational Practices

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