This postgraduate course is based on the four central pillars of the EDE Evovillage Design Programme developed by Gaia Education: the social, economic, ecological and cultural dimensions of sustainability presented as an interdependent and complete totality. The EDE has been recognised as an official contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

 

The course makes use of the experience and know-how accumulated by a broad network including some of the most successful ecovillages and communities on the planet, the course is designed to be adaptable to different geographical and socio-economic contexts.

 

The Design for Sustainability Programme has so far been taught in 23 different countries in a variety of formats. It is now also offered as a virtual postgraduate course.

 

It is now offered as a virtual postgraduate programme.

 

Being a virtual course it is particularly relevant for people who are working in or who live in areas with poor access to training institutions, both in developed countries and developing countries, and in urban areas and rural areas.

 

The knowledge acquired on the course is applicable to a wide variety of real contexts: organisations, businesses, neighbourhoods, local communities, transition populations and citizens and even to entire regions.

 

If you are interested in learning in action for sustainability with the intention of finding a place in the emerging green job market, then this course is for you.

If you want to establish a grounding for a career full of opportunities and to learn design with experts from the best research and training centres involved in carbon-neutral living, you should enrol as quickly as possible.

 

The course in Design for Sustainability opens the door to the emerging green market in that it teaches you to create a more sustainable, resilient, fair and inclusive world, one which is also ecologically more responsible.

• Professionals working in urban, rural and regional planning

• Professionals working in architecture, construction and engineering

• Community leaders, either in ecovillages or any other rural or urban community

• Planners, designers and researchers looking into sustainable human habitats and ecological agriculture systems

• Experts in renewable energies

• Entrepreneurs interested in social and environmental responsibility and in ethical and sustainable development

• Educators wishing to learn new skills and perspectives

• Social workers

• Economists

• Professionals and students interested in sustainable design

List of topics

• Basic principles for sustainable design
• The social dimension of sustainability
• The economic dimension of sustainability
• The ecological dimension of sustainability
• The view of a sustainable world

• Postgraduate project

 

See complete syllabus

 

Price

2.395 euros

Consult the financial aid that the UOC offers to international students.

 

The programme fees should be confirmed on enrolment.