Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Courses

The Art and Science of Economic Policy

121 ratings at Coursera

Understand why well-intentioned policies fail: work through market failure, incentives, transparency, and State capacity with Indian case studies on designing and implementing economic policy.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Shaping Urban Futures

58 ratings at Coursera

To understand humanity's future, understand the city's: examine new urban sciences, informality and livelihoods, environment and public health, and big data across Global South cities.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Net-Zero Building Fundamentals

19 ratings at Coursera

Apply building science to net-zero design: envelope heat transfer, passive cooling, HVAC load calculation and right-sizing, water cycles, embodied carbon, and lifecycle cost estimation.

• Coursera
• 13 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Housing Justice: A View from Indian Cities

13 ratings at Coursera

Housing is a justice problem, not just an infrastructure one: analyse adequacy, affordability, rental tenure and modes of action from activism to policy in Indian cities.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Writing and Disseminating Grey Literature

Turn reports and working papers into public-facing work: craft op-eds, data stories, photo narratives and infographics, pitch to publications, and disseminate via social media.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Reimagining Education for Equity

Examine how India's education system reproduces caste, class and gender inequality: trace policy from colonial times to the Right to Education Act, and decolonise curriculum and pedagogy.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course