Sustainability Courses and Certifications

Microcredential

Climate-Neutral World: Theory, Applications and Taking Action

Comprehensive program on climate change mitigation strategies, offering insights into emission reduction technologies, analysis tools, and action planning for achieving climate neutrality across various sectors.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $596.00
• 4 courses

Sustainable building design for tropical climates: principles and guidelines for EAC

1 review

Learn principles for designing sustainable, energy-efficient buildings in tropical climates, focusing on thermal comfort and visual optimization for East African and similar regions.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 10 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Sustainable Food Security: Crop Production

1 review

How to feed the world without depleting our planet’s reserves? Learn the basics of crop production. This online course is offered as a MOOC, and is part of the XSeries Sustainable Food Security.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Soil Management: Soil for life

23 ratings at edX

Explore soil's vital role, threats to its health, and sustainable management practices. Gain hands-on experience through experiments and games while learning to protect this crucial natural resource.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Food Security and Sustainability

1 review

Explore sustainable food production systems, environmental impacts, and global food security challenges. Gain insights into crop production, systems thinking, and food access decision-making for a growing population.

• edX
• 18 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $597.00
• 2 courses

Sustainability, Society and You

2 reviews

Join us for an introduction to the major global issue of sustainability and discover how you can have a real impact on our future.

• FutureLearn
• 8 weeks
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Make an Impact: Sustainability for Professionals

2 reviews

Find out how to integrate a sustainable development strategy into your company with this free online course.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Urban Food Systems

22 ratings at edX

Learn which factors shape food systems in the context of urban growth and land-use patterns. You will learn about food accessibility, food choice, foodsheds, food safety, urban agriculture, urban food governance and more.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

EIT Food;  University of Cambridge

Improving Food Production with Agricultural Technology and Plant Biotechnology

2 reviews

Build your knowledge of food production challenges and technology on this course for 16-19 year olds studying A level biology.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Water, Society and Sustainability

2 reviews

Explore water's societal impact through historical, ecological, and political lenses. Examine ancient techniques, colonial influences, and contemporary challenges in water management and sustainability.

• YouTube
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Ecology and Environment

2 reviews

The lectures are aimed at posing various questions that are relevant for all students of engineering and management to incorporate sustainability and a sensitivity to ecology and environment in their design of products, processes and systems.

• YouTube
• 22 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Nutrition for Health and Sustainability

2 reviews

Learn what makes up a healthy, sustainable diet and how certain food types can help to treat and prevent disease.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Cities and Climate Change

2 reviews

Explore urban climate change impacts, contributions, and planning strategies. Learn how cities address this global challenge and earn a UN-Habitat and UNITAR certificate.

• UN CC:e-Learn
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

TEDx

Design Can Change the Way You See the World

2 reviews

Refugee-turned-design visionary Dana Tomić Hughes empowers viewers to see the world through a designer's lens, challenging rapid image culture and emphasizing originality, sustainability, and design's profound influence.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Hands-on training on Solar Study Lamp Assembly

This course has been designed to make you understand climate change, energy sustainability and you will also learn to assemble a solar study lamp. The course also lays protocols for conducting the Students Solar Ambassador Workshop.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)