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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Sustainable development is economic development that is environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. Coursera offers a course in The Age of Sustainable Development in collaboration with Columbia University. Students will learn about what sustainable development means, how to achieve it and what challenges it faces.
The Age of Sustainable Development training will provide you with the skills to comprehend and perform energy, sustainable energy, environmental protection, and urban planning. Jeffrey D Sachs who is a world-renowned economics professor, UN advisor, champion in sustainable development, and an esteemed professor of Columbia University will be your instructor.
The Coursera Age of Sustainable Development programme consists of pre-recorded video lectures. Each video is anywhere between 10 minutes and 30 minutes long. A quiz marks the end of each module, and its duration is 30 minutes. The programme is 100% online, which enables students to learn at their schedule and convenience. Students will require approximately 30 hours to complete this course, and at the end of it, they will have to appear for a final exam.
The Highlights
- Readings for every module
- Self-paced education
- 100% Online
- Practice Exercises
- Flexible deadlines
- English and Chinese subtitles
- Quizzes
- 29 hours to complete
- Offered by Columbia University
Programme Offerings
- Pre-recorded Video Lectures
- Practice Exercises
- Flexible Deadlines
- 100% online course
- Self-paced learning
- Columbia University Course
- English Subtitles
- Chinese Subtitles
- video transcript.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability |
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| no |
Candidates can join the Age of Sustainable Development course completely free of cost by selecting the ‘Enroll for Free’ option.
The Age of Sustainable Development Fees Structure
| Course | Fees |
| The Age of Sustainable Development | Free |
What you will learn
After completing the Age of Sustainable Development course by Coursera, you will be adept in the following skills:
- Understanding different methods of enabling energy saving
- Ability to identify economic growth in terms of sustainability and unequal distribution of wealth and resources
- Familiarity with the wide-ranging history of economic development and inequality
- Learning techniques and sustainable methods of environment protection
Who it is for
The Age of Sustainable Development programme is suitable for both undergraduates and graduates. Students with a background in various disciplines such as engineering, environmental sciences, agricultural sciences, and social sciences will benefit from enrolling in this programme. Policymakers think tanks, and professionals working in NGOs concerned with sustainable development can also undertake this course.
Admission Details
Candidates who wish to enrol for the Age of Sustainable Development course can do so for free. They must follow the steps given below:
- Visit Coursera’s official website
- Using the search bar, find the “The Age of Sustainable Development” course.
- On the top right corner of the page, you will find the “Join for Free” option. Click on it.
- Those who already have an account on Coursera can simply log in and enrol for the course. Others will have to create an account on Coursera or log in using Google, Facebook or Apple.
Application Details
Candidates need not fill a separate application form to enrol for the Age of Sustainable Development training programme. They can join and access the learning material for free. All they need to do is sign up with Google.
The Syllabus
Readings
- Suggested Readings for The Age of Sustainable Development
- Syllabus
- Course Overview
Videos
- Intro to Sustainable Development
- Economic Growth and Progress
- Continuing Poverty
- Environmental Threats
- Paths
Quiz
QUIZ: What is Sustainable Development?
Videos
- Incomes Around the World
- Urban/Rural Inequality
- Income Inequality Within Countries
- Measuring Wellbeing
- Convergence or Divergence?
Quiz
- QUIZ: Inequality Around the World
Videos
- Economic Development is New
- The Industrial Revolution Starts in England
- The Great Waves of Technological Change
- The Diffusion of Economic Growth
- Economic Development Since World War II
Quiz
- QUIZ: A Short History of Economic Development
Videos
- The Idea of Clinical Economics
- The Role of Physical Geography: Transport, Energy, Disease, and Crops
- The Role of Culture: Demography, Education, Gender
- The Role of Politics
- Which Countries are Still Stuck in Poverty?
Quiz
- QUIZ: The History of Inequality
Videos
- The Reasons to Believe that Extreme Poverty Can Be Ended
- A Strategy to End Extreme Poverty in Africa
- South Asia: The Continuing Challenge of the Food Supply
- A Closer Look at Official Development Assistance
- Designing Practical Interventions: The Case of Millennium Villages
Quiz
- QUIZ: The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty
Videos
- The Planetary Boundaries
- Growth Dynamics
- Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Energy (22:04)
- Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Food (20:06)
- Growth and Planetary Boundaries: The Case of Population (21:31)
Quiz
- QUIZ: Growth within Planetary Boundaries
Videos
- The Ethics of Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality
- Major UN Covenants and Declarations
- Divided societies
- Forces of Widening Inequalities
- Gender Inequality and Solutions
Quiz
- QUIZ: Human Rights and Gender Equality
Videos
- Life-cycle Approach to Human Development
- Early Childhood Development
- The Rising Returns to Education and the Supply Response
- Social Mobility
- The Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development
Quiz
- QUIZ: Education
Videos
- The Human Right to Health
- Poverty and Disease
- Designing and Financing a Primary Health System in Low-Income Settings
- Ten Recommended Steps to Health for All in the Poorest Countries
- The Challenges of Health Coverage in High-Income Countries
Quiz
- QUIZ: Universal Health Coverage
Videos
- Malnutrition
- Farm Systems, Ecology, and Food Security
- How Environmental Change Threatens the Food System
- How the Food System Threatens the Environment
- Towards a sustainable global food supply
Quiz
- QUIZ: Sustainable Food Supply and the End of Hunger
Videos
- The patterns of urbanization around the world
- What makes a city sustainable?
- Smart Infrastructure
- Urban Resilience
- Planning for Sustainable Development
Quiz
- QUIZ: Sustainable Cities
Videos
- The Basic Science of Climate Change
- Consequences
- Mitigation
- Mitigation Policies
- Policies and Global Cooperation for Climate Change
Quiz
- QUIZ: The Basic Science of Climate Change and Consequences
Videos
- What is Biodiversity?
- Biodiversity Under Threat
- Oceans and Fisheries
- Deforestation
- International Dynamics
Quiz
- QUIZ: Saving Biodiversity
Videos
- The proposal for SDGs at Rio+20
- Goal Based Development
- Financing for Sustainable Development
- Principles of Good Governance
- Feasibility of Sustainable Development
Quiz
- QUIZ: The SDGs
- Final Exam
Evaluation process
To complete the Age of Sustainable Development online course, candidates need to get through all the modules by going through the readings, watching the video lectures, and taking the practice quiz at the end of each unit. Finally, students need to appear for a test.
Instructors
Columbia University, New York Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Age of Sustainable Development course does not carry any university credit, but some colleges and universities may accept Course Completion Certificates for credit. Check with your institution for more information.
There are no technical requirements, aside from a stable internet connection. Candidates can access the videos from their desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
This programme by Coursera covers all the fundamental concepts of sustainable development and the challenges it faces. The programme is entirely online, and thus candidates have the option of self-paced learning and rescheduling deadlines as per their convenience.
Coursera brings you the Age of Sustainable Development course courtesy of Columbia University. Columbia University has been a leader in higher education across the world for more than 250 years.
Yes, at the end of each module candidates get a quiz. The duration of the quiz is 30 minutes.