Community & Urban Studies Courses and Certifications

Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

40 ratings

Learn to act as a social innovator: tackle complex "wicked" problems, spot hidden resources, apply Design Thinking, challenge system rules, and scale social impact.

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

• Best of All Time

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

66 ratings at edX

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Geodesign: Change Your World

64 ratings at Coursera

Learn the geodesign process through global case studies and interactive mapping, covering design, decision, and data, computation and collaboration, and cultural context, then outline your own challenge.

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

Belong / Appartenir: Community, Race, and Space in the U.S. and France

When we think of where we live, who do we imagine as our neighbors? What actions invite some people in and keep others out? This course opens a dialogue about what forces determine&nbsp

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Conference-Driven Development - Discovery Engines or Disappointing Disasters?

Explore Conference-Driven Development methodology using CFP deadlines as R&D sprints to accelerate open-source innovation while maintaining ethical standards and program integrity.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Power of Community

A short talk on how solopreneurs can find like-minded communities to keep creating content and reach new audiences.

• CreativeLive
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Evaluation for the community services sector: Evidencing our impact

This microcredential provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed to measure the impact of their work and demonstrate its value in achieving desired outcomes in the community sector.

• OpenLearning
• 30 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Community Engagement: Developing Reciprocal Community Partnerships

Develop reciprocal community partnerships through mindfulness, systems thinking, sustainability, and student-centered learning for holistic global citizenship.

• OpenLearning
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Community Organizing for Social Justice

327 ratings at Coursera

Learn seven steps for driving community change: assess community assets and needs, form core groups, navigate difficult intergroup dialogue, and build strategy around targets and allies.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Social Impact: Planning for Success

7 ratings

Use a nine-part framework to assess an organization’s social impact, identify risks, and plan for greater reach, sustainability, and scale.

• Independent
• 5 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

基层社区治理

系统学习城乡社区治理的理论、模式、方法与效能评估，涵盖社区服务、组织建设和基层治理实践。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Community Engagement Principles: Health Research & Practice

Learn the eight guiding principles of community-engaged research: define capacity-building and sustainability, describe types of community, build partner trust, and share dissemination equitably.

• Coursera
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Become a Peer Sponsor: Intro to Military Transition Support

Learn to sponsor transitioning service members: build supportive relationships, connect veterans to VSOs, set SMARTER goals, and apply suicide prevention and mindfulness practices.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The City and You: Find Your Best Place

157 ratings at Coursera

Examine why cities drive economic prosperity, global urbanization, the creative city, the New Urban Crisis and Covid-19's impact, then apply a framework to choose where to live.

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

Career Certificate

Leading Sustainable Community Transformation

264 ratings at Coursera

Apply systems thinking, conduct assessments, map relationships, and design stakeholder engagement strategies that build trust and lead community and organizational transformation.

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