Coding for beginners courses can help you learn programming fundamentals, syntax, algorithms, and problem-solving techniques. You can build skills in writing clean code, debugging, and understanding data structures. Many courses introduce tools like Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) such as Visual Studio Code, and languages like Python or JavaScript, which are commonly used in web development and software engineering.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Visualization Software, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Version Control, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Wrangling, R Programming, GitHub, Data Transformation, Statistical Analysis, Git (Version Control System), Data Manipulation, Statistical Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Network Protocols, Web Services, Data Access, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Data Processing, Python Programming, Development Environment, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Data Mapping, Scalability, Information Architecture, Data Management, Data Structures, Query Languages, JSON, Data Import/Export, Big Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Fraud detection, Financial Analysis, Risk Modeling, Financial Regulations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

American Psychological Association
Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Behavioral Economics, Psychology, Critical Thinking, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences, Interpersonal Communications, Sociology, Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Video Editing, Video Production, Post-Production, Graphic and Visual Design, Writing and Editing, Editing, Music
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Data Centers, DevSecOps, System Monitoring, Threat Detection, Microsoft Servers, Security Management, Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards, Information Systems Security, Windows Servers, IT Infrastructure, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Testing, Disaster Recovery, IT Automation, Virtual Machines, Configuration Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Securities (Finance), Financial Analysis, Credit Risk, Financial Market, Investment Management, Investments, Market Liquidity, Risk Management, Equities, Market Dynamics, Portfolio Management, Finance, Wealth Management, Investment Banking, Return On Investment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Customer Retention, Customer Insights, Business Research, Customer Data Management, User Feedback, Customer experience improvement
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Environment and Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Climate Change Mitigation, Ancient History
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks