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.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Waste Minimization, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Management Systems, Environment and Resource Management, Governance, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), Community Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Chicago
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Issue, Physical Science, Sustainable Development, Physics, Mathematical Modeling, Thermal Management, Environmental Science, Simulations, Energy and Utilities, Chemistry, Systems Of Measurement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Regulations, Environmental Laws, Environment, Environmental Policy, Environmental Management Systems, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Systems Thinking, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Case Studies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, Community Development, Water Resource Management, Risk Analysis, Environmental Science, Sustainability Reporting, Energy and Utilities, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Water Quality, Water Resource Management, Hydrology, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Teaching, Environment, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Community Development, Natural Resource Management, Student Engagement, Relationship Building
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Laws, Environmental Policy, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Issue, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Pollution Prevention, Environment and Resource Management, Risk Control, Water Quality, Water Resource Management, Legal Proceedings, Climate Change Mitigation, Case Studies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Risk Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, Business Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Environmental Issue, Environment, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Resource Management, Persuasive Communication, Media and Communications, Environmental Policy, Social Sciences, Scientific Methods, Vulnerability, Political Sciences, Community Development, Policy Analysis, Water Resource Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resource Management, Land Management, Natural Resource Management, Water Resources, Water Quality, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Biology, Research Reports, Environment and Resource Management, Environment, Geographic Information Systems, Laboratory Testing, Geospatial Information and Technology, Technical Documentation, Microbiology
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Public Works, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Sustainable Systems, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Technologies, Case Studies, Community Development, Governance, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Energy and Utilities, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Environment, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Emerging Technologies, International Relations, Sustainable Technologies, Diplomacy, Market Dynamics, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Regulations, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Tax
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Architectural Design, Sustainable Development, Building Codes, Community Development, Land Development, Sustainable Architecture, Building Design, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Environmental Engineering, Policy Analysis, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks