Sustainability Courses for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

53 reviews

This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation…

• Coursera
• 9 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

37 reviews

Explore social innovation and entrepreneurship with the University of Cape Town's 6-week course. Learn to solve complex problems and develop the mindset, skills, and relationships to become a changemaker.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Doing Gender and Why it Matters

11 reviews

Understand gendered realities through an in-depth consideration of "sex" and "gender" as cultural, social and legal phenomena impacting society and how they interact with structures of power and violence using an interdisciplinary lens.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Age of Sustainable Development

14 reviews

The Age of Sustainable Development" gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

• Coursera
• 30 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries

35 reviews

This course challenges you to consider how one might lift societies out of poverty while also mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. We explore the inherent complexity of developing country governments wanting to grow their economies in a climate friendly…

• Coursera
• 17 hours 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development

6 reviews

Learn about the role of government and the key political, social, and economic processes that elevate any society from poverty to prosperity.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Our Energy Future

7 reviews

Learn about energy production, utilization, and sustainability from multiple perspectives. Explore the link between energy and food, environmental impacts, and the importance of sustainable methods. Offered by UC San Diego. 9 weeks long.

• Coursera
• 37 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design Thinking for Innovation

5 reviews

Today innovation is everyone's business. Whether you are a manager in a global corporation, an entrepreneur starting up, in a government role, or a teacher in an elementary school, everyone is expected to get lean – to do better with less.

• Coursera
• 6-7 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global History of Capitalism

5 reviews

Since the global financial crisis of 2008, there has been an explosion of interest in the history of capitalism. Some narratives focus on enormous waste, environmental destruction, overpowered corporations, exploitation of workers, or outrageous inequali…

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Age of Sustainable Development

8 reviews

Learn the basics of sustainable development -- what it is, why it's important and how we can achieve it.

• edX
• 14 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Challenges of Global Poverty

6 reviews

This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and are hopeful that economists might have something useful to say about this challenge.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 12-14 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Public Health

32 ratings at edX

Understanding the value of health not just as a benefit or right of individuals, but as a global public need.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health and Society

7 reviews

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major social variables that affect population health.

• edX
• 4 weeks
• Finished
• Paid Course

Introduction to Sustainability

16 reviews

This course introduces the academic approach of Sustainability and explores how today’s human societies can endure in the face of global change, ecosystem degradation and resource limitations.

• Coursera
• 25 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Photovoltaic solar energy

453 ratings at Coursera

Explore photovoltaic solar energy with École Polytechnique's 3-week course. Learn about PV applications, technologies, system integration, environmental impacts, and industry economics.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)