Community & Urban Studies Courses and Certifications

Sciences Po

Cities are back in town : urban sociology for a globalizing urban world

194 ratings at Coursera

Compare social science models of cities — Weberian European, colonial, industrial Marxist, Chicago School metropolis, global, post-metropolis and digital — to analyse mega-city growth worldwide.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

"Making" Progress Teach-Out

19 ratings at Coursera

Ask whether places progress: examine the forces reshaping cities, trace the history of public spaces and sites of memory in your own community, and discuss findings.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Transforming Lives Through Horticulture (Live Online)

142 ratings at CourseHorse

Discover how horticulture fosters health, well-being, and community transformation through the work of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

• CourseHorse
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• $65.00

Cultural impact of housing displacement gentrification

30 ratings at Coursera

Trace gentrification from its 1960s origins: weigh economic, social and racial explanations, compare international case studies, and examine how displacement is measured and resisted.

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

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

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

Social Innovation: Strategy for Nonprofit Organisations

37 ratings at Coursera

Define, design, pilot, and scale a social innovation: frame a social problem, prototype solutions, test them small, and plan sustainable growth using 20 practical tools.

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

Mike Davis: City of Quartz (Live Online)

40 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the forces that have shaped one of America's most influential and contested cities through critical reading and discussion.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $355.00

Sciences Po

Searching for the Grand Paris

29 ratings at Coursera

Examine the Grand Paris project through resident accounts, archival footage and comparisons with Brussels and London: segregation, housing, transport, policing, economic growth and culture.

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

Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change

16 ratings at edX

Learn principles and strategies for engaging with U.S.-based and global communities through partnerships, research, service, and learning

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Coursera

How to Conduct a Social Impact Assessment with SROI

21 ratings at Coursera

Learn to scope social impact assessments, map social, environmental, and economic impacts, and value outcomes using the Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology.

• Coursera
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The 7 Side-Effects of the Internet Age - Jagdish Sheth

Examine seven unintended consequences of the internet age — digital addiction, blurred virtual and real life, cybercrime and cyberwarfare, stranded real estate — and strategies for building digital vigilance.

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

Urbanization and Development: Practice, Theory, and Policy

Examine how cities grow and are governed: modernist and Chicago School theories, urban informality in land and housing, master planning, global cities, gentrification, and e-governance.

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

Coursera

Facilitate Organized Online Dialogue with Considerit

Create and join a forum on Considerit to run civil, organized online dialogue, handle nuanced discussion, and visually summarize what a community thinks about a statement.

• Coursera
• 2 hours 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Population and Urbanization

Examine population trends and the historical development of cities, and explain how urbanization shapes the structure and experience of social life today.

• Coursera
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Resolving Renewable Energy Siting Disputes

Build consensus around renewable energy siting: prepare stakeholder assessments, diagnose sources of local opposition, and use contingent agreements and impact mitigation to resolve disputes.

• MITx Online
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course