12 Best Psychology Courses for Beginners
We compared 12 Psychology courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $996.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Yale University, University of Cambridge and The University of Queensland. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 12
- Price range
- $19.99 – $996.00
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 12 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "psychology" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $19.99 to $996.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Psychology
Offered by Yale University
What are people most afraid of? What do our dreams mean? Are we natural-born racists? What makes us happy? What are the causes and cures of mental illness? This course tries to answer these questions and many others, pro...
$49.00listed price -
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The Psychology of Emotions: An Introduction to Embodied Cognition
Offered by University of Cambridge
This fascinating introduction to the cognitive psychology of emotions explores how, when we see others’ emotions, not only the mind, but also the body is engaged in the recognition. You will explore how to measure our ab...
$299.00listed price -
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Introduction to Developmental, Social & Clinical Psychology
Offered by The University of Queensland
This course offers an engaging introduction to the fields of developmental, social, and clinical psychology. It covers the fundamental concepts and theories that shape our understanding of human behavior and mental proce...
$996.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Psychology
Offered by Doane University
A basic introduction of psychology and the processes and methods used within the field. This course is eligible for Audit and Verified Certificate only.
$119.00listed price -
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Introduction to Social Psychology
Offered by The University of Queensland
Learn why people think and behave the way they do in social settings.
$249.00listed price -
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Self-Leadership By Your Own Precision Words for Beginner's
Description Whether you’re a successful mastermind with words or a person at your lowest place in life you have the power inside you to tap into to create and build a whole new world of your own words that becomes your p...
$24.99listed price -
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Negotiation Fundamentals: Win-Win Strategies & Confidence
This course contains the use of Artificial Intelligence. Negotiation is not about being aggressive, manipulative, or dominant. It is a structured skill based on psychology, preparation, and ethical influence. Whether you...
$19.99listed price -
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MicroBachelors® Program in Introduction to Neuroscience
Offered by Harvard University
The MicroBachelors® Program in Introduction to Neuroscience offers a foundational understanding of how the nervous system works and its impact on human behavior and mental processes. This course is ideal for professional...
$851.40listed price -
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Introduction to Psychoanalysis. Freud and the Unconscious
Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) is widely considered not only one of the founders of modern psychology, but also a fundamental influence on Western society in the 20th century.As a boy, Freud aspired to become a famous scienti...
$199.99listed price -
10
The Complete Guide to Chess: From Beginner to 1600 ELO
Welcome to The Complete Guide to Chess: From Beginner to 1600 ELO.This comprehensive 40-hour chess masterclass is designed to take you from the rules of chess and basic piece movement through to openings, tactics, calcul...
$199.99listed price -
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Introduction to Conflict Management
Offered by Université catholique de Louvain
Learn the fundamentals about the psychological aspects of conflicts, get acquainted to conflict management strategies and identify your own conflict style.
$199.00listed price -
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain
Offered by Harvard University
Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.
$249.00listed price
Best Psychology Courses for Beginners compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 12 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $996.00, with the middle of the range around $199.99 — a spread of $976.01. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera, edX and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Yale University, University of Cambridge and The University of Queensland — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.