Material science courses can help you learn about the properties of materials, material selection, nanotechnology, and the principles of thermodynamics. You can build skills in analyzing material behavior, conducting experiments, and applying statistical methods to interpret data. Many courses introduce tools such as scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, and software for modeling material properties, that support practical applications in industries like aerospace, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Loans, Investment Management, General Finance, General Lending, Financial Services, Expense Management, Empowerment, Financial Acumen, Adaptability, Consumer Behaviour, Case Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), LangChain, AI Orchestration, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Multimodal Prompts, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Machine Learning Methods, Python Programming, Machine Learning, System Design and Implementation, Data Science
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Probability, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Software, Probability Distribution, Data Analysis, R Programming, Regression Analysis, R (Software), Analytical Skills, Statistical Visualization, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Graph Theory, Code Reusability, Memory Management, Data Structures, File I/O
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Case Western Reserve University
Skills you'll gain: Coaching, Negotiation, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Employee Coaching, Leadership Development, Compassion, Leadership, Organizational Change, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Development, Rapport Building, Culture Transformation, Team Leadership, People Development, Strategic Leadership, Active Listening, Case Studies, Professional Development
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Pharmacotherapy, Neurology, Human Musculoskeletal System, Research, Science and Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pragmatic AI Labs
Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Rust (Programming Language), Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Command-Line Interface, Data Quality, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, SQL, Data Integration, Data Import/Export, Data Science, Exploratory Data Analysis, Apache, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, Conflict Management, Empowerment, Influencing, General Sales Practices, Planning, Adaptability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Meta
Skills you'll gain: React.js, Mobile Development, Event-Driven Programming, UI Components, Code Reusability, Front-End Web Development, Web Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Development, Javascript, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dataflow
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Analysis, Apache Spark, Data Science, File Systems, Data Processing, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, System Configuration, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Biology, Life Sciences, Taxonomy, Environment, Scientific Methods, Timelines, Environmental Science, Mechanics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
SAS
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, SAS (Software), Data Access, Data Import/Export, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Reporting, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Requirements Analysis, Data Validation, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Statistical Programming, Data Analysis Software, Data Preprocessing, Data Integration, Statistical Software, SQL
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months