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Civil Engineering Courses

Civil engineering courses can help you learn structural analysis, fluid mechanics, geotechnical engineering, and transportation systems. You can build skills in project management, site assessment, and environmental impact evaluation. Many courses introduce tools like AutoCAD for drafting designs, MATLAB for simulations, and GIS for spatial analysis, showing how these skills are applied in real-world projects.

Popular Civil Engineering Courses and Certifications


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    Princeton University

    Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Code Reusability, Other Programming Languages, Java Programming, Java, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Animations

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia

    How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics

    Skills you'll gain: Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Physics, Physical Science, Experimentation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Washington

    Machine Learning: Regression

    Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Model Optimization, Statistical Methods, Algorithms

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Engineering Project Management: Initiating and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Organizational Structure, Project Documentation, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Management, Engineering Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Coordination, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Scoping, Program Evaluation, Stakeholder Communications, Planning, Project Planning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Requirements Management, Project Performance, Financial Analysis, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology

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    3.5K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Toronto

    Self-Driving Cars

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Control Systems, Robotics, Deep Learning, Simulation and Simulation Software, Software Architecture, Simulations, Safety Assurance, Global Positioning Systems, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Network Routing, Graph Theory, Estimation, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Modeling, Linear Algebra

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    3.6K reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Professional Cloud Architect Part 2: AI, Security, & Ops

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Performance Management, Terraform, Identity and Access Management, Generative AI Agents, Metadata Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Sharing, Data Pipelines, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Development, Prompt Engineering, Serverless Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Generative AI, Cloud Security, Dashboard Creation, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)

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    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Stanford University

    Building Decarbonization and the Clean Energy Transition

    Skills you'll gain: HVAC, Sustainable Technologies, Climate Change Mitigation, Building Design, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Hazardous Waste Management

    Skills you'll gain: Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), Environmental Engineering, Waste Minimization, Environment Health And Safety, Hazard Analysis, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Laws, Sustainable Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Construction, Radiation Protection, Construction Management, Chemical Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Regulatory Compliance, Environment and Resource Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    Introduction to Engineering Design

    Skills you'll gain: Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Design Process, Drafting and Engineering Design, Product Engineering, Engineering Software, Ideation, Engineering, Simulation and Simulation Software, Conceptual Design, Sustainable Design, Creativity, Problem Solving, Prototyping, Innovation, Analytical Skills, Automation, Emerging Technologies

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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Introduction to Web Development

    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

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Vanderbilt University

    Android App Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), JUnit, Android Studio, Android Development, Unit Testing, Android (Operating System), Version Control, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, Test Automation, File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Integration Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Mobile Development, Software Testing, Testability, Software Engineering, Test Tools, Java Programming

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Autoencoders, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction, Supervised Learning, Generative AI, Classification Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Convolutional Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming

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    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular civil engineering courses

  • Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose: Princeton University
  • How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics: University of Virginia
  • Machine Learning: Regression: University of Washington
  • Engineering Project Management: Initiating and Planning: Rice University
  • Self-Driving Cars: University of Toronto
  • Professional Cloud Architect Part 2: AI, Security, & Ops: Google Cloud
  • Building Decarbonization and the Clean Energy Transition: Stanford University
  • Hazardous Waste Management: L&T EduTech
  • Introduction to Engineering Design: Starweaver
  • Introduction to Web Development: University of California, Davis

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