Environmental studies courses can help you learn about ecosystem dynamics, climate change impacts, sustainable practices, and environmental policy. You can build skills in data analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and community engagement strategies. Many courses introduce tools like remote sensing software, environmental modeling applications, and project management platforms, showing how these skills are applied in real-world conservation efforts and sustainability initiatives.

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Governance, Leadership and Management, Interactive Learning, Discussion Facilitation, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Studies, Performance Review, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Structure, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Case Studies, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Market, Bank Regulations, Financial Regulation, Capital Markets, Market Liquidity, Economics, Loans, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Credit Risk, General Lending, Crisis Management, Crisis Intervention
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Public Works, Land Development, Governance, Climate Change Adaptation, Land Management, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Operational Analysis, Cost Management, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Economic Development, Project Finance, Spatial Analysis, Transportation Operations, Finance, Demography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Programs, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Decision Intelligence, Land Management, Environmental Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Decision Support Systems, Governance, Vulnerability, Socioeconomics, Economic Development, Hazard Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Videography, Cinematography, Peer Review, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Visual Storytelling, Post-Production, Journals, Storytelling, Image Quality, Design Elements And Principles, Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Pennsylvania State University
Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Case Studies, Climate Change Programs, Systems Thinking, Geospatial Information and Technology, Sustainable Design, Spatial Analysis, Sustainable Development, Design Strategies, Collaborative Software, Decision Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Cultural Responsiveness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Culture, European History, Social Studies, World History, Economic Development, Ancient History, International Relations, Sociology, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Social Justice, Political Sciences
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Journalism, Environmental Monitoring, Music, Geospatial Information and Technology, Political Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Systems Engineering, Culture, Media and Communications, International Relations, Governance, Higher Education, Physical Science, Physics, Engineering Design Process, Systems Integration, Environmental Science, Human Factors, Writing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Economics, Climate Change Programs, Environmental Issue, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Financial Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Cost Benefit Analysis, Policy Analysis, Climate Change Adaptation, Futures Exchange, Environmental Regulations, Derivatives, Market Analysis, Financial Market, Tax, Financial Trading, Mathematical Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Community Organizing, Diversity Awareness, Socioeconomics, Culture, Sociology, Cultural Diversity, World History, International Relations, Social Impact, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Advocacy, Demography
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Commonwealth Education Trust
Skills you'll gain: Growth Mindedness, Teaching, Lesson Planning, Pedagogy, Trustworthiness, Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies, Interactive Learning, Personal Development, Learning Theory, Curriculum Planning, Lifelong Learning, Rapport Building, Goal Setting, Relationship Building, Professional Development, Planning, Curiosity, Student-Centred Learning, Collaboration
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Geospatial Information and Technology, Environmental Monitoring, Image Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Environmental Science, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Network Monitoring, Data Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Integrity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks