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.

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Environment, Socioeconomics, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Design, Social Justice, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Climate Change Adaptation, Natural Resource Management, Social Impact
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Management Systems, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Governance, Policy Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Copenhagen
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Water Resource Management, Water Sustainability, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Business, Environmental Science, Waste Minimization, Public Health, Hospitality, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Campus BBVA
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Environment, Environmental Resource Management, Water Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Social Justice, Stakeholder Engagement, Economic Development, Diversity Awareness, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Science, Health Assessment, Public Health, Pollution Prevention
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Change Management, Organizational Change, Business Leadership, Business Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Influencing, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Governance, Systems Thinking, Climate Change Mitigation, Innovation, Experimentation, Case Studies, Stakeholder Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Programs, Environmental Science, Environmental Management Systems, Water Sustainability, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Business, Environmental Monitoring, Waste Minimization, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Pollution Prevention, Systems Thinking, Biology, Stakeholder Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, Economics, Human Development, International Relations, Growth Strategies, Sociology, Demography, Policy Analysis
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Business, Organizational Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Business Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Environment, Architectural Design, Climate Change Adaptation, Building Design, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Science, Energy and Utilities, Economics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Discussion Facilitation, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Research, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Organizing, Cultural Responsiveness, Sustainability Standards, Student Engagement, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Community Development, Advocacy, Creativity, Education and Training, International Relations, Social Justice
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Teaching, Education and Training, Action Oriented, Sustainability Standards, Social Impact, Visionary, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months