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.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Automation, Sustainable Development, Electric Power Systems, Policy Analysis, Socioeconomics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Environmental Issue, Social Impact, Emerging Technologies, Transportation Operations, Health Equity, Sustainability Standards, Social Sciences, Surveys, Climate Change Mitigation, Safety and Security, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Policy Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Case Studies, Biostatistics, Predictive Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Growth Mindedness, Stress Management, Resilience, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Mental Health, Personal Attributes, Positivity, Emotional Intelligence, Behavioral Health
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

New York University
Skills you'll gain: Case Law, Environmental Issue, Legal Proceedings, Legal Research, Social Justice, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Environmental Laws, Climate Change Adaptation, Advocacy, Climate Change Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Swift Programming, iOS Development, Apple iOS, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Mobile Development, Apple Xcode, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Business Systems Analysis, Systems Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Business Analysis, Business Systems, Process Flow Diagrams, User Requirements Documents, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Requirements Management, Diagram Design, Feasibility Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Community Outreach, Social Justice, Discussion Facilitation, Diversity Awareness, Overcoming Obstacles, Advocacy, Community Development, Interviewing Skills, Empowerment, Cultural Sensitivity, Action Oriented, Cultural Diversity, Interpersonal Communications, Persistence, Sociology, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Self-Awareness, Intercultural Competence, Storytelling, Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Engineering Management, Sprint Planning, Organizational Strategy, Software Development Methodologies, Project Management, Virtual Teams, Leadership
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Compassion, Self-Awareness, Creativity, Personal Development, Empathy, Optimism, Mindfulness, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, Curiosity, Stress Management, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Presentation, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Development, Database Administration, Data Science
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Electrical Power, Basic Electrical Systems, HVAC, Energy and Utilities, Semiconductors, Cost Benefit Analysis, Sustainable Technologies, Return On Investment, System Configuration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Quality, Image Analysis, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Photography, Virtual Reality, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Medical Imaging, Artificial Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning, Graph Theory, Dimensionality Reduction, Mathematical Modeling, Estimation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Color Theory, Algorithms, Automation Engineering, Electronic Components
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months