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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


  • I

    IESE Business School

    Think like a CFO

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Market, Finance, Corporate Finance, Income Statement, Accounting, Financial Management, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Financial Acumen, Accrual Accounting, Financial Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Corporate Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Analysis, Accruals, Financial Reporting, General Finance

    ★ 4.8 (6.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • D

    Duke University

    Programming Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Program Development, Problem Solving, Solution Design, Computational Logic

    ★ 4.7 (7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google

    Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Management, Security Awareness, Data Ethics, Data Security, Technical Communication, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

    ★ 4.8 (6.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Dashboard Creation, Data Ethics, Data Storytelling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Dashboard, Tableau Software, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export

    ★ 4.5 (6.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google

    Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Presentations, User Experience Design, User Experience, Usability, User Research, Mobile Development, Design Research, Data Ethics, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Public Speaking, Research Design, Prototyping, Research Methodologies, Interviewing Skills, Information Privacy

    ★ 4.8 (6K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • W

    Wesleyan University

    Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot

    Skills you'll gain: Editing, Storytelling, Writing and Editing, Creativity

    ★ 4.7 (5.1K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Columbia University

    Construction Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Management, Construction, Building Information Modeling, Environment Health And Safety, Construction Estimating, Project Schedules, Lean Methodologies, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Sustainability Standards, Contract Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Project Finance, Scheduling

    ★ 4.8 (7.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google

    AI Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, AI powered creativity, AI Enablement, AI literacy, Google Gemini, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, LLM Application, AI Personalization, Generative AI, Google Workspace, Data Literacy, Data Synthesis

    ★ 4.8 (2.3K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    IBM

    Generative AI: Introduction and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, ChatGPT, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Machine Learning, Data Synthesis

    ★ 4.6 (4.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Introduction to CSS3

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Web Development, Typography, Programming Principles, Debugging

    ★ 4.8 (9.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Content Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Shared Media, Social Media, Consumer Behaviour, Driving engagement, Marketing Communications, Content Creation, Influencing, Social Media Campaigns, Persuasive Communication, Advertising, Marketing, Earned Media, Marketing Psychology, Social Sciences, Brand Strategy

    ★ 4.8 (5.3K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, AI Personalization, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Anomaly Detection, Model Optimization, Dimensionality Reduction

    ★ 4.9 (5.6K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Think like a CFO: IESE Business School
  • Programming Fundamentals: Duke University
  • Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs: Google
  • Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau: University of California, Davis
  • Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts: Google
  • Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot: Wesleyan University
  • Construction Project Management: Columbia University
  • AI Fundamentals: Google
  • Generative AI: Introduction and Applications: IBM
  • Introduction to CSS3: University of Michigan

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