Achieving Sustainable Development

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Trinity College Dublin

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Achieving Sustainable Development

The course Achieving Sustainable Development is an online class provided by Trinity College Dublin through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Explore the challenges of sustainable development. See the impact of UN Sustainable Development Goals on real people.

Course description

Consider the impact that UN Sustainable Development Goals could have
4 weeks

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On this course you will critically consider key SDGs including peace, healthcare, sustainable cities, and water and sanitation. You will examine the ways in which development really can be sustainable, its impact on communities, and how it can make a difference to real lives.

Week 1 – Critically explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework
Week 2 – Examine why SDG 3 “Good Health and Wellbeing” is critical for achieving sustainable development.
Week 3 – Introducing the challenges to SDG6 “Clean water and sanitation” and SDG 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”.
Week 4 – Understand how the impact of sustainable development can be measured.

Identify and analyse some of the root causes of underdevelopment from a multidisciplinary perspective
Investigate case studies of sustainable development challenges including conflict resolution in Sri Lanka, HIV healthcare in Uganda, and sanitation in India
Reflect on the challenges to achieving sustainable development
Discuss why and how violence and conflict hinder sustainable development
Explain why sanitation is key to sustainability and ensuring good health
Explore the challenges to achieving adequate healthcare for all
Measure the impact of development though a Ugandan case study
Discuss the challenges to achieving sustainable development through five key areas; peace, healthcare, water and sanitation, gender, and sustainable cities

This course is for anyone interested in the future of our world, and how we can improve it. It might be of specific interest to students all over the world who are planning to live and work in developing countries, and to development stakeholders including people in NGOs, governments and communities.

Trinity College Dublin
Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s highest ranked university. It promotes a diverse, interdisciplinary environment to nurture ground-breaking research, innovation, and creativity.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Achieving Sustainable Development

Course Topic

Nature & Environment, Politics & Society, Sustainability

University, College, Institution

Trinity College Dublin

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Achieving Sustainable Development

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Trinity College Dublin you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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