Courses

‍Explore sustainability focused credit-bearing courses offered across our 7 schools and colleges.

Courses and workshops

Some courses may not have class sections offered for the term or may require pre-requisites. For SMU students, please check the Course Catalogue to find the most up-to-date information.

Title Sort descending Course Code School(s) Development Goal(s)
Environmental Economics ECON 213 School of Economics
Environmental Politics & Policy PPPM 201 School of Social Sciences
SDG 11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Ethnographies of Climate Change COR2228 College of Integrative Studies
SDG 13
Climate Action
Exploring Interdisciplinary Horizons: An Introduction to Integrative Studies TBC (New Course) College of Integrative Studies
Food Cultures - Are We What, Where and How We Eat? COR 2618 College of Integrative Studies
SDG 2
Zero Hunger
Food, Environment and Sustainability (Previously - Sociology of Food) SOCG 211 School of Social Sciences
SDG 2
Zero Hunger
Game Theory for Modern Challenges COR2229 College of Integrative Studies
Gender Politics POSC 308 School of Social Sciences
SDG 5
Gender Equality
Governing for Sustainable Futures COR-LAW2225 Yong Pung How School of Law
SDG 16
Peace, Justic and Strong Institutions
Health Psychology PSYC 112 School of Social Sciences
SDG 3
Good Health and Well-being

Experiential learning

The SMU-X curriculum focuses on students undertaking real-world projects to create meaningful impact at scale, with an understanding of sustainability issues one of the core learning outcomes of the curriculum.


SIGMA Global Virtual Course: Managing the SDGs

Jointly designed by SMU and 5 top management and business schools around the globe - Copenhagen Business School, Esade, Hitotsubashi University, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, University of St. Gallen, and Vienna University of Economics and Business, the compact blended online course will guide participants to rethink international management from the perspective of the SDGs.

Sign up for an event

Whether you are just starting on your sustainability journey or ready to dive deep into specific topics, we have something for everyone in our exciting line-up of sustainability events. Many of them are open to the public too!