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)
Science, Environment and Empire COR2202 College of Integrative Studies
Self-respect in the Modern Digital Age COR2230 College of Integrative Studies
SDG 16
Peace, Justic and Strong Institutions
Smart City Operations Research SMT481 School of Computing and Information Systems
SDG 9
Industry, Innovation and Infrasture
Social Strat. & Inequality SOCG 201 School of Social Sciences
SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities
Sociology of Education SOCG 223 School of Social Sciences
SDG 4
Quality Education
Subjective Well-being PSYC 111 School of Social Sciences
SDG 3
Good Health and Well-being
Sustainability and Society COR-SSOC 101 School of Social Sciences
SDG 1

No Poverty

SDG 2
Zero Hunger
SDG 3
Good Health and Well-being
SDG 10
Reduced Inequalities
SDG 13
Climate Action
SDG 17
Partnerships for the Goals
Sustainability Law LAW4042 Yong Pung How School of Law
SDG 8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Sustainability Law and Policy LAW4027 Yong Pung How School of Law
SDG 8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Sustainability Management & Governance MGMT235 Lee Kong Chian School of Business
SDG 12
Responsible Consumption and Production

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!