Graphic design courses can help you learn typography, color theory, layout design, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating visual content for both print and digital platforms, as well as developing a keen eye for aesthetics and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, that support executing design projects and bringing your creative ideas to life.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Project Closure, Revenue Recognition, Agile Methodology, Organizational Structure, Waterfall Methodology, Organizational Leadership, Accrual Accounting, Financial Statements, Organizational Strategy, Project Management Life Cycle, Accruals, Business Ethics, Change Management, Kanban Principles, Cash Flows, Sprint Retrospectives, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Project Management
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Style Guides, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Color Matching, Dashboard, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Branding, Design Software, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Power BI, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence, Data Import/Export, Data Sharing, Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Descriptive Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Content Scheduling, Content Creation, Responsible AI, Logo Design, AI powered creativity, Digital Design, Generative AI, Social Media, Social Media Management, Creative Design, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Design, Content Marketing, Infographics, Content Strategy, Typography, Storytelling, Color Theory, Branding
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Design Elements And Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Software, Computer-Aided Design, Design, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Design, Software Versioning, Image Quality, Web Development Tools, Web Content, Front-End Web Development, Web Presence, Web Servers, Frontend Performance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Dashboard Creation, Data Ethics, Data Storytelling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Dashboard, Tableau Software, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Course Development, Instructional Design, Learning Theory, Brainstorming, Design, Needs Assessment, Motivational Skills, Prototyping, Student-Centred Learning, Analysis, Communication, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Strategy, Data Literacy, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Design, Performance Metric, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistical Inference
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Data Entry, Productivity Software, Presentations, Data Management, Financial Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, Information Architecture, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Prototyping, User Research, Style Guides, Layout Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design Elements And Principles, Verification And Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Software Development, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Computational Thinking, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months