Material science courses can help you learn about the properties of materials, material selection, nanotechnology, and the principles of thermodynamics. You can build skills in analyzing material behavior, conducting experiments, and applying statistical methods to interpret data. Many courses introduce tools such as scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, and software for modeling material properties, that support practical applications in industries like aerospace, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Mathematics Education, Education Software and Technology, Simulations, Pedagogy, Digital pedagogy, Simulation and Simulation Software, Design Reviews, Survey Creation, Lesson Planning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Interactive Design, Experimentation, Science and Research, User Feedback, Research, Chemistry, Physics, Technical Support, Biology, File Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Video Production, Virtual Environment, Cinematography, Storytelling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Motion Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Model Deployment, Transfer Learning, Generative Model Architectures, Multimodal Prompts, Cloud Deployment, Vision Transformer (ViT), Model Evaluation, Reinforcement Learning, Image Analysis, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Unstructured Data, Go (Programming Language), Web Servers, MySQL, Web Scraping, Server Side, Kubernetes, Web Applications, Back-End Web Development, Software Development, Linux, Database Software, Relational Databases
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing Collateral, Content Creation, Marketing, Business Communication, Entrepreneurship
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Embeddings, Transfer Learning, Hugging Face, Data Processing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Programming Principles
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Network Routing, Geographic Information Systems, Virtual Machines, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Network Architecture
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, Text Mining, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Evaluation, Decision Tree Learning, Network Planning And Design, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Javascript and jQuery, Front-End Web Development, Usability, Web Development, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Javascript, Creative Design, Web Design and Development, Typography, Web Analytics and SEO, Wireframing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Native Computing, Virtual Machines, Istio, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Serverless Computing, Redis, Linux
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours