Communication design courses can help you learn visual storytelling, typography, layout principles, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating effective presentations, developing user-centered designs, and crafting engaging digital content. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma, that support executing design projects and enhancing collaboration among team members.

Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Autodesk, Technical Documentation, Design Software, Design, Design Strategies, Conceptual Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Authentications, API Design, Enterprise Security, Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Middleware, API Testing, Restful API, Model Deployment, Security Controls, Data Processing, Software Versioning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: HVAC, Fire And Life Safety, Building Services Engineering, Pump Stations, Building Codes, Equipment Design, Thermal Management, Hydraulics, Mechanical Ventilation, Facility Repair And Maintenance, Mechanical Design, Drafting and Engineering Design, Safety Standards, Energy and Utilities, Health And Safety Standards, Control Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Engineering, System Requirements
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Performance Tuning, Interactive Design, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Model Optimization, Scripting
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Persona (User Experience), Design Thinking, Agile Product Development, Agile Methodology, Solution Design, Interviewing Skills, User Research, Persona Development, Product Development, User Feedback, Innovation, User Centered Design, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Engineering Drawings, Computer-Aided Design, Architectural Drawing, Technical Drawing, Drafting and Engineering Design, Equipment Design, System Design and Implementation, Electrical Wiring, Facility Management, Coordination
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Unified Modeling Language, Cloud Deployment, Model Deployment, Information Privacy, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Application Programming Interface (API), AI Product Strategy, Analysis, Data Pipelines, Cloud API, Feature Engineering, Cost Management, Performance Analysis, Business Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Diagram Design
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Building Design, Building Information Modeling, Architectural Engineering, Architecture and Construction, Computer-Aided Design, Failure Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, 3D Modeling, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Microservices, Google App Engine, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, API Design, Restful API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Applications, CI/CD, Systems Design, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, System Design and Implementation, Cloud Security, Scalability, Network Architecture
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Interactive Design, Animations, Maintainability, Typography
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Javascript and jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), React.js, User Interface (UI), JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Servers, Software Development Tools, Semantic Web, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks