Urban Studies Courses and Certifications

City Visions: Past and Future

Explore urban history, theory, and design visions. Analyze territorial contexts, assess past city designs, and envision future urban prospects considering global dynamics and social aims.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Changing cities

19 ratings at OpenLearn

Urban processes are increasingly held to be responsible for causing a variety of problems environmental destruction, social injustice, global financial instability. They are also identified as ...

• OpenLearn
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

‘Problem’ populations, ‘problem’ places

11 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, 'Problem' populations, 'problem' places, looks deeper into the entanglements of welfare, crime and society. It encourages you to think through these entanglements through a focus ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Who belongs to Glasgow?

1 rating at OpenLearn

How is your image of a place influenced and changed? Does it depend on whether you are a resident or an outsider? How do government and tourism campaigns and stories in the media affect your ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Are Some Cities More Punishing for Low-Income Families? - Urban Inequality and Poverty

Exploring urban inequality: How city differences impact poverty experiences, safety nets, and opportunities for low-income families in high-poverty neighborhoods across the United States.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Scaling to Practice: Real World Applications of Cities Research - 2014

Explore real-world applications of urban scaling research, examining how theoretical insights translate into practical solutions for city planning and development.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Luis Bettencourt on The Science of Cities

Luis Bettencourt explores the science of cities, examining their unique properties, scaling laws, and impact on human life. He discusses urban innovation, sustainability challenges, and the future of urban living.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Many Lives of One - Exploring Cities, Citizenship, and Care

Exploring how personal experiences shape professional journeys, focusing on cities, citizenship, and care. Daniela discusses her research on waste, eco-feminism, and urban art, aiming to inspire change in academic institutions.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

The Production of Space

Explore Henri Lefebvre's influential theory on how social spaces are created, contested, and transformed through political, economic, and cultural processes.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Key Ideas in Urban Studies

Explore key urban studies concepts like capitalism, culture, identity, and urbanization through concise two-minute explanations of each topic.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cultural impact of housing displacement gentrification

30 ratings at Coursera

Explore gentrification's cultural impact on urban housing, examining theoretical explanations, international case studies, and strategies to address displacement and neighborhood change.

• Coursera
• 16 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)

Shaping Urban Futures

57 ratings at Coursera

Explore urban challenges and solutions in the Global South through the PEAK Urban framework, focusing on health, climate change, migration, and informality to shape sustainable urban futures.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Sciences Po

Data and Urban Governance

50 ratings at Coursera

Explore how big data transforms urban governance, impacting local politics, algorithms, citizen roles, and anonymity. Gain insights into digital-era city management and policy implementation.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Sciences Po

Cities are back in town : sociologie urbaine pour un monde globalisé

38 ratings at Coursera

Analyse sociologique approfondie de l'urbanisation mondiale, explorant les modèles de villes, les enjeux contemporains et les perspectives théoriques pour comprendre les transformations urbaines dans un contexte globalisé.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• 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 the makeup of our cities and communities.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)