Sustainable development courses can help you learn frameworks for social, economic, and environmental progress. You can build skills in policy evaluation, community planning, climate resilience, and measuring development outcomes. Many courses introduce tools for sustainability indicators, data analysis, and impact assessment to support informed decision-making across global contexts.

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Critical Thinking, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Research, Sustainability Standards, Cultural Responsiveness, Social Studies, Consumer Behaviour, Environmental Policy, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Agile Project Management, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Workflow Management, Performance Metric, Team Oriented, Backlogs, Performance Measurement, Lean Methodologies, Continuous Improvement Process, Prioritization, Estimation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Stormwater Management, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Development, Water Sustainability, Architectural Design, Water Resources, Sustainable Design, Community Development, Environmental Issue
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Operations Management, Manufacturing Operations, Environmental Engineering, Corporate Sustainability, Business Leadership, Industrial Engineering, Climate Change Mitigation, Product Design, Environmental Resource Management, Waste Minimization, Systems Thinking, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Skills you'll gain: Chemical Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Chemistry, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Process Engineering
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Solution Design, Sustainable Development, Design Thinking, Business Planning, Sustainable Business, Innovation, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development, Needs Assessment, Business Development, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Market Research, Cultural Sensitivity
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Software Configuration Management, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Build Tools, Software Development Tools, C (Programming Language), Development Environment, Program Development, Software Design, Hardware Architecture, Debugging, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Chemistry, Building Design, Hazard Analysis, Environment Health And Safety, Architectural Engineering, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Environmental Regulations, Materials science, Risk Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Climate Change Mitigation, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Project Finance, Environmental Policy, Finance, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Economics, Asset Management, Performance Measurement, Energy and Utilities, Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Policy Analysis, Engineering, Systems Of Measurement, Environment
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Politècnica de València
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Architecture, Systems Thinking, Architectural Engineering, Sustainable Systems, Architectural Design, Sustainable Design, Building Design, Architecture and Construction, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Environment and Resource Management, Materials science, Thermal Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Waste Minimization, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Monitoring, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Design, Corporate Sustainability, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Processes, Energy and Utilities, Operational Efficiency, Materials science, AI Product Strategy, Internet Of Things, Climate Change Mitigation, Capital Markets, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Organizational Change, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Proposal Development, Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Supply Chain Management, Sustainability Standards, Leadership and Management, Performance Improvement, Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Energy and Utilities, Systems Thinking, Proposal Writing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months