App design courses can help you learn user interface design, prototyping, usability testing, and interaction design principles. You can build skills in creating wireframes, conducting user research, and implementing design feedback effectively. Many courses introduce tools like Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD, that support creating visually appealing and functional app layouts. You’ll also explore design systems and accessibility standards to ensure your apps are user-friendly and inclusive.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Presentations, Typography, Graphic Design, Branding, Marketing Design, Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Color Theory, User Research, Design Research
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Storytelling, Infographics, Layout Design, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: HVAC, Fire And Life Safety, Building Services Engineering, Building Codes, Equipment Design, Thermal Management, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Ventilation, Plumbing, Facility Repair And Maintenance, Mechanical Design, Safety Standards, Energy and Utilities, Health And Safety Standards, Control Systems, System Requirements, Engineering Calculations, Environmental Monitoring, System Monitoring, Sustainability Standards
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Front-End Web Development, Semantic Web, Web Content, Usability, Javascript, Data Validation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Quality Management, Educational Materials, Digital pedagogy, Lean Manufacturing, Business Technologies, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Technology Strategies, Project Management, Needs Assessment, Learning Strategies, Collaboration
Credit offered
Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Design Thinking, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Tensorflow, Statistical Methods, Logistic Regression
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, React.js, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Servers, Semantic Web, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Git (Version Control System), Programming Principles, Software Design, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Integrated Development Environments, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Scripting, UI Components, Animations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Software Installation, Debugging, Computational Logic
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months