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Software Design Courses

Software design courses can help you learn programming principles, design patterns, user interface design, and system architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, version control, and creating scalable applications. Many courses introduce tools like Git for version control, Figma for UI/UX design, and various integrated development environments (IDEs) to streamline the coding process. By engaging with these topics and tools, you can enhance your ability to create efficient, user-friendly software solutions.


Popular Software Design Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Codio

    Software Testing for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Cucumber (Software), Postman API Platform, Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Selenium (Software), Test Driven Development (TDD), Performance Stress Testing, API Testing, Unit Testing, Performance Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Javascript

    ★ 4.2 (15) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Stanford University

    How Software Ate Finance

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Payment Systems, Financial Services, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Payment Processing, Financial Trading, Asset Management, Financial Systems, Securities Trading, Mobile Banking, Consumer Lending, Blockchain, Retail Banking, Banking, Financial Regulation, Investment Management, Financial Data, Digital Assets, Portfolio Management

    ★ 4.7 (167) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Alberta

    Agile Planning for Software Products

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Risk Management Framework, Agile Software Development, User Story, Backlogs, Agile Methodology, User Requirements Documents, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Software Development, Risking, Dependency Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (2.1K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Alberta

    Reviews & Metrics for Software Improvements

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Scrum (Software Development), Software Technical Review, Agile Project Management, Agile Software Development, Software Quality Assurance, Usability Testing, User Research

    ★ 4.7 (1.7K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Atchison Technology

    Scalable Availability in Software Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Software As A Service, Systems Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Applications, Service Level, Infrastructure Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Application Design, Capacity Management, Application Programming Interface (API), System Monitoring, Service Management, Incident Response, Software Engineering, Dependency Analysis, Risk Management Framework

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Clemson University

    AI Receptive Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Systems Development Life Cycle, Program Development, Software Engineering, Software Development, Requirements Analysis, Usability, Human Centered Design, User Research, Systems Development, User Experience Design, AI literacy, Software Development Tools, User Centered Design, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, AI Integrations

    ★ 4.3 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Software Development Processes and Methodologies

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Agile Methodology, Software Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Application Deployment, Agile Software Development, Software Architecture, Software Development, Verification And Validation, Process Driven Development, Waterfall Methodology, System Requirements, Software Testing, Development Testing

    ★ 4.7 (2.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Codio

    SQL for Software Developers

    Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Database Administration, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Development, SQL, Transaction Processing, Query Languages

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Maestría en Ingeniería de Software

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, User Story, Unsupervised Learning, LangChain, Design Thinking, Cloud-Native Computing, Dashboard, Process Analysis, Continuous Deployment, Software Testing, API Design, Organizational Strategy, Classification Algorithms, Deep Learning, Angular, Game Design, Technology Strategies, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Systems Thinking, Agile Software Development

    Degree · 1 - 4 Years

  • C

    Coursera

    SketchUp: how to start modelling simple 3D objects

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Software, Product Design, Graphic Design

    ★ 4.5 (367) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Team Software Engineering with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, LLM Application, Collaborative Software, Software Testing, Technical Documentation, Large Language Modeling, AI Integrations, Dependency Analysis, Security Testing, AI literacy, Package and Software Management, Debugging, Software Engineering

    ★ 4.6 (183) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Mastering Software Development in R

    Skills you'll gain: Ggplot2, Software Documentation, Open Source Technology, R (Software), Plot (Graphics), Tidyverse (R Package), Package and Software Management, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Leaflet (Software), R Programming, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Technical Documentation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Unit Testing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design

    ★ 4.2 (1.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software design courses

  • Software Testing for Developers: Codio
  • How Software Ate Finance: Stanford University
  • Agile Planning for Software Products: University of Alberta
  • Reviews & Metrics for Software Improvements: University of Alberta
  • Scalable Availability in Software Architecture: Atchison Technology
  • AI Receptive Software Development: Clemson University
  • Software Development Processes and Methodologies: University of Minnesota
  • SQL for Software Developers: Codio
  • Maestría en Ingeniería de Software: Universidad de los Andes
  • SketchUp: how to start modelling simple 3D objects: Coursera

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