17 Online Short courses in Urban Planning

The Professional Certificate of Competency in Plant Design, Conveyors, Chutes, Dust Control and Energy Efficiency in Mining form Engineering Institute of Technology covers the core principles and systems involved in material handling for mining, including plant layout design, conveyor systems, dust control, and energy optimization. 

This Sustainable Urban Development course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) forms a part of the educational programme of the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions and is developed by Wageningen UR and TU Delft, two of the founding universities of AMS Institute.

Examine how different types of public transport can be employed to make urban transport more sustainable with Transforming Urban Mobility - Components of Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities at UCL delivered through FutureLearn.

During the Studying Cities - Social Science Methods for Urban Research course offered by Coursera in partnership with Erasmus University Rotterdam, you will gain more insight in the different steps of the research cycle, and build a firm foundation for your own future research endeavors.

The Rethink the City - New Approaches to Global and Local Urban Challenges program is offered by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).  

Do you have a passion for buildings and want to contribute to a sustainable environment? Then this is your chance to make a difference! The biggest sustainability challenge for cities worldwide is adapting existing obsolescent buildings and making them future-proof. The Managing Building Adaptation - a Sustainable Approach programme is offered by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).  

This Spatial Circularity Strategies for Sustainable Regional Development course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) will provide you with the latest knowledge and insights into proposals and practices in the transition towards a circular economy and help you to produce innovative solutions to the challenges for spatial developments.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Road Safety in the Caribbean Region programme in collaboration with IDBx.

Re-Imagine How Mobility Systems Shape Our Lives. This Human Mobility in Future Cities Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Amsterdam.

Are you an urban planner, designer, policy maker or involved or interested in the creation of good living environments? This Urban Design for the Public Good - Dutch Urbanism course delivered at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) will broaden your scope and diversify your take on the field of urban planning and design. 

Co-designed with Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA), this Urban Design for Bushfire-Resilient Homes course offered by University of Melbourne is ideal for building designers, urban planners, architects, and owner-builders.

As African cities grow, learn how development and planning help urban actors to make cities just and sustainable for all with  Development and Planning in African Cities - Exploring theories, policies and practices from Sierra Leone course offered at UCL delivered through FutureLearn.

This Geodemographics and Neighbourhood Analysis short course is offered at the University of Leeds.

University of Amsterdam's Key Topics in Urban Studies online winter course can be completed at your own pace, and will introduce you to the field of Urban Studies through a series of pre-recorded lectures by our team of experts.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Inclusive and Sustainable Cities Certificate in collaboration with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) - DelftX.

In University College London (UCL)'s Development and Planning in African Cities - Exploring Theories, Policies and Practices from Sierra Leone free online course you'll learn about urban development and planning in African cities and how to make cities just and sustainable for all.

University College London (UCL)'s Healthy Urbanism course provides strategies to understand and improve the health and wellbeing impacts of urban development through a new conceptual framework called THRIVES. It includes case studies of health-promoting housing and office buildings, large scale urban developments, and green infrastructure projects.