News of this one was posted to the Course Requests conference earlier in the week, and is right up my alley:

Certificate in Introductory Astronomy (in association with Manchester University)
Level 1 Certificate. It requires 60 points at level 1.
Of the 60 points, you need a minimum of 20 points and maximum of 40 points from S151, S194, S196, S197, S198;
and a minimum of 20 points and maximum of 40 points from the Distance Learning Courses offered by Manchester University.

The distance courses are I think the courses offered through Jodrell Bank Observatory, and you can find details of them here. I’ve been working through a batch of courses as part of the Certificate in Contemporary Science – there are some queries around re-using Level 1 short courses for multiple certificates that I’m trying to get an answer for, but if I can re-use ‘em this is a done deal. Even if they can’t, I can always unlink a few from CCS and use that as an excuse to do a few more short courses…