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Life Science Courses

Life science courses can help you learn cellular biology, genetics, microbiology, and human anatomy. You can build skills in laboratory techniques, data analysis, and critical thinking through experiments and research projects. Many courses introduce tools like laboratory equipment, bioinformatics software, and statistical analysis programs, that support conducting experiments and interpreting scientific data.


Popular Life Science Courses and Certifications


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    University of Alberta

    Indigenous Canada

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, Storytelling, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Intercultural Competence, Socioeconomics, World History, Sociology, Social Sciences, Land Management, Governance

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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Introduction to User Experience Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Usability, Requirements Analysis, UI/UX Research, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, User Research

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    Coursera

    Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Performance Tuning, Agentic systems, Computational Thinking, Performance Analysis, Computational Logic

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Introductory C Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, File I/O, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Software Testing, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Software Development, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Simulations, System Programming, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, User Interface (UI), Problem Solving, Software Design

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    Cleveland Clinic

    Machine Learning in Healthcare: Foundations and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Informatics, Applied Machine Learning, Clinical Informatics, Health Care, Supervised Learning, Clinical Experience, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Science

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    University of California, Davis

    Data Visualization with Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Proposal Development, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Presentation, Tableau Software, Data Visualization, Data Mapping, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Tree Maps, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Visualization, Performance Analysis, Storyboarding

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Game Math - Affine Transformations

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Data Structures, Game Design, Computer Graphics, Trigonometry, Linear Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms, General Mathematics

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Solve Tree Problems with Java Recursion

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Java, Enterprise Application Management, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Data Structures, Scalability, Programming Principles, Debugging, Management Consulting, Mitigation, Project Implementation

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Data Structures

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Data Storage, Data Storage Technologies, Distributed Computing, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, File Management, C++ (Programming Language), Scalability, Theoretical Computer Science, Image Analysis

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    IBM

    Exploratory Data Analysis for Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Statistical Inference, Data Preprocessing, Data Access, Statistical Methods, Data Quality, Probability & Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data Transformation, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Machine Learning, Box Plots, Scatter Plots, SQL

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    IBM

    Generative AI: Introduction and Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Responsible AI, Machine Learning

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Logical Operations

    R Programming: Setup and Data Processing

    Skills you'll gain: R (Software), Data Processing, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Software Installation, Data Science, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Software Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular life science courses

  • Indigenous Canada: University of Alberta
  • Introduction to User Experience Design : Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance: Coursera
  • Introductory C Programming: Duke University
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare: Foundations and Applications: Cleveland Clinic
  • Data Visualization with Tableau: University of California, Davis
  • Advanced Game Math - Affine Transformations: Packt
  • Solve Tree Problems with Java Recursion: Coursera
  • Data Structures: University of California San Diego
  • Exploratory Data Analysis for Machine Learning: IBM

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