Parsons School of Design Courses

Career Certificate

Healthier Materials and Sustainable Building

96 ratings at Coursera

Explore how building materials shape human health: classify toxic chemicals, apply material chemistry and toxicology, write healthier specifications, and construct within a circular economy.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Career Certificate

Innovación en los Negocios y Disrupción Digital

91 ratings at Coursera

Especialización práctica en Design Thinking para detectar oportunidades, crear soluciones innovadoras y rediseñar modelos de negocio durante la transformación digital.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Career Certificate

Business Innovation and Digital Disruption

66 ratings at Coursera

Apply design methods to spot and validate business opportunities, remap the business model canvas, navigate going digital, and reposition your brand through storytelling.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

64 ratings at Coursera

Explore modern capitalism's evolution, profits and competitive markets, workers' bargaining power and reservation wages, and globalization's winners and losers through global value chains.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Building Materials and Human Health

46 ratings at Coursera

Assess how toxic chemicals in building materials affect human health: trace exposure pathways, analyze material life cycles, and evaluate disclosures, certifications, and rating systems.

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

Sustainable Construction in a Circular Economy

28 ratings at Coursera

Take a healthier-materials project from construction document to completed building: material specification, procurement and handling, embodied carbon reduction, and circular, regenerative city strategies.

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

Sustainable Building: Design and Specification

23 ratings at Coursera

Specify healthier building materials: review product disclosures, weigh performance, quality and affordability, engage manufacturers, and compare alternatives for healthier design projects.

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

Aprovechar el Diseño para Detectar Oportunidades de Negocio

21 ratings at Coursera

Usa marcos de diseño, incluido el Diamante Doble, para identificar, priorizar y validar oportunidades de negocio mediante lienzos.

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

Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

19 ratings at Coursera

Learn to spot and validate business opportunities with design methods: VUCA and the 4Cs, Empathy and Excellence, the Double Diamond, and lean canvas testing.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Utilizar Diseño Para Crear Soluciones de Negocio Innovadoras

16 ratings at Coursera

Aprende a aplicar el pensamiento de diseño y los modelos de negocio para desarrollar soluciones innovadoras a desafíos empresariales.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Material Chemistry and Sustainable Building

14 ratings at Coursera

Learn how toxic chemicals in building materials affect human health, apply toxicology and green chemistry principles, and screen products to select healthier alternatives.

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

Using Design to Generate Innovative Business Solutions

14 ratings at Coursera

Apply design thinking and jobs-to-be-done to business problems: choose sustainable business models, test problem-solution and product-market fit, and improve the conversion funnel.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Your Role in Sustainable Fashion: Sustainable Practices Across the Fashion Ecosystem

7 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore the fashion industry’s global ecosystems and how your interactions can help promote sustainable growth.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Designing and Building with Healthier Materials

3 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover the impact of building materials on human health and the environment, and learn how to make healthier material choices.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Key Concepts of Sustainable Fashion

1 rating at FutureLearn

Discover what sustainable fashion really means and use this knowledge to reevaluate the future of the fashion industry.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course