Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Stakeholder Analysis, Innovation, Brainstorming, Peer Review, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Business Modeling, Proposal Development, Creativity, Social Impact, Corporate Sustainability, Constructive Feedback, Collaboration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Document Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Color Theory, Photo Editing, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Image Quality, Content Creation, Creativity, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Business Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Business Research, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Professionalism, Professional Development, Branding, Virtual Teams, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Composure, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Photo Editing, Graphics Software, Content Creation, Multimedia, Content Marketing, Cloud-Based Integration, Continuous Integration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Devops Tools, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Application Deployment, Docker (Software), Agile Project Management, Project Management, Technical Communication, Needs Assessment, Prometheus (Software), Business Requirements, Jira (Software), Python Programming, Natural Language Processing, Collaboration, Communication, Professional Networking, Interviewing Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Data Visualization, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Target Market, Market Analysis, Sales, Presentations, Content Creation, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Community Organizing, Social Justice, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Immigration Law, Cultural Sensitivity, World History, Media and Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Network Troubleshooting, Linux Commands, Linux, Unix Commands, Linux Administration, Technical Support, Network Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, File Management, Network Protocols, Network Security, Operating Systems, System Configuration, DevOps, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

MedCerts
Skills you'll gain: Patient-centered Care, Informed Consent, Basic Patient Care, Patient Communication, Nursing Basics, Toileting, Dignity in Care, Medical Privacy, Oral Hygiene, Home Health Care, Nursing Homes, Personal Care, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Performance, Project Risk Management, Project Management, Risk Analysis, Scope Management, Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Documentation, Project Closure, Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Skills you'll gain: Language Learning, Culture, English Language, Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Performing Arts, Diversity Awareness, Anthropology, Intercultural Competence, Social Studies, Music, Demography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months