Character design courses can help you learn anatomy, color theory, personality development, and storytelling through visual elements. You can build skills in sketching, digital painting, and creating character backstories that resonate with audiences. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, and Blender, that support bringing your characters to life and refining your artistic style. You'll also explore techniques for character animation and how to effectively convey emotions through design.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Back-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Programming, Debugging, Algorithms, Functional Design, Computer Programming Tools, Data Access, Data Structures, Software Design, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Data Integrity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Quality, Dataflow, Technical Communication, Personally Identifiable Information, Compliance Auditing, Jira (Software), Regulation and Legal Compliance, Project Planning, Data Storage, Process Analysis, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: .NET Framework, Databases, Application Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Specialized Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Auditing, Securities (Finance), Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Business Risk Management, Asset Management, Organizational Structure, Consolidation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Safety Culture, Behavior Management, Accident Prevention, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Safety Training, Safety Assurance, Applied Behavior Analysis, Proactivity, Coaching, Constructive Feedback, Recognizing Others, Initiative and Leadership, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Context Protocol, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, AI Orchestration, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Patterns, Restful API, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, JSON, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Automation, Scalability, Servers
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Development Environment, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, Computer Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Problem Solving, Growth Mindedness, Emotional Intelligence, Adaptability, Social Skills, Brainstorming, Constructive Feedback, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Resilience, Creative Thinking, Empathy, Professional Development, Lifelong Learning, Stress Management, Relationship Building, Organizational Change, Collaboration, Overcoming Obstacles, Growth Strategies
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Creative Problem-Solving, Negotiation, Constructive Feedback, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communications, Leadership, Influencing, Communication, Collaboration, Active Listening, Empathy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Scraping, Programming Principles, Microsoft Visual Studio, .NET Framework, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, File I/O, Application Development, Computational Logic, Algorithms, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Unit Testing, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Amsterdam
Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Interviewing Skills, Social Sciences, Research, Science and Research, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Surveys, Research Design, Report Writing, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks