Software Design

Software Design is a process of defining the architecture, components, interfaces, and other characteristics of a software system. Coursera's Software Design catalogue helps you to understand and apply design principles to create an effective, maintainable, and scalable software system. You'll learn about various design patterns, interface designs, user experience considerations, system architectures, and managing design complexity. You'll also gain insights into how to effectively communicate and document design decisions, and the impacts of those decisions on software quality and performance. Whether you are a seasoned software engineer, a developer looking to advance your design skills, or someone transitioning into the field, mastering these design elements can help you create high-quality software products.
50credentials
1online degree
160courses

Explore the Software Design Course Catalog

  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, Style Guides, Wireframing, Software Design, Mockups, Application Design, Web Design, Application Development, Software Engineering

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    171 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial

    Epic Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design, User Experience, Usability, Programming Principles, Mockups, Prototyping

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Data Modeling, Artificial Intelligence

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Preview

    Infosec

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, Security Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Security Controls, Risk Management Framework, Security Requirements Analysis, Software Development, Authorization (Computing), Data Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Identity and Access Management, Verification And Validation, Cryptography, Software Architecture, Software Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: New
    Status: Preview

    Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Software Design Documents, Technical Documentation, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Prototyping, Technical Communication, Style Guides, UI Components

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    University of Minnesota

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Quality Assurance, Software Engineering, Application Security, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Development Testing, Threat Modeling, Maintainability, Code Review, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Software Technical Review, Software Documentation, Version Control

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    452 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, JUnit, Test Automation, Software Testing, Testability, Maintainability, Software Design, Software Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Programming Principles

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    412 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Simplilearn

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Wireframing, Generative AI, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows, UI Components, Technical Design, Design, Software Design, Software Architecture, Responsive Web Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Unstructured Data, Relational Databases, Transaction Processing, Databases, Systems Design, Big Data, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Software Design, SQL, Apache Hadoop

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    39 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    EDUCBA

    Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Design, Debugging, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments, Java, Design Thinking, Program Development, Data Validation, Software Development, Application Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    EDUCBA

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Java, Integrated Development Environments, Data Structures, Command-Line Interface

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Packt

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months