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.

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Software Visualization, Object Oriented Design, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Project Risk Management, Application Design, Web Applications, Software Development Life Cycle, Risk Management, Case Studies, Web Development, Software Development Methodologies, Application Development, Program Development, Python Programming, Application Frameworks, Software Design, Programming Principles, Computer Programming
★ 2.6 (17) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Creative Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power Apps Component Framework, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, Dashboard Creation, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, AI Workflows, Business Process Automation, Workflow Management, Process Optimization, Automation, Data Integration, Microsoft Visual Studio, Restful API, Application Lifecycle Management, JSON
★ 2.5 (18) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Maven Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, People Analytics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering
★ 4.6 (16) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, LLM Application, Data-oriented programming, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Functional Design
★ 4.4 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Exploitation techniques, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Threat Detection
★ 4.8 (22) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Continuous Monitoring, Medical Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Risk Management, Cyber Security Strategy, Risk Management Framework, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Health Information Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Health Technology, Information Privacy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Risk Mitigation, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Risk Control, Data Management, Patient Safety, Security Awareness, Data Security
★ 4.7 (22) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Embeddings, Applied Machine Learning, Data Quality, Unstructured Data, Machine Learning Methods, Anomaly Detection, Supervised Learning, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation
★ 4.8 (6) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Unix, Shell Script, Command-Line Interface, Remote Access Systems, Scripting, Systems Administration, Operating System Administration, File I/O, IT Automation, User Accounts, File Systems, System Monitoring, Operating Systems, File Management, Performance Tuning, User Provisioning, OS Process Management, Authorization (Computing)
★ 4.8 (61) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Microsoft Power Platform, Business Process Automation, Microsoft Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Business Logic, GitHub
★ 4.2 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Social Media Marketing, Video Production, Social Justice
★ 4.6 (14) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, Hugging Face, Model Training, Data Preprocessing, Fine-tuning, Model Optimization, Transfer Learning, Generative AI
★ 4.6 (18) · Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours