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Community Organizing for Social Justice
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 28 hours estimated
The course examines specific strategies for community organizing for social justice in a diverse, democratic society. It examines core concepts of social justice and practical steps for bringing people together to set goals and priorities, assess community assets...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Michigan | Taught by Barry Checkoway
Earth Day at 50 Teach-Out
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 4 hours estimated
On April 22, 2020, our world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event meant to bring people together from across the world in protest, solidarity, and conversation about how we can collectively fight for a sustainable and just world. In this...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Michigan | Taught by Faculty Experts
Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 25 hours estimated
Pow! Bang! Kaboom! Superhero stories, first arriving on the scene in the late 1930s, are now among the most popular forms of global entertainment. The study of philosophy has been around for centuries. Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes, a...
Offered through edX | and created by The Smithsonian Institution, SmithsonianX | Taught by Christopher Robichaud
Introduction to Social Work
Cost $99 · . Course Length: 36 hours estimated
Social work is an exciting field and a marketable profession. Social workers make a positive difference in the lives of individuals every day in many different ways. This course will introduce learners to the profession of social work and the human services...
Offered through edX | and created by University of Alaska Fairbanks | Taught by Retchenda George-Bettisworth
Cities and Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 72 hours estimated
Cities - home to 55% of the global population, or 4.2 billion people - are responsible for up to 70% of human-caused fossil fuel emissions and therefore have a crucial role in addressing climate change across sectors. 11.270x Cities and Climate Change
Offered through edX | and created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Taught by Janelle Knox Hayes, Juan Camilo Osorio, Cynthia Rosenzweig and others
Introduction to Sociology
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 30 hours estimated
Very often we see, hear or experience things that seem "strange" and incomprehensible to us. We start to wonder about the world around us, asking questions like
Offered through edX | and created by The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, UTPermianBasinX | Taught by Dr. Joanna Hadjicostandi, Joanna Hadjicostandi
Writing for Social Justice
Cost $169 · . Course Length: 20 hours estimated
Can writing change your world? Writing with power about personal, social, and political issues can change minds, introduce solutions to old problems, and help you become a more engaged participant in public life. Everyone has issues that matter deeply to them,...
Offered through edX | and created by BerkeleyX, University of California, Berkeley | Taught by Maggie Sokolik
LSC401: Ethics and Public Poli
. Course Length: 0 hours estimated
Students of political science should understand how ethics, culture, religion, and morality help to shape public debate, policymaking, and policy execution. This course will provide you with an overview of the role that ethical, cultural, religious, and moral...
Offered through Saylor Academy
Ethics of Technology
Ethical LeadershipCost $49 · . Course Length: 81 hours estimated
This course explores the ethical implications of data analytics. It connects old ideas – privacy, surveillance, power, justice, accountability, corporate responsibility, stakeholder theory – with new technologies and cases, such as the use of machine learning to...
Offered through Coursera | and created by The University of Notre Dame | Taught by Kirsten Martin
The Biology of Water and Health - Sustainable Interventions
. Course Length: 24 hours estimated
This water sustainability course (PH242x) from Tufts University focuses on the engineering and public health components needed to achieve the conservation of safe water locally and globally. Together, we will explore how to create sustainable interventions geared...
Offered through edX | and created by Open Education Consortium, OECx | Taught by David M. Gute Ph.D.,M.P.H.,FACE, Jeffrey Griffiths MD,MPH,AB,TM, Carolyn Talmadge and others
Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals
Cost $149 · . Course Length: 32 hours estimated
Should you be able to buy a vote, citizenship, or college admission? Would you bet on someone else’s life—or, more accurately their death date? What about paying to see the exploitation of a person? Competition, status, and greed often cause one’s moral compass...
Offered through edX | and created by Harvard University | Taught by Michael J. Sandel
IL103: Moral and Political Philosop
. Course Length: 0 hours estimated
This course will introduce you to the basic concepts and methods of moral and political philosophy. Its primary focus is on the development of moral reasoning skills and the application of those skills to contemporary social and political issues. Although the...
Offered through Saylor Academy
Exploring Humans’ Space: An Introduction to Geographicity
Cost $119 · . Course Length: 40 hours estimated
How do we understand the notion of space? How have urbanisation, mobility, digital spaces, and globalization changed the way we perceive it? This course aims to help you feel comfortable with the notion of space. The simplest way to understand it is to connect...
Offered through edX | and created by École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFLx, Ãcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne | Taught by Jacques Lévy, Farzaneh Bahrami, Dr. Boris Beaude and others
Black Lives Matter
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 25 hours estimated
The #BlackLivesMatter movement is the most significant political movement in African American life in the United States in the last fifty years. BLM leaders denounced anti-black racism, white supremacy, and police brutality and reshaped how we think about gender,...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Johns Hopkins University | Taught by Tristan Cabello, PhD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Organizational Leaders
A Specialization from Coursera. Contains 3 courses · . Course Total length: 66 hours estimated
In the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Organizational Leaders specialization, you will learn about the ideas, texts, resources, strategies, practices, and critical perspectives you need to build a DEI-oriented company culture. You’ll start by exploring the...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Parsons School of Design, The New School | Taught by Sam Mejias
Environmental Management for Sustainability
A MicroMasters from edXCost $536 · . Contains 3 courses · . Course Total length: 120 hours estimated
Environmental stewardship and sustainability are becoming guiding principles for all forward-thinking organizations. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been at the forefront of environmental stewardship for over 90 years and is...
Offered through edX | and created by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University System of Maryland | Taught by William “Bill” Dennison, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen, Richard Arnold
Justice and Equity in Technology Policy
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 49 hours estimated
More than ever, technology is shaping, and being shaped by, public policy. This has an enormous impact, particularly for marginalized communities. The artificial intelligence and computer algorithms increasingly driving government and industry decisions—from the...
Offered through Coursera | and created by University of Michigan | Taught by Shobita Parthasarathy
Love as a Force for Social Justice
Rated 4.7★ stars based on | 61 ratings · . Cost $29 · . Course Length: 28 hours estimated
The objectives of this course are: -To introduce participants to different concepts of love, to empower them to be conscious of the power of love and the possibility of practicing it in everyday life, and to highlight in particular the idea of love as a force for...
Offered through Coursera | and created by Stanford University | Taught by Anne Firth Murray
Science for Environmental Management
A MicroMasters from edXCost $536 · . Contains 4 courses · . Course Total length: 160 hours estimated
Environmental stewardship and sustainability are becoming guiding principles for all forward-thinking organizations. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been at the forefront of environmental stewardship for over 90 years and is...
Offered through edX | and created by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University System of Maryland | Taught by William “Bill” Dennison, Richard Arnold, Vanessa Vargas-Nguyen
Top 10 Social Issues for the President’s First 100 Days
Cost $49 · . Course Length: 28 hours estimated
Be part of the national conversation in the first 100 days of the new Presidential Administration and Congress. On January 20, 2017, the United States will inaugurate Donald Trump as its 45th President and open a new Congress. For the next four years, he will...
Offered through edX | and created by University of Pennsylvania, PennX | Taught by John Jackson, Dennis P. Culhane, Antonio Garcia and others