Learning for a Sustainable Future – Sustainability Course
Join a personal and professional global learning journey towards a sustainable future. What on Earth could be more important? From the University of Edinburgh.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone with an interest in sustainability – and that should be all of us, of course!
You may find the course particularly useful if you are involved in education at any level but no formal experience is required.
What topics will you cover?
Examining thinking
Values and frameworks
Systems and connections
Moving to action
Futures thinking
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Critically reflect upon understandings of the range, scope and nature of ‘sustainability’.
Consider the role of personal values and frameworks for thinking when investigating sustainability issues.
Explore the way in which systems, connections and factors such as intersectionality influence the impact of sustainability issues.
Investigate how we might move towards action within our own spheres of influence.
Identify and investigate a sustainability issue and share possible next steps towards taking action.
Examine educational approaches that may help to develop a response to global challenges.
