• For Individuals
  • For Businesses
  • For Universities
  • For Governments
Degrees
​
Log In
Join for Free
  • Browse
  • Back End

Back End Courses

Back end courses can help you learn server-side programming, database management, API development, and cloud computing. You can build skills in data modeling, performance optimization, and security practices. Many courses introduce tools like Node.js, Express, and SQL databases, along with methods for integrating third-party services and managing user authentication.

Popular Back End Courses and Certifications


  • E

    Edureka

    Responsible AI for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Governance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability, Accountability Frameworks, Risk Analysis, Data Governance, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Decision Making, Model Evaluation, Compliance Auditing, Auditing, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Fine-tuning Image Models with Diffusion

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Fine-tuning, Model Optimization, Generative AI, Application Deployment, AI Workflows, Generative Model Architectures, Model Training, AI Personalization, Image Quality, Embeddings, Autoencoders, Performance Tuning, Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    SkillUp

    Data Privacy and Protection for Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Medical Privacy, Regulatory Compliance, Data Ethics, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Information Privacy, Vulnerability Assessments, Health Information Management, Data Security, Computer Security Incident Management, Data Loss Prevention, Health Informatics, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Literacy

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Healthcare Business Strategy and New Venture Design

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Innovation, Regulatory Requirements, Market Opportunities, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategies, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, New Business Development, New Product Development, Product Development, Team Management, Business Planning, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Analysis, Team Building, Health Systems

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • E

    EDUCBA

    HR Dashboards and Analytics in Excel

    Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Human Resource Strategy, Excel Formulas, Dashboard, Human Resources, Payroll Systems, Payroll, Workforce Planning, Performance Reporting, Payroll Processing, Spreadsheet Software, Employee Engagement, Workforce Management, Compensation Analysis, Performance Analysis, Employee Retention, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification

    Skills you'll gain: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure Active Directory, Azure DevOps, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Active Directory, Identity and Access Management, Group Policy, User Provisioning, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Data Storage, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Microsoft Access, Administrative Support

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • C

    Coursera

    Data Management: Dictionaries, Quality and Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Data Dictionary, Data Quality, Data Management, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Data Maintenance, Data Integrity, Case Studies, Team Leadership, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Communications, Cross-Functional Collaboration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • P

    Packt

    JavaScript Foundations and Essential Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Web Applications, Application Deployment, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Code Reusability, Programming Principles, GitHub, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • S

    Skillshare

    Premium Logo Animation in Adobe After Effects: 3D & FX

    Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Adobe After Effects, Animations, Cinematography, 3D Assets, Logo Design, Computer Graphics, Visual Storytelling, File Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Packt

    Software Development & APIs for Network Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Development Environment, Software Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Version Control, Software Design Patterns, JSON, Maintainability, Network Engineering, Software Development Tools, API Testing, Restful API, Data Import/Export, Git (Version Control System), Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Computer Programming Tools, Devops Tools, Extensible Languages and XML, YAML, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Building and Optimizing AI Models

    Skills you'll gain: Model Optimization, Feature Engineering, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Fine-tuning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, Transfer Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Structures, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Algorithms, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning, Network Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • E

    Edureka

    Neural Networks and Computer Vision Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Model Evaluation, Convolutional Neural Networks, Model Optimization, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Training, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Transfer Learning, Machine Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Artificial Intelligence, NumPy, Python Programming, Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Data Science

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
1…554555556…834

In summary, here are 10 of our most popular back end courses

  • Responsible AI for Everyone: Edureka
  • Fine-tuning Image Models with Diffusion: Coursera
  • Data Privacy and Protection for Healthcare: SkillUp
  • Healthcare Business Strategy and New Venture Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • HR Dashboards and Analytics in Excel: EDUCBA
  • AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification: Packt
  • Data Management: Dictionaries, Quality and Communication: Coursera
  • JavaScript Foundations and Essential Concepts: Packt
  • Premium Logo Animation in Adobe After Effects: 3D & FX: Skillshare
  • Software Development & APIs for Network Engineers: Packt

Other topics to explore

Arts and Humanities
338 courses
Business
1095 courses
Computer Science
668 courses
Data Science
425 courses
Information Technology
145 courses
Health
471 courses
Math and Logic
70 courses
Personal Development
137 courses
Physical Science and Engineering
413 courses
Social Sciences
401 courses
Language Learning
150 courses

Coursera Footer

Skills

  • Accounting
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Marketing
  • Human Resources (HR)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Project Management
  • Python
  • SQL

Professional Certificates

  • Google AI Certificate
  • Google Cybersecurity Certificate
  • Google Data Analytics Certificate
  • Google IT Support Certificate
  • Google Project Management Certificate
  • Google UX Design Certificate
  • IBM AI Engineering Certificate
  • IBM AI Product Manager Certificate
  • IBM Data Science Certificate
  • Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Certificate

Courses & Specializations

  • AI Essentials Specialization
  • AI For Business Specialization
  • AI For Everyone Course
  • AI in Healthcare Specialization
  • Deep Learning Specialization
  • