Computer graphics courses can help you learn 2D and 3D modeling, rendering techniques, animation principles, and visual effects. You can build skills in texture mapping, lighting design, and character rigging, along with understanding color theory and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Adobe After Effects, and Unity, showing how these applications are used to create immersive visual experiences in gaming, film, and virtual reality.

Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Thinking, Software Design Patterns, Stakeholder Communications, Systems Analysis, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Application Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Python Programming, Jupyter, Algorithms, Engineering Calculations, Computer Programming, Mathematical Modeling, Linear Algebra, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Version Control, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Microsoft Copilot, Bitbucket, Continuous Integration, Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Docker (Software), GitLab, Software Development Tools, Application Deployment, ChatGPT, Software Installation, Continuous Deployment, Amazon Web Services
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Diversity Awareness, Generative AI, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cultural Diversity, Artificial Intelligence, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Algorithms, Information Privacy
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Data Sharing, Cryptography, Transaction Processing, Fraud detection, Distributed Computing, FinTech, Systems Architecture, Emerging Technologies, Software Versioning, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Test Script Development, Continuous Integration, Test Execution Engine, Test Tools, Automation, Scripting, Web Scraping, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Design Patterns, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, Command-Line Interface, File I/O
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Data Ethics, Transfer Learning, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, AI Security, Advertising, Marketing, Information Privacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), AI Security, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Malware Protection, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Workflows, Anomaly Detection, Deep Learning, Vulnerability Management, Artificial Intelligence, Incident Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, File I/O, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Computer Programming, System Programming, Pseudocode, Program Development, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Data Structures
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Performance Testing, Test Tools, API Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Data
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Application Deployment, Web Applications, Application Servers, Java, Web Servers, Java Programming, Web Development, Server Side, Application Frameworks
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks