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: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Electronic Hardware, Laboratory Experience, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Embedded Software, Systems Design, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Test Case, Verification And Validation, Engineering Documentation, Debugging, Computer Architecture, Software Development, Software Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Hardware Architecture
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Apache Spark, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Big Data, Feature Engineering, Distributed Computing, Forecasting, Anomaly Detection, Generative AI, Real Time Data, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, Model Evaluation, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Statistical Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 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: Apache Cassandra, Distributed Computing, NoSQL, Database Design, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Data Integrity, Data Management, Java
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Animations, Computer Graphic Techniques, Plot (Graphics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Secure Coding, Data Store, Data Management, Content Management Systems, Data Security, Data Persistence, Database Development, Content Management, PHP (Scripting Language), Back-End Web Development, Maintainability, Program Development, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, Application Deployment, LLM Application, ChatGPT, Model Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, User Interface (UI), Email Automation, Generative AI, Application Development, Payment Systems, Python Programming, Django (Web Framework), Flask (Web Framework), Software Development, AI Personalization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Data Wrangling, Data Pipelines
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, Authentications, User Interface (UI), User Flows, User Accounts, Software Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Debugging, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Service Oriented Architecture, Systems Architecture, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months