# Add a new course

> **Prerequisite:** You must have the **Organisation Manager** or **Org Faculty** role to perform this action. Read more about [Roles and Permissions](/administration/roles.md).

## Education (instructor)

Courses are spaces in Nuvolos where instructors add learning materials (data, code and applications) for their students. To learn more about spaces and how they fit into the Nuvolos organizational hierarchy, see the detailed explanation [here](/features/nuvolos-basic-concepts/organisational-hierarchy.md).

1. Navigate to the Dashboard.
2. Select **+ NEW COURSE**.
3. Enter desired course name and description, add a `README` file if you want.
4. Select **+ ADD SPACE**
5. *(Optional)* Select an application to add to the master instance of the new space.
6. Enter desired application name
7. Select **+ INSTALL**.

For more detailed information on space management, including cloning spaces and repositories, see the [Space Management Guide](/administration/space-management.md).


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