Computer forensics courses can help you learn data recovery techniques, digital evidence analysis, and incident response strategies. You can build skills in identifying cyber threats, conducting forensic investigations, and preserving digital evidence for legal proceedings. Many courses introduce tools like EnCase, FTK, and Autopsy, that support analyzing hard drives, recovering deleted files, and examining network traffic.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Java, Cryptography, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Encryption, Web Servers
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Electrical Wiring, Wiring Diagram, Electrical Systems, Blueprint Reading, Electrical Equipment, Electrical Power, Schematic Diagrams, Technical Drawing, Engineering Drawings, Computer-Aided Design, Basic Electrical Systems, AutoCAD, Electrical Safety
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Structures, Verification And Validation, Computer Architecture, Systems Design, Algorithms, Computer Engineering, Mathematical Software, Design Software, Computer Programming Tools, Debugging, Digital Design, Software Development Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Architectural Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Building Design, Performance Tuning
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Model Evaluation, Arithmetic
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Hardware Troubleshooting, Operating Systems, Desktop Support, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, System Support, Computer Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Technical Support, Systems Administration, Software Installation, System Configuration, Technical Support and Services, Mac OS, Help Desk Support, Operating System Administration, Network Infrastructure, Data Storage, Active Directory
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Princeton University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Java, Performance Testing, Computer Programming, Java Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Data Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Analysis, Computer Science, Probability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Network Routing, Network Model, Graph Theory, Operations Research, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Analysis, Data Structures, Computational Thinking, Linear Algebra, Computer Science, Big Data, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Probability & Statistics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Development, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, JSON, Web Applications, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Scripting, Browser Compatibility, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Game Design, Computer Programming, General Mathematics, Computer Graphics, Arithmetic, Graphing, Geometry, Data Structures, Applied Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks