Material science courses can help you learn about the properties of materials, material selection, nanotechnology, and the principles of thermodynamics. You can build skills in analyzing material behavior, conducting experiments, and applying statistical methods to interpret data. Many courses introduce tools such as scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, and software for modeling material properties, that support practical applications in industries like aerospace, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping, Data Cleansing, Databases, Social Media Analytics, Text Mining, Social Sciences, Applied Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Data Collection, Simulations, IBM Cloud, Agentic systems
★ 4.7 (41) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Cross Platform Development, Mobile Development, Cloud Development, Google Cloud Platform, Development Environment, Package and Software Management, Application Frameworks, Web Development, Network Security
★ 4.2 (183) · Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Plot (Graphics), Box Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Scatter Plots, Histogram, Scientific Visualization, Jupyter, Matplotlib, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, R (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, R Programming, Python Programming
★ 3.9 (25) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Teaching, Education and Training, Environment, Sustainable Development, Instructional Strategies, Environmental Science, Environmental Issue, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainable Systems, Socioeconomics, Environmental Policy, Community Development, Community Organizing, Natural Resource Management, Student Engagement, Community Outreach, Biology, Collaboration, Cooperation
★ 4.9 (200) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Modeling, MySQL, Apache Hadoop, Data Integration, Star Schema, Unstructured Data, Database Design, Data Processing, SQL, Classification Algorithms
★ 3.9 (104) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Vibrations, Thermal Management, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Mechanics, Process Engineering, Physical Science, Engineering Analysis, Physics, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling
★ 4.5 (145) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, LangChain, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Development Environment, Model Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Model Optimization, Design
★ 4.5 (124) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Angular, OAuth, Test Driven Development (TDD), Cryptography, Web Components, Data Validation, Unit Testing, Vue.JS, Development Testing, Data Security, Authentications, Encryption, Authorization (Computing), HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Applications, Javascript, Security Strategy, Computer Programming
★ 4.3 (102) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, Storyboarding, Product Requirements, Prototyping, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis Tools, User Research, Stakeholder Analysis, System Requirements, Stakeholder Engagement, Knowledge Transfer, Prioritization
★ 4.5 (122) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Human Computer Interaction, Software Development Life Cycle, Functional Requirement, Unified Modeling Language, User Experience Design, Requirements Analysis, User Interface (UI), Software Development Methodologies, Prototyping, User Experience, User Interface (UI) Design, User Requirements Documents, Usability, System Requirements, Interaction Design, Functional Specification, Requirements Elicitation, Software Development, Process Driven Development
★ 4.9 (171) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Automation, Automation Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Production, Engineering, Data Ethics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Programming
★ 4.6 (60) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Electrical Engineering, electromagnetics, Image Quality, Engineering Calculations, System Requirements, Simulation and Simulation Software, Design Software, Systems Design, System Design and Implementation, Graphical Tools, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Spatial Analysis
★ 4.2 (64) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months