Urban planning courses can help you learn zoning regulations, land use strategies, transportation systems, and community engagement techniques. You can build skills in spatial analysis, environmental impact assessments, and urban design principles. Many courses introduce tools like Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and modeling software to visualize urban layouts and analyze demographic data, enabling you to apply your skills in real-world planning scenarios.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Governance, Climate Change Adaptation, Land Management, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Transportation Operations, Finance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Demand Planning, Forecasting, Supply Chain Planning, Sales Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Supply Chain Management, Planning, Estimation, Trend Analysis, Decision Making, Performance Measurement, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Communication Planning, Project Documentation, Milestones (Project Management), Risk Management, Cost Management, Budgeting, Estimation, Timelines, Procurement, Technical Communication, Strategic Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Management, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Technologies, Case Studies, Community Development, Process Flow Diagrams
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Multiple educators
Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Storytelling, Visionary, Sociology, Social Sciences, Creative Thinking, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Critical Thinking, Case Studies, Environmental Science, Spatial Analysis, Human Centered Design, Public Policies
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Investments, Budgeting, Risk Management, Goal Setting, Cash Management, Finance, Smart Goals, Insurance, Financial Management, Credit Risk
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Community Development, Crisis Management, Creativity, Social Impact, Cultural Diversity, Social Sciences, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Economic Development, Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: ArcGIS, Data Presentation, GIS Software, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Data Import/Export, Data Mapping, Data Integration, Data Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Analysis, Planning, Project Planning, Earned Value Management, Project Risk Management, Scheduling, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Project Management, Project Scoping, Project Schedules, Risk Analysis, Dependency Analysis, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), 3D Modeling, Architectural Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Layout Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Engineering Management, Scheduling, Risk Management, Quality Management, Project Planning, Earned Value Management, Project Performance, Project Closure, Project Management, Budget Management, Procurement, Cost Estimation
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Case Studies, Transportation Management, Facility Management, Water Sustainability, Operations Management, Civil Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Sustainable Development, Project Management, Environmental Issue, Policy Analysis, Economics, Socioeconomics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months