Mergers and acquisitions courses can help you learn valuation techniques, negotiation strategies, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in assessing market conditions, structuring deals, and understanding regulatory implications. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis and software for project management, that support tracking progress and ensuring compliance throughout the acquisition process.

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Proposal Development, Variance Analysis, Trend Analysis, Budget Management, Budgeting, Spreadsheet Software, Management Reporting, Presentations, Financial Acumen, Finance
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Python Programming, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Income Statement, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Financial Acumen, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting and Finance Software
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Business Modeling, Business Management, Change Management, Business Transformation, Personal Development, Decision Making, Organizational Structure, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Goal Setting, Leadership, Coordination, Innovation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Debugging, z/OS, Unit Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Mainframe Computing, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming Tools, File I/O
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Skills you'll gain: Chemistry, Systems Of Measurement, Chemical Engineering, Physical Science, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Materials science, Scientific Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, International Finance, Transportation Operations, International Relations, Transportation Management, Tax, General Shipping and Receiving, Logistics, Global Marketing, Logistics Management, Export Control, Competitive Analysis, Insurance, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Market Dynamics, Economics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Reporting, Ledgers (Accounting), General Accounting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Revenue Recognition, Equities
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Tax Planning, Corporate Tax, Tax Management, Income Tax, Tax Laws, Sales Tax, Tax Compliance, Property and Real Estate, Case Law
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Databricks, Apache Spark, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Data Processing, Deep Learning, Data Transformation, Model Deployment, Machine Learning Software, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Linux, Scripting, Unix Commands, DevOps, Scripting Languages, File Management, Unix, Command-Line Interface
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Computational Logic, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Computer-Aided Design, Electronic Hardware, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electronics, Semiconductors, Electronic Components, Computer Architecture, Programming Principles, Engineering Design Process, Embedded Systems, Schematic Diagrams, Simulation and Simulation Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months