Ecology courses can help you learn about ecosystems, biodiversity, conservation strategies, and the impacts of climate change. You can build skills in data analysis, field research techniques, and environmental policy evaluation. Many courses introduce tools such as GIS software for mapping habitats, statistical programs for analyzing ecological data, and modeling software to simulate environmental changes.

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Aesthetics, Liberal Arts, Environment, Culture, Biology, Creativity, Systems Thinking, Human Development, Social Studies, General Science and Research, Physical Science, Timelines, Environmental Science, Environmental Issue, Physics
★ 4.7 (441) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Research, Research Methodologies, Sociology, Infant Care, Social Sciences, Data Collection, Anthropology, Human Development, Motion Arguments, Culture, Nutrition and Diet, Life Sciences, Environment, Environmental Issue, Biology, Education and Training
★ 4.9 (286) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Demography, Environment, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Science, Land Management, Nutrition and Diet, Sustainable Systems, Nutrition Education, Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Social Studies, Human Development, Trend Analysis, Economic Development
★ 4.8 (56) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Systems, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Environment, Land Management, Sustainable Development, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Biology, Social Studies, General Science and Research, Science and Research
★ 4.5 (138) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Pharmacotherapy, Medical Prescription, Medication Therapy Management, Utilization Management, Hospital Medicine, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Practices, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Diagnostic Tests, Long Term Care
★ 4.7 (795) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Anthropology, Biology, Human Development, Environment, Culture, Molecular Biology, Natural Resource Management
★ 4.6 (170) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of North Texas
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Respiration, Environment, Microbiology, Environmental Science, General Science and Research
★ 4.7 (98) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of the Arts London
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Corporate Sustainability, Creative Thinking, Community Development, Systems Thinking, Design, Ideation, Prototyping
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Science, Sustainable Systems, Natural Resource Management, Environment, Sustainable Development, Human Development, Culture, Community Organizing, Life Sciences, Teaching, Liberal Arts, Storytelling, Physical Science, Biology, Systems Thinking, Education and Training, Creativity
★ 4.8 (164) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESCP Business School
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Development, Environmental Laws, Climate Change Programs, Environment, Environmental Science, Sustainable Business, Oil and Gas, Environment and Resource Management, Socioeconomics, Economic Development, Social Determinants Of Health, Natural Resource Management, Economics, Public Health, Innovation, Governance
★ 4.6 (324) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resource Management, Land Management, Natural Resource Management, Water Resources, Environmental Resource Management, Hydrology, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Adaptability, Biology
★ 5 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Physical Science, Biology, Taxonomy, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Environment, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology, General Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Science and Research, Chemistry
★ 4.2 (106) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months