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This course is part of the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters program. In order to get the most out of this course, we recommend that you have experience working in the development sector or a strong interest in this area. We also recommend that you complete the other three coursesthat make up the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters program: Leaders in Global Development, Adaptive Leadership in Development, and Critical Development Perspectives.
This course introduces the origin and key concepts of sustainability and how to apply those to sustainable development practice.
Sustainable development will be explored through theories and case studies from a range of disciplines, and a particular focus will be on how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) interrelate in practice. You also will learn about planetary boundaries, urbanisation and growing inequality, to show how integral sustainable development is to our everyday existence.
This course will attempt to provide key content knowledge to bridge the science and the practice of the application and enhancement of sustainable development. The course draws on contemporary examples to address the world's most urgent challenges, with emphasis on the linkages between science and policy.
- To be aware of the current international policy landscape for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- To understand the practice and policy of sustainable pathways to development
- To appreciate some of the underpinnings of sustainable development practice and how policy-makers are trying to apply it for better governance of scarce resources
- To gain a deep understanding of the interconnectedness between the SGDs and how they are implicated in practice
- To apply relevant aspects of sustainable development to your own practice as a development leader
- To understand how various attributes of sustainability (environmental, economic and social) can be applied by development practitioners and other stakeholders
- To gain scientific knowledge regarding planetary boundaries processes and their influence on international economic development
Специальные требования
Participants should have experience, or a strong interest in working in development. While not compulsory, it is recommended that learners have completed a bachelor degree in a relevant discipline.
Программа
Module 1 - The History and Politics of Sustainable Development
Module 2 - The Science of Sustainable Development
Module 3 - Introduction to the SDG agenda
Module 4 - Critical Perspectives, Complexity and Indigenous Knowledges
Module 5 - Sustainable Development Goals 17 16: Partnerships, finance, technologies and institutions, the frameworks for enabling the SDGs
Module 6 - Sustainable Development Goals 13 7: Climate action, affordable and clean energy and the interconnections
Module 7 - Sustainable Development Goals 3, 5 6: Health, wellbeing, gender equality and clean water and sanitation
Module 8 - Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2 10: No Poverty, zero hunger and reduced inequalities
Module 9 - Sustainable Development Goals 12, 14 15: Responsible consumption and production, life below water and life on land
Module 10 - Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 4 11: Decent work and economic growth, Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, Quality Education and Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Jodie Curth-Bibb
Teaching and Research Fellow, Institute of Social Science Research
The University of Queensland
Mark Moran
Professor and Chair of Development Effectiveness, Institute for Social Science Research
The University of Queensland
Saleem H. Ali
Adjunct Professor, Sustainable Minerals Institute
The University of Queensland
Разработчик
L'Université du Queensland est une université publique de recherche située principalement à Brisbane, la capitale de l'État australien du Queensland. Fondée en 1909 par le parlement du Queensland, l'UQ est l'une des six universités de grès, une désignation informelle de la plus ancienne université de chaque État.
En combinant les trois classements mondiaux des universités les plus établis en 2023, l'Université du Queensland est classée 2e en Australie et 42e au monde. UQ est également membre fondateur d' edX, le principal groupe des huit d'Australie et l' association internationale à forte intensité de recherche des universités du Pacifique.
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EdX est une plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne (dite FLOT ou MOOC). Elle héberge et met gratuitement à disposition des cours en ligne de niveau universitaire à travers le monde entier. Elle mène également des recherches sur l'apprentissage en ligne et la façon dont les utilisateurs utilisent celle-ci. Elle est à but non lucratif et la plateforme utilise un logiciel open source.
EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
Les deux universités américaines qui financent la plateforme ont investi 60 millions USD dans son développement. La plateforme France Université Numérique utilise la technologie openedX, supportée par Google.
