Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Responsive Web Design, Human Centered Design, Design, Design Research, Design Thinking, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Generative AI, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Case Studies, Relational Databases, System Testing, Database Development, Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Customer Complaint Resolution, Data Integrity, Business Reporting, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Workflow Management, Registration, Requirements Analysis, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Hardware Design, Electronics Engineering, Design Reviews, Computer-Aided Design, Electronic Components, Technical Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Collaborative Software, Adobe InDesign, Design Reviews, Version Control, Style Guides, User Feedback, Peer Review, Editing, Layout Design, Document Management, File Management, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Interface (UI), Animations, Browser Compatibility, Maintainability, Typography
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, LESS, UI Components, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Web Components, Interactive Design, Animations, Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Maintainability, Web Analytics and SEO, Usability
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Legal Writing, Design Thinking, Client Services, Design, User Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Qualitative Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, UI/UX Research, Persona (User Experience), Experience Design, Design Reviews, User Centered Design, Design Research, Prompt Patterns, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Presentations, Professional Development, User Story, Storyboarding
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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: HVAC, Building Services Engineering, Equipment Design, Thermal Management, Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing, Facility Repair And Maintenance, Mechanical Design, Control Systems, Energy and Utilities, Safety Standards, Engineering Calculations, Materials science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Program Development, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Conceptual Design
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Responsive Web Design, Usability, User Centered Design, UI Components, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Collaborative Software, Mockups, Wireframing, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Typography, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks