Design courses can help you learn graphic design principles, user interface design, branding strategies, and visual storytelling techniques. You can build skills in color theory, typography, layout composition, and creating user-centered designs. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma, that support bringing your design concepts to life and collaborating effectively with teams.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Experimentation, New Product Development, Laboratory Research, Sustainable Technologies, Manufacturing Processes, Process Development, Research Design, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Analytical Testing, Laboratory Testing, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Analytical Chemistry
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Product Roadmaps, Product Management, Product Planning, New Product Development, Product Strategy, Project Management Life Cycle, Product Development, Project Planning, Project Documentation, Agile Product Development, Product Requirements, Business Planning, User Requirements Documents, Product Marketing, Team Building, Competitive Analysis, Team Management, Marketing Planning, Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Test Tools, Application Design, Test Case, Software Documentation, Code Reusability, Technical Documentation, Package and Software Management
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Change Management, Organizational Change, Engineering Management, Leadership Studies, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Organizational Development, Systems Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, Leadership, Cultural Responsiveness, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Vulnerability, Environmental Issue
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, GitHub, Web Design, Git (Version Control System), Browser Compatibility, Version Control, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Cloud Hosting, Application Deployment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, OpenAI API, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, AI Security, Business Logic, Application Programming Interface (API), File I/O, Transaction Processing, Persona Development, Memory Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Enablement, AI powered creativity, Precision Medicine, Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Transfer Learning, Biomedical Engineering, Control Systems, Model Optimization, Energy and Utilities, Image Analysis, AI Workflows, Robotics, Deep Learning, Medical Imaging
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Programs, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Mitigation, Driving engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Marketing Collateral, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing Design, Canva (Software), Brochures, Promotional Materials, Campaign Management, Graphic Design, Integrated Marketing Communications, Email Marketing, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Web Content, Brand Marketing, Style Guides, Collaborative Software, Content Optimization, Branding
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, SQL, Database Development, Databases, R Programming, R (Software), Data Science, Query Languages, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Differentiated Instruction, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Oral Comprehension, Digital pedagogy, Literacy, Pedagogy, Oral Expression, digital literacy, Learning Styles, Media and Communications, Multimedia, Higher Education, Cultural Diversity, Language Learning, Writing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Engineering Management, Project Finance, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Contract Management, Financial Analysis, Project Implementation, Capital Budgeting, Return On Investment, Cost Benefit Analysis, Finance, Governance, Risk Management, Cash Flows, Procurement, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months