Software development courses can help you learn programming languages like Python, Java, and JavaScript, as well as concepts such as algorithms, data structures, and software architecture. You can build skills in version control with Git, debugging techniques, and agile methodologies for project management. Many courses introduce tools like Visual Studio Code, Docker, and GitHub, showing how these technologies facilitate collaboration, streamline coding processes, and enhance software deployment.
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), HTML and CSS, Model View Controller, Application Deployment, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Servers, SQL, Databases, Network Protocols, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Java, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EIT Digital
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Cryptography, Operating Systems, Network Architecture, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Web Services, Encryption, Network Protocols, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Wireless Networks, Threat Modeling, System Programming, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, C (Programming Language), Real Time Data
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsive Web Design, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, TypeScript, Unit Testing, SQL, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, React.js, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript Frameworks, JSON, Generative AI, Database Design, UI Components
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, User Experience, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Ideation, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design, Peer Review, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Qualitative Research
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: React Redux, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, UI Components, Web Applications, Web Development, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Computer Science, Python Programming, Computer Systems, Data Structures, Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Structures, JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Star Schema, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Power BI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Copilot, Data Presentation, Spreadsheet Software, No-Code Development, Data Transformation, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Tool Calling, LangGraph, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Design, Application Deployment, Application Development, Large Language Modeling, UI Components, Semantic Web, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development
Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Nanjing University
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Data Mining, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, NumPy, Web Scraping, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI) Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months