Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Sample Size Determination, Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Clinical Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Reporting, Science and Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Microservices, Service Level Agreement, Kubernetes, Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Storage, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Network Architecture, Restful API, API Design, Systems Architecture, Scalability, Load Balancing, System Monitoring, Disaster Recovery
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Instagram, Content Creation, Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Management, Design, Marketing Materials, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Virtual Environment, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Simulations
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Mechanical Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Drawings, Prototyping, Engineering Software, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Sustainable Business, New Business Development, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Team Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Innovation, Strategic Thinking, Stakeholder Engagement, Entrepreneurial Finance
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Figma (Design Software), Prototyping, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability, Persona (User Experience), Typography, Collaborative Software, User Interface (UI) Design, Mockups, UI Components
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Chart.js, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Dashboard, HTML and CSS, Data Visualization, Web Design, Web Applications, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Usability, Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, UI Components, Mockups, Wireframing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Creative Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI), Web Development, Usability, Information Architecture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Behavior-Driven Development, Selenium (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Test Automation, JUnit, Apache Maven, Test Case, Scenario Testing, Test Execution Engine, User Story, Java Programming, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Architecture, Cloud Security, CI/CD, Service Level Agreement, Restful API, DevOps, API Design, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Storage, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Scalability, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months