Computer graphics courses can help you learn 2D and 3D modeling, rendering techniques, animation principles, and visual effects. You can build skills in texture mapping, lighting design, and character rigging, along with understanding color theory and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Adobe After Effects, and Unity, showing how these applications are used to create immersive visual experiences in gaming, film, and virtual reality.

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, Package and Software Management, Python Programming, Data Cleansing, Data Mapping, Code Reusability, Software Installation, Data Processing, Data Integration, Data Import/Export, Program Development, Data Structures, Software Documentation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Mobile Development, Gradle, Mobile Development Tools, Application Development, Integrated Development Environments, Kotlin, Development Environment, Build Tools, Virtual Environment, Extensible Markup Language (XML), User Interface (UI), UI Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Frameworks, Javascript, Web Applications, Interactive Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Performance Tuning, System Programming, Software Development Tools, Embedded Systems, Memory Management, Microarchitecture, Software Development, Hardware Architecture, Debugging, System Software, Secure Coding, Build Tools, Application Security, Computer Architecture, System Configuration, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Digital Signal Processing, Application Development
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Test Case, Responsible AI, Microsoft Visual Studio, Version Control, Code Review, Data Ethics, GitHub, Prompt Patterns, Microsoft Development Tools, Integrated Development Environments, AI literacy, Software Versioning, AI Integrations, Risking, Software Development Tools, Project Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Process Modeling, Process Mapping, Business Process Modeling, Business Analysis, Cloud-Native Computing, Data Migration, Software Architecture, Stakeholder Analysis, Network Security, Systems Design, Extract, Transform, Load, Systems Architecture, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Data Integration, Test Planning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Software Testing, Project Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Programming Principles, Full-Stack Web Development, GitHub, Version Control, Code Reusability, Program Development, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Git (Version Control System), Diagram Design, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Web Development, Computational Logic, C# (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Software Development Life Cycle, Medical Devices, Software Quality Assurance, Usability, Software Development, Medical Privacy, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Verification And Validation, Human Factors, Biomedical Engineering, Risk Management, User Interface (UI), Software Design, Regulatory Compliance, Health Technology, Machine Learning, Software Testing, Entrepreneurship, User Research
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Tool Calling, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Development, Data Visualization, Agentic systems, Analytics, Software Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Linux, Linux Commands, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Linux Servers, System Monitoring, Operating System Administration, Public Key Infrastructure, Ubuntu, Version Control, File Management, Command-Line Interface, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Git (Version Control System), File Systems, User Accounts, Firewall, Cloud Computing Architecture, DevOps
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Scalability, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, C and C++, Memory Management, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), Dataflow, Digital Signal Processing, Linear Algebra, Distributed Computing, System Programming, Hardware Architecture, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture, Program Development, Machine Learning
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Javascript, Data Manipulation, HTML and CSS, Data Validation, UI Components, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Computational Thinking, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Program Development, Game Design, Frontend Performance
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months