Game development courses can help you learn programming languages like C and C++, game design principles, 3D modeling, and animation techniques. You can build skills in level design, user interface creation, and game mechanics implementation. Many courses introduce tools such as Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating immersive gaming experiences and allow you to apply your skills in real projects.

Skills you'll gain: .NET Framework, Application Deployment, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Full-Stack Web Development, Database Management, User Accounts, Payment Systems, Authentications, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Modeling, Transaction Processing
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Commonwealth Education Trust
Skills you'll gain: Curriculum Development, Teaching, Education and Training, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Course Development, Instructional Strategies, Pedagogy, Student-Centred Learning, Collaboration, Learning Theory, Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Middleware, Authentications, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), User Accounts, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Scalability, GitHub, Development Environment, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Test Driven Development (TDD), Vulnerability Assessments, Unit Testing, Code Coverage, Vulnerability Scanning, Continuous Integration, Dependency Analysis, Secure Coding, CI/CD, Software Testing, Test Automation, Integration Testing, Continuous Deployment, Software Versioning, Large Language Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Strategy, Product Development, Innovation, Team Management, Product Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, Agile Product Development, Product Roadmaps, Process Development, Corporate Strategy, Market Opportunities, Technology Roadmaps, Portfolio Management, Business Modeling
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Verification And Validation, Electronic Systems, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Electronic Hardware, Electronics, Systems Design, Software Design, Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, System Design and Implementation, Computer Architecture, Eclipse (Software), Computational Logic, Hardware Architecture, Software Development, Computer Engineering
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of North Texas
Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Research, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Scientific Methods, Business Research, Research Reports, Data Collection, Sample Size Determination, Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Probability & Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Problem Solving, Computational Thinking, Computer Vision, Game Theory, Image Analysis, Probability, Artificial Neural Networks, Mathematical Modeling, Behavioral Economics, Convolutional Neural Networks, Algorithms, Human Development, Analytical Skills, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Psychology, Human Learning, Deep Learning, Theoretical Computer Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Aesthetics, Design, Art History, Sustainability Standards, Research, Non-Verbal Communication, Creativity, World History, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Machine Learning Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Storytelling, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Science, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Web Scraping, Data Wrangling, Model Evaluation, Python Programming, SQL, GitHub
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animation and Game Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Interface (UI), Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks