Mergers and acquisitions courses can help you learn valuation techniques, negotiation strategies, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in assessing market conditions, structuring deals, and understanding regulatory implications. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis and software for project management, that support tracking progress and ensuring compliance throughout the acquisition process.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Personal Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Growth Mindedness, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Mental Health, Empowerment, Community Development, Positivity, Lifelong Learning, Relationship Building, Goal Setting, Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Business Metrics, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Analysis, R Programming, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Modeling, R (Software), Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Securities Trading, Risk Management, Market Analysis, Capital Markets, Risk Analysis, Investments, Technical Analysis, Market Dynamics, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Methodology, Engineering Management, Sprint Planning, Organizational Strategy, Software Development Methodologies, Project Management, Virtual Teams, Leadership
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Organizational Change, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Proposal Development, Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Supply Chain Management, Sustainability Standards, Leadership and Management, Performance Improvement, Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Energy and Utilities, Systems Thinking, Proposal Writing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting Languages, Data Import/Export, Data Structures, Python Programming, Scripting, Computational Logic, Computer Science, File Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Coaching, Employee Performance Management, Management Training And Development, Constructive Feedback, Performance Improvement, Empowerment, Problem Solving, Active Listening, Communication, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Community Outreach, Social Justice, Discussion Facilitation, Diversity Awareness, Advocacy, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Community Development, Diversity Training, Interviewing Skills, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Interpersonal Communications, Sociology, Intercultural Competence, Storytelling, Multimedia
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, Responsible AI, Cloud Applications, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, OpenAI, HTML and CSS, Cloud API, ChatGPT, Application Deployment, Mobile Development, API Gateway, Web Applications, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Computing, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Case Studies, Risk Control, Compliance Management, Governance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Policy Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Analysis, Political Sciences, Psychology, Economic Development, Business Economics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, Neurology, Psychology, Visual Impairment Education, Motion Arguments, Biology, Physiology, Anatomy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months