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.

Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Package and Software Management, File Systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, OS Process Management, Linux Administration, Remote Access Systems, System Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, User Accounts, Systems Administration, Windows PowerShell, Technical Support and Services, File Management, Virtualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Performance Metric, Open Mindset, Team Management, Organizational Strategy, Collaboration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Theoretical Computer Science, Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Network Routing, Probability, Pseudocode, Computational Logic, Operations Research
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Arizona
Skills you'll gain: Physics, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Ancient History, Chemistry, General Science and Research, Global Positioning Systems, Scientific Methods, Scientific Visualization, Research, Simulations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis, Debugging, Simulations, Computer Programming Tools, Program Development, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Meal Planning And Preparation, Health Promotion, Health Education, Nutrition and Diet, Public Health, Behavior Management, Cultural Diversity, Health Informatics, Chronic Diseases
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Change Management, Organizational Change, Project Management, Organizational Structure, Program Management, Agile Methodology, Project Planning, Waterfall Methodology, Stakeholder Communications, Strategic Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Systems Administration, IT Infrastructure, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Cloud Management, Operating System Administration, Active Directory, Server Administration, Disaster Recovery, Linux Administration, Cloud Infrastructure, Technical Consulting, Windows Servers, Cloud Computing, Network Administration, Data Storage
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Princeton University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Java, Performance Testing, Computer Programming, Java Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Labor Law, Business Modeling, Tax Planning, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business Valuation, Labor Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Tax, Business Management, Financial Modeling, Compliance Management, Financial Analysis, New Business Development, Investments, Growth Strategies, Tax Laws
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Google Sheets, Business Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Analytical Skills, Tableau Software, Data Sharing, Data Collection, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, SQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, SQL, Unsupervised Learning, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Peer Review, Data Transformation, Supervised Learning, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Literacy, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Data Import/Export
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months