diff --git a/course/classes/management_renderer.php b/course/classes/management_renderer.php
index 9f0afc4debb..8701f0bb335 100644
--- a/course/classes/management_renderer.php
+++ b/course/classes/management_renderer.php
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                     'resortcategoriesby',
                     'name',
                     false,
-                    array('aria-label' => get_string('selectcategorysortby'))
+                    array('aria-label' => get_string('selectcategorysortby'), 'class' => 'm-t-1')
                 )
             );
             $form .= html_writer::div(
@@ -441,15 +441,16 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                     'resortcoursesby',
                     'fullname',
                     false,
-                    array('aria-label' => get_string('selectcoursesortby'))
+                    array('aria-label' => get_string('selectcoursesortby'), 'class' => 'm-t-1')
                 )
             );
-            $form .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulksort', 'value' => get_string('sort')));
+            $form .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulksort',
+                'value' => get_string('sort'), 'class' => 'btn btn-secondary m-y-1'));
             $form .= html_writer::end_div();
 
-            $html .= html_writer::start_div('detail-pair row yui3-g');
-            $html .= html_writer::div(html_writer::span(get_string('sorting')), 'pair-key span3 yui3-u-1-4');
-            $html .= html_writer::div($form, 'pair-value span9 yui3-u-3-4');
+            $html .= html_writer::start_div('detail-pair row yui3-g m-y-1');
+            $html .= html_writer::div(html_writer::span(get_string('sorting')), 'pair-key span3 col-md-3 yui3-u-1-4');
+            $html .= html_writer::div($form, 'pair-value span9 col-md-9 yui3-u-3-4');
             $html .= html_writer::end_div();
         }
         if (coursecat::can_change_parent_any()) {
@@ -463,9 +464,10 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 'movecategoriesto',
                 '',
                 array('' => 'choosedots'),
-                array('aria-labelledby' => 'moveselectedcategoriesto')
+                array('aria-labelledby' => 'moveselectedcategoriesto', 'class' => 'm-r-1')
             );
-            $submit = array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulkmovecategories', 'value' => get_string('move'));
+            $submit = array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulkmovecategories', 'value' => get_string('move'),
+                'class' => 'btn btn-secondary');
             $html .= $this->detail_pair(
                 html_writer::span(get_string('moveselectedcategoriesto'), '', array('id' => 'moveselectedcategoriesto')),
                 $select . html_writer::empty_tag('input', $submit)
@@ -780,9 +782,10 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 'movecoursesto',
                 '',
                 array('' => 'choosedots'),
-                array('aria-labelledby' => 'moveselectedcoursesto')
+                array('aria-labelledby' => 'moveselectedcoursesto', 'class' => 'm-r-1')
             );
-            $submit = array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulkmovecourses', 'value' => get_string('move'));
+            $submit = array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulkmovecourses', 'value' => get_string('move'),
+                'class' => 'btn btn-secondary');
             $html .= $this->detail_pair(
                 html_writer::span(get_string('moveselectedcoursesto'), '', array('id' => 'moveselectedcoursesto')),
                 $select . html_writer::empty_tag('input', $submit)
@@ -808,7 +811,8 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             array('' => 'choosedots'),
             array('aria-labelledby' => 'moveselectedcoursesto')
         );
-        $submit = array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulkmovecourses', 'value' => get_string('move'));
+        $submit = array('type' => 'submit', 'name' => 'bulkmovecourses', 'value' => get_string('move'),
+            'class' => 'btn btn-secondary');
         $html .= $this->detail_pair(
             html_writer::span(get_string('moveselectedcoursesto'), '', array('id' => 'moveselectedcoursesto')),
             $select . html_writer::empty_tag('input', $submit)
@@ -847,8 +851,8 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
      */
     protected function detail_pair($key, $value, $class ='') {
         $html = html_writer::start_div('detail-pair row yui3-g '.preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_\-]#', '-', $class));
-        $html .= html_writer::div(html_writer::span($key), 'pair-key span3 yui3-u-1-4');
-        $html .= html_writer::div(html_writer::span($value), 'pair-value span9 yui3-u-3-4');
+        $html .= html_writer::div(html_writer::span($key), 'pair-key span3 col-md-3 yui3-u-1-4');
+        $html .= html_writer::div(html_writer::span($value), 'pair-value span9 col-md-9 m-b-1 yui3-u-3-4');
         $html .= html_writer::end_div();
         return $html;
     }
@@ -946,7 +950,7 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
     public function grid_column_start($size, $id = null, $class = null) {
 
