Functional programming courses can help you learn concepts like first-class functions, immutability, and higher-order functions, along with practical techniques for managing state and side effects. You can build skills in recursive problem-solving, data transformation, and leveraging pure functions for cleaner code. Many courses introduce tools such as Haskell, Scala, and JavaScript, showcasing how these languages facilitate functional programming principles and enhance software development practices.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Data Access, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, No-Code Development, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Mobile Development, iOS Development, Apple iOS, User Interface (UI), Android Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Application Development, Cross Platform Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Development Tools, Application Frameworks, Debugging, Software Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: OS Process Management, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language), System Programming, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Application Programming Interface (API)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Microbiology, Biology, Mathematical Modeling, Programming Principles, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Python Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Liberal Arts
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Data Quality, Supervised Learning, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Linear Algebra, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Angular, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Software Design Patterns, Web Components, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, TypeScript, Responsive Web Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Microsoft Azure, Model Deployment, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, Amazon Web Services, Feature Engineering, Cloud Solutions, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Cloud Deployment, Data Analysis, Serverless Computing, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Algorithms, Maintainability, Data Structures, Software Design, Scalability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Text Mining, Matplotlib, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Architecture, Web Applications, JSON, Web Development, Android Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks