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Introduction
Master skills in fundamentals areas such as fundraising, communication, leadership, ethical best practice and monitoring and evaluation. Learn the key concepts in the focus areas of community development and nature conservation as you find out how to contribute to meaningful and impactful real-life developmental initiatives.
Skills you’ll acquire
After completing this course you’ll be able to:
- explain the factors threatening wildlife and marine conservation
- debate the effects of climate change and its environmental impact
- explain what impact measurement is and how to fundraise
- discuss the principles of social impact and community development
- evaluate the different careers available in sustainable development and how to best secure a job in one of these fields.
Is this program for me?
If you feel inspired by the work being done by professionals in the field of sustainable development and would like to transition to a career where you can significantly contribute to global initiatives, then this is the course for you. Whether you are in high school, college or a graduate wanting to launch your impactful career, or a mid-career professional looking to change things up and switch careers, or if you are a retired senior who wants to be involved in community projects, this program has something for everyone.
Course Curriculum
You'll also take part in our Marine Conservation and Conservation and Scientific Research courses. In the marine course, you’ll learn about the issues threatening marine ecosystems and analyse real-world case studies and a variety of solution-based conservation projects. In the scientific research course, topics include species identification, surveying techniques and logistics, and the importance of health and safety protocols.
Another component of this program is our Human Rights and Global Health courses. In the Human Rights course, you’ll first learn about the 30 universal human rights and how local factors affect implementation. You’ll discuss the rights of specific groups and current human rights debates. In the Global Health course, you’ll learn about past and current global health issues and possible innovations. You’ll also discuss universal health coverage and how power and politics influence public health policy.
You'll also complete our Making an Impact Ethically and Fundraising and Communication courses. In the Making an Impact Ethically course, you’ll engage in debate on a range of commonly encountered ethical predicaments and discuss your own solutions to these dilemmas. In the Fundraising and Communications course you’ll explore the different types of fundraising activities and how to overcome common challenges in fundraising.
The program also includes our Community Development and Impact Measurement courses. In the Community Development course, you’ll learn about how community development initiatives fail and how to avoid this. In the Impact Measurement course, you’ll learn how to create an impact measurement plan and implement it. You’ll also learn how to set up and manage effective data collection.
Lastly, you will cover our Careers in Sustainable Development and Leading Teams for Impact courses. In the careers course, you’ll learn about different careers in sustainable development and learn how to network, write a resume, submit an application and impress during an interview. In the leadership course, you’ll find out how to set goals, give feedback, manage conflict and identify different roles of team members.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Alumni Testimonials
Master skills in fundamentals areas such as fundraising, communication, leadership, ethical best practice and monitoring and evaluation. Learn the key concepts in the focus areas of community development and nature conservation as you find out how to contribute to meaningful and impactful real-life developmental initiatives.
Mastering Sustainable Development
I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is unsure about what career he or she intends on pursuing. This program has opened my mind to so many possibilities and various viewpoints which I hadn’t considered before. Interesting, useful and very valuable course worth undertaking.
[...]Master skills in fundamentals areas such as fundraising, communication, leadership, ethical best practice and monitoring and evaluation. Learn the key concepts in the focus areas of community development and nature conservation as you find out how to contribute to meaningful and impactful real-life developmental initiatives.
Mastering Sustainable Development
This course really helped me to focus in on which career I actually wanted to persue
Master skills in fundamentals areas such as fundraising, communication, leadership, ethical best practice and monitoring and evaluation. Learn the key concepts in the focus areas of community development and nature conservation as you find out how to contribute to meaningful and impactful real-life developmental initiatives.
Mastering Sustainable Development
I really enjoyed the Careers in Sustainable Development. Candice is an experienced HR professional and gave us amazing insights into the hiring process and how to impress a hiring manager in the sustainable development field.