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: Electrical Engineering, Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Physics, Angular, Applied Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering Analysis, Calculus, Differential Equations, Simulations, Physical Science
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Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Content Creation, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Video Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Construction Management, Cost Management, Facility Management, Team Building, Communication Planning, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Graphic Design, Branding, Content Creation, Target Audience, Presentations, Customer Engagement, Social Media Content, Brand Awareness, Creativity, Social Media, Social Media Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Regulations, Environment, Taxonomy, Geospatial Information and Technology, Environmental Science, Spatial Data Analysis, Research, Scientific Visualization, Data Literacy, Biology, Data Visualization, Physics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, File I/O, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Transfer Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Performance Tuning, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Tensorflow, Data Pipelines, Keras (Neural Network Library), Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Model Evaluation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Transact-SQL, Databases, Relational Databases, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Query Languages, Generative AI, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

MathWorks
Skills you'll gain: Model Based Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, Functional Design, System Design and Implementation, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Verification And Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Security Requirements Analysis, Network Architecture, Network Security, Internet Of Things, Cybersecurity, Web Services, Encryption, Embedded Systems, Network Protocols, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), TCP/IP, Restful API, Information Privacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Documentation, Java Programming, Java, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks