社会可持续发展课程通常研究各学科概念的使用，以评估对人类有重要意义的几种不同趋势的可持续性。课程通常会考虑道德，社会运动，环境，政治和土地开发等问题。

Courses are academic classes taught by qualified instructors that are intended to enhance participant’s knowledge of a given area or training in a particular discipline. Courses vary broadly in terms of length, size, content and duration.