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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Case Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, Test Driven Development (TDD), Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, Model View Controller, Application Development, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Animations
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Software Design Patterns, Node.JS, Distributed Computing, Dataflow, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Load Balancing, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Real Time Data, Systems Architecture, File I/O, Redis, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Design, Application Performance Management, Javascript, Maintainability
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, .NET Framework, C# (Programming Language), Data Validation, Microsoft SQL Servers, Databases, Software Development, Software Testing, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, SQL, Apache Airflow, Extract, Transform, Load, JSON, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, Data Warehousing, Database Design, Star Schema, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Real Time Data, Big Data, Data Validation, Performance Analysis, Data Quality, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Model Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure Architecture, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Performance Tuning, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React Native, React.js, Application Development, Scalability, Data Validation, UI Components, Web Applications, Mobile Development, Data Persistence, Business Logic, Application Design, Front-End Web Development, Software Design, Authentications, User Interface (UI), User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Node.JS
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, LangGraph, Enterprise Application Management, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Scalability, Secure Coding, Context Management, Performance Tuning, Vector Databases, Embeddings, Debugging, Data Persistence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Performance Analysis, Brand Awareness, AI Enablement, Storytelling, Content Development and Management, Multimedia, Prompt Engineering, Data Storytelling, Creativity, Search Engine Optimization, Emerging Technologies, Visionary, Professional Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Creative Cloud, Editing, Data Import/Export, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Design, Scalability, Software Architecture, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks