Functional programming courses can help you learn concepts like first-class functions, immutability, and higher-order functions, along with practical techniques for managing state and side effects. You can build skills in recursive problem-solving, data transformation, and leveraging pure functions for cleaner code. Many courses introduce tools such as Haskell, Scala, and JavaScript, showcasing how these languages facilitate functional programming principles and enhance software development practices.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Computational Logic, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Maintainability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, Python Programming, Web Scraping, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, User Interface (UI), Program Development, Development Environment, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Design, Data Visualization, Web Scraping, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Processing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Modeling, Geospatial Mapping, Python Programming, Web Development, Data Collection
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Web Development Tools, Javascript, Cross Platform Development, Web Applications, Node.JS, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Large Language Modeling, Cybersecurity, Prompt Engineering, Cyber Security Strategy, Threat Modeling, Cyber Security Assessment, Risk Analysis, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, .NET Framework, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Object-Relational Mapping, ASP.NET, Software Architecture, C# (Programming Language), Enterprise Architecture, Maintainability, Docker (Software), Database Systems, Business Logic, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Data Storage Technologies, Cloud Storage, Security Management, System Monitoring, NoSQL, Encryption, SQL, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Data Access, Machine Learning, Google Cloud Platform, Data Transformation, Data Infrastructure, SQL, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Dashboard, Database Management, Data Cleansing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Preprocessing, Data Warehousing, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Data Architecture, Data Integration, Query Languages
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Decision Tree Learning, Data Preprocessing, Data Manipulation, Statistical Modeling, R Programming, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Python Programming, Image Analysis, Real Time Data, Classification Algorithms, Development Environment, Deep Learning, Software Installation, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Box Plots, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Histogram, Statistical Analysis, Python Programming, Software Installation
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours