Communication design courses can help you learn visual storytelling, typography, layout principles, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating effective presentations, developing user-centered designs, and crafting engaging digital content. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma, that support executing design projects and enhancing collaboration among team members.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Change Control, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Planning, Process Improvement and Optimization, Supply Chain Management, Education Software and Technology, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Process Analysis, Wholesaling, Quality Management, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Digital pedagogy, System Implementation, Solution Design, Virtual Reality
Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Databases, Database Design, Data Manipulation, SQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Development, Query Languages, Data Transformation, Data Management, Case Studies, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Performance Tuning, Business Intelligence, Analytics
★ 4.6 (30) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Web Design, Information Architecture, Web Development Tools, Test Tools, Web Development, Customer Service
★ 4.4 (30) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Experience, User Experience Design, Design Research, Logo Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, UI/UX Strategy, Prototyping, Persona Development, Graphic and Visual Design, Application Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Social Media, Graphical Tools, Content Creation, Graphics Software, Social Media Strategy, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Brand Marketing, Color Matching, Brand Awareness, Marketing, Branding, Layout Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java, Java Programming, Software Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Software Development, AI Integrations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Software, Editing, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
★ 4.9 (18) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, UI/UX Strategy, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Usability, User Flows, User Interface (UI) Design, Responsive Web Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Prototyping
★ 4.1 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, Accident Prevention, Mitigation, Systems Thinking, Human Centered Design
★ 4.8 (20) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Frontend Integration, UI Components, Web Development, Web Development Tools
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Interactive Design, Software Design, Scalability, Maintainability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, New Product Development, Innovation, Design Thinking, Customer experience improvement, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Product Strategy, User Experience, Product Development, Customer experience strategy (CX), Journey Mapping, Customer Engagement, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months