         // Calculate Bootstrap grid sizing.
-        $bootstrapclass = 'span'.$size;
+        $bootstrapclass = 'span'.$size.' col-md-'.$size;
 
         // Calculate YUI grid sizing.
         if ($size === 12) {
@@ -1322,13 +1326,14 @@ class core_course_management_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
         $strsearchcourses = get_string("searchcourses");
         $searchurl = new moodle_url('/course/management.php');
 
-        $output = html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id' => $formid, 'action' => $searchurl, 'method' => 'get'));
-        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('fieldset', array('class' => 'coursesearchbox invisiblefieldset'));
-        $output .= html_writer::tag('label', $strsearchcourses.': ', array('for' => $inputid));
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'text', 'id' => $inputid,
-            'size' => $inputsize, 'name' => 'search', 'value' => s($value)));
-        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit',
-            'value' => get_string('go')));
+        $output = html_writer::start_tag('form', array('id' => $formid, 'action' => $searchurl, 'method' => 'get',
+            'class' => 'form-inline'));
+        $output .= html_writer::start_tag('fieldset', array('class' => 'coursesearchbox invisiblefieldset m-y-1'));
+        $output .= html_writer::tag('label', $strsearchcourses, array('for' => $inputid));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'text', 'id' => $inputid, 'size' => $inputsize,
+            'name' => 'search', 'value' => s($value), 'class' => 'form-control m-x-1'));
+        $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => get_string('go'),
+            'class' => 'btn btn-secondary'));
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('fieldset');
         $output .= html_writer::end_tag('form');
 
diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
index 1f4d6cc20d3..7e1d7e55923 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
@@ -785,8 +785,7 @@ span.editinstructions {
  * Borders                  #e1e1e8
  */
 #course-category-listings {
-    background-color: $body-bg;
-    margin-bottom: 200px;
+    margin-bottom: 0;
 
     /** Two column layout */
     &.columns-2 {
@@ -1172,7 +1171,6 @@ span.editinstructions {
 @media (max-width: 1199px) {
     #course-category-listings.columns-2,
     #course-category-listings.columns-3 {
-        background-color: $body-bg;
         border: 0;
 
         #category-listing,
@@ -1181,12 +1179,6 @@ span.editinstructions {
             width: 100%;
             margin: 0 0 1em;
         }
-
-        #category-listing > div,
-        #course-listing > div,
-        #course-detail > div {
-            background-color: $body-bg;
-        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less
index 76549dbbc9d..a42c49f4bb9 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/less/moodle/course.less
@@ -1054,6 +1054,14 @@ span.editinstructions {
     }
 }
 
+#page-course-management .coursesearchbox input[type="text"] + input[type="submit"] {
+    margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+#page-course-management #course-category-listings .detail-pair .pair-value select {
+    max-width: 80%;
+}
+
 #course-category-listings #course-listing .listitem .drag-handle {
     display: none;
 }
diff --git a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
index 0faee0d4f09..68f1319a7b3 100644
--- a/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
+++ b/theme/bootstrapbase/style/moodle.css
@@ -4459,6 +4459,12 @@ span.editinstructions {
 #course-category-listings .select-a-category .alert {
   margin: 1em;
 }
+#page-course-management .coursesearchbox input[type="text"] + input[type="submit"] {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+#page-course-management #course-category-listings .detail-pair .pair-value select {
+  max-width: 80%;
+}
 #course-category-listings #course-listing .listitem .drag-handle {
   display: none;
 }