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.

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Climate Change Adaptation, Policy Analysis, Environmental Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Systems, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Policy Development, Public Health, Environmental Science, International Relations, Governance, Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Governance, Community Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Economic Development, Sustainable Architecture, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Climate Change Mitigation, Innovation, Experimentation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Water Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Policy Development, Cultural Responsiveness, Community Development, Governance, Service Management, Solution Design, Innovation, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Emerging Technologies, Sustainable Technologies, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Scatter Plots, Health Policy, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Science, Data Analysis, Health Education, Health Equity, Community Health, Regression Analysis, Systems Thinking, Public Health, Sustainable Development, Health Informatics, Forecasting, Climate Change Adaptation, Data Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Copenhagen
Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Climate Change Adaptation, Political Sciences, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Advocacy, Climate Change Mitigation, Systems Thinking, Policy Analysis, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Community Organizing, Lobbying, Diplomacy, Public Policies, Innovation, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Business Risk Management, Sustainability Reporting, Social Impact, Investment Management, Finance, Asset Management, Climate Change Mitigation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Transportation Operations, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Social Impact, Advocacy, Fundraising, Public Policies, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness, Compliance Management, Accountability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Oxford
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Design Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Community Development, Sustainable Development, Research and Design, Project Design, Business Planning, Stakeholder Analysis, Needs Assessment, Growth Strategies, Product Improvement, Risk Management, Marketing Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Geographic Information Systems, Public Health, Case Studies, Health Systems, Spatial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Social Determinants Of Health, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Data Management, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Eindhoven University of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Service Design, Transportation Operations, Feasibility Studies, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Data Collection, Customer Analysis, Surveys, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks