Systems engineering courses can help you learn requirements analysis, system design, integration processes, and verification techniques. You can build skills in project management, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful project outcomes. Many courses introduce tools like MATLAB, SysML, and various simulation software, that support modeling complex systems and analyzing performance metrics.

Skills you'll gain: Peripheral Devices, Computer Hardware, System Configuration, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Computer Systems, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems, USB, Hardware Troubleshooting, Computing Platforms, Linux, Software Installation, Technical Support, Mac OS, Computer Architecture, File Systems, Network Infrastructure, Data Storage, User Accounts, Disaster Recovery
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Continuous Monitoring, Risk Management, FinTech, Change Management, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Automation, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Performance Tuning, Natural Language Processing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Research, Vocabulary, Climate Change Adaptation, Literacy, English Language, Environment, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Grammar, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Project Scoping, Cost Management, Scope Management, Project Estimation, Project Schedules, Earned Value Management, Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure, Requirements Management, Timelines, Change Management, Budget Management, Project Management, Planning, Project Documentation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Basic Electrical Systems, Music, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronic Components, Electronics Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumental Music, Vibrations, Equipment Design, Construction, Mechanical Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, User Story, Real-Time Operating Systems, Systems Engineering, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), New Product Development, Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Unsupervised Learning, Proposal Writing, Sampling (Statistics), Supplier Management, Computer Vision, Accountability, Data Ethics, Sustainability Reporting, Statistical Modeling, Goal Setting
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Distributed Computing, Dataflow, Java Programming, Java, Middleware, Scala Programming, Data Structures, System Programming, Programming Principles, Servers, Application Frameworks, Debugging, Algorithms, Performance Tuning, Network Protocols, Computer Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Multimodal Prompts, Version Control, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Mockups, Test Automation, Software Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Data Structures, System Programming, Microarchitecture, C (Programming Language), Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Integrated Development Environments, Software Design, Maintainability, System Configuration, Development Environment, Peripheral Devices
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Business Process Automation, Automation, Tool Calling, Debugging, Prompt Engineering, Coordination, Prioritization
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours