Industrial design courses can help you learn design thinking, prototyping techniques, user-centered design principles, and sustainable product development. You can build skills in sketching, 3D modeling, and material selection, as well as understanding ergonomics and manufacturing processes. Many courses introduce tools like CAD software, Adobe Creative Suite, and rapid prototyping equipment, that support bringing your design ideas to life and effectively communicating them to stakeholders.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Storyboarding, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Interactive Design, Usability Testing, Design Thinking, User Experience, Experience Design, Prototyping, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Visual Storytelling, Storytelling, Usability, Human Centered Design, Design Reviews, Ideation
★ 4.7 (182) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Software Development Tools, Video Game Development, Code Reusability, User Interface (UI), Graphical Tools, User Interface (UI) Design, Scripting, Software Design, Object Oriented Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), C# (Programming Language), Version Control
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Telecommunications, Electronics Engineering, Electronics, Schematic Diagrams, Electrical Engineering, Communication Systems, Electronic Systems, electromagnetics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hardware Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphic Techniques, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Animations, Program Development, Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Oracle SQL Developer, Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Database Design, SQL, Data Storage, Data Management, Data Storage Technologies, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity, Cyber Security Policies, Security Controls, Identity and Access Management, System Monitoring, User Accounts, File Management
★ 5 (14) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Application Deployment, Social Network Analysis, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Java, Text Mining, Graph Theory, File I/O
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Surveys, User Feedback, Data Storytelling, Statistical Reporting, Quantitative Research, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Market Research, Statistical Analysis, Storytelling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, User Centered Design, Statistical Methods, Data Collection, Stakeholder Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logistics Management, Supply Chain Systems, E-Commerce, Systems Thinking, Supply Chain Planning, Operational Analysis, Process Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Gap Analysis, Performance Measurement, Business Strategy, Coordination
★ 4.8 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Statistical Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Modeling, Design Thinking, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Model Training, Regression Analysis, Data Processing, Model Optimization, Tensorflow, Logistic Regression
★ 4.5 (115) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Transaction Processing, Verification And Validation, Integration Testing, Data Integration, Data Mapping, Data Validation, Development Testing, Middleware, Systems Integration, Data Access, Code Reusability, Database Management Systems, Process Modeling, Databases, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphic Techniques, Simulations, Computer Graphics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, User Feedback, Case Studies, Data Quality, Research Design, User Research, Data Collection, Qualitative Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks