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Sustainable Development Courses

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.


Popular Sustainable Development Courses and Certifications


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    Vanderbilt University

    Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Marginalized Communities in Clinical Trials

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Informed Consent, Clinical Research, Patient Education And Counseling, Community Outreach, Clinical Trials, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Clinical Research Ethics, Research, Healthcare Ethics, Diversity Awareness, Community Health, Cultural Responsiveness, Rapport Building, Patient Referral, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Internet of Things Capstone V2: Build a Mobile Surveillance System

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, System Design and Implementation, Internet Of Things, Technical Documentation, Technical Communication, Mobile Development, Test Case, System Testing, Software Development, Wireless Networks, Embedded Systems, Systems Integration

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    Rice University

    Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business

    Skills you'll gain: Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Game Theory, Supply And Demand, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Kennesaw State University

    Customer Centricity with Professor Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Trustworthiness, Social Impact, Expectation Management, Corporate Sustainability, Brand Loyalty, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Insights, Customer experience strategy (CX), Sustainable Development, Human Resource Strategy, Customer Relationship Building, Consultative Approaches, Diversity Marketing, Customer Analysis, Value Propositions, Business Ethics, Business Strategy, Business, Marketing

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Introduction to R: Basic R syntax

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Arithmetic, Statistical Programming, Development Environment, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export

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    Coursera

    Github Copilot with Python: Creating Text Games

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Microsoft Copilot, Game Design, Software Design, Application Design, Unit Testing, Python Programming, AI Enablement, GitHub, Development Environment, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI for HR Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Human Resources, AI Enablement, Information Privacy, Human Resource Policies, Employee Surveys, Interviewing Skills, Recruitment, Employee Onboarding, Employee Engagement, Talent Acquisition, Compliance Management

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    University of California, Davis

    Exploiting and Securing Vulnerabilities in Java Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Authentications, Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Code Review, Vulnerability Management, Secure Coding, Authorization (Computing), Java, Java Programming, Dependency Analysis, Docker (Software), JSON, Git (Version Control System)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Працюйте розумніше, а не більше: управління часом для особистої та професійної продуктивності

    Skills you'll gain: Time Management, Productivity, Prioritization, Goal Setting, Organizational Skills, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Performance Improvement, Planning, Delegation Skills, Professional Development, Multitasking, Expectation Management

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    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Introduction to Web Applications

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Web Applications, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Animations, Web Content, Embeddings

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Learn OpenAI's Assistant API

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, AI Workflows, LLM Application, ChatGPT, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Context Management, Application Development, Test Case

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Geneva

    Introduction to Political Citizenship

    Skills you'll gain: Immigration Law, Social Studies, Social Justice, Community Development, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Public Policies, Sociology, Student Engagement

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sustainable development courses

  • Faster Together, Enhancing the Recruitment of Marginalized Communities in Clinical Trials: Vanderbilt University
  • Internet of Things Capstone V2: Build a Mobile Surveillance System: University of California San Diego
  • Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business: Rice University
  • Customer Centricity with Professor Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University
  • Introduction to R: Basic R syntax: Coursera
  • Github Copilot with Python: Creating Text Games: Coursera
  • Generative AI for HR Professionals: Fractal Analytics
  • Exploiting and Securing Vulnerabilities in Java Applications: University of California, Davis
  • Працюйте розумніше, а не більше: управління часом для особистої та професійної продуктивності: University of California, Irvine
  • Introduction to Web Applications: Akamai Technologies, Inc.

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