Character design courses can help you learn anatomy, color theory, personality development, and storytelling through visual elements. You can build skills in sketching, digital painting, and creating character backstories that resonate with audiences. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, and Blender, that support bringing your characters to life and refining your artistic style. You'll also explore techniques for character animation and how to effectively convey emotions through design.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Business Research, Peer Review, Report Writing, Business Consulting, Management Consulting, Analysis, Business Reporting, Data Visualization, Organizational Strategy, Business Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Presentations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, API Gateway, Scalability, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Data Management, Distributed Computing, Databases, API Design, Restful API, Software Design Patterns, NoSQL, GraphQL, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Skills you'll gain: User Research, UI/UX Research, User Experience, Competitive Analysis, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, User Flows, Persona (User Experience), Qualitative Research, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Wireframing, Human Computer Interaction, Usability, User Interface (UI), Usability Testing, Conceptual Design, Research Methodologies, Focus Group
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, React.js, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Web Servers, Semantic Web, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Talent Management, User Centered Design, Data Integration, Project Design, Cybersecurity, User Experience Design, Process Design, Data Management, Governance, Technology Strategies, Program Evaluation, Interoperability, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Prototyping, Video Game Development, 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, C# (Programming Language), Music
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Research, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, Verification And Validation, Usability Testing, User Centered Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface (UI) Design, Embedded Systems, Wireframing, Prototyping
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Continuous Delivery, Collaborative Software, Process Driven Development, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Application Performance Management, Version Control
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Centered Design, Design, Usability Testing, Collaborative Software, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Graphic and Visual Design, Artificial Intelligence
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Multimedia, Adaptive Equipment, Visual Impairment Education, Instructional Design, Diversity Training, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Professional Development, Tactfulness, Advocacy, Microsoft Office
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, Selenium (Software), Apache Maven, CI/CD, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JUnit, Java, Software Design Patterns, Test Automation, Software Testing, Maintainability, Test Tools, Test Case, Browser Compatibility, Software Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Design Thinking, Creativity, Research and Design, Ideation, Stakeholder Analysis, Surveys, Data Collection, Storytelling, Design Strategies, Collaboration, Innovation, User Research, Presentations, Communication, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months