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Back End Courses

Back end courses can help you learn server-side programming, database management, API development, and cloud computing. You can build skills in data modeling, performance optimization, and security practices. Many courses introduce tools like Node.js, Express, and SQL databases, along with methods for integrating third-party services and managing user authentication.

Popular Back End Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Real Time Data, Javascript

    ★ 4.3 (46) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Using Google Forms for Student Success

    Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Google Workspace, Digital pedagogy

    ★ 4.8 (241) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Human Resources Management Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Change Management, Performance Review, Human Resource Policies, Talent Recruitment, Recruitment, Smart Goals, Employee Performance Management, Culture Transformation, Performance Appraisal, Employee Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Organizational Leadership, Performance Management, Recruitment Strategies, Interviewing Skills, Drive Engagement, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Human Resource Management

    ★ 4.7 (109) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Stanford University

    The AI Awakening: Implications for the Economy and Society

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Workforce Development, OpenAI, AI literacy, Workforce Planning, Employee Training, Digital Transformation, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Model Training, Anthropic Claude, Economics, Economic Development

    ★ 4.7 (132) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Meta

    Database Clients

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Database Development, Django (Web Framework), Query Languages, Database Management, Database Application, SQL, Databases, Stored Procedure, Back-End Web Development, Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Management

    ★ 4.3 (98) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Tables and Forms in HTML

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Development Testing

    ★ 4.7 (191) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Q

    Queen Mary University of London

    Getting Started with Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications, Time Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Trustworthiness, Organizational Structure, Stakeholder Analysis, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Integrity, Influencing

    ★ 4.6 (124) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Anthropic

    Building with the Claude API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Claude Code, Model Context Protocol, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Anthropic Claude, Agentic systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Tool Calling, Context Management, Embeddings, Model Evaluation

    ★ 4.7 (76) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Macquarie University

    Create video, audio and infographics for online learning

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Multimedia, Presentations, Design Reviews, Peer Review, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Media Production, Creative Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Learning Strategies, Videography, Electronic Media, Communication Strategies

    ★ 4.8 (108) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    How to use Custom and Conditional Formatting in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Computer Literacy

    ★ 4.6 (109) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Virginia

    Coding for Designers, Managers, and Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, HTML and CSS, Prototyping, Model View Controller, Maintainability, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Debugging, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), jQuery, Scripting, User Interface (UI), Wireframing, Interactive Design, Javascript and jQuery, Web Design, Web Development Tools, Code Reusability, Web Applications, User Centered Design

    ★ 4.2 (74) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Salesforce

    Foundations for Interviewing with Confidence

    Skills you'll gain: Verbal Communication Skills, Interviewing Skills, Professional Development, Technical Sales, Communication, Telecommuting, Storytelling, Sales Development, Sales, Portfolio Management, Branding, Personal Attributes, LinkedIn, Professionalism, Empathy

    ★ 4.4 (90) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

  • Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON: Coursera
  • Using Google Forms for Student Success: Coursera
  • Human Resources Management Essentials: Johns Hopkins University
  • The AI Awakening: Implications for the Economy and Society: Stanford University
  • Database Clients: Meta
  • Tables and Forms in HTML: Coursera
  • Getting Started with Leadership: Queen Mary University of London
  • Building with the Claude API: Anthropic
  • Create video, audio and infographics for online learning : Macquarie University
  • How to use Custom and Conditional Formatting in Excel: Coursera

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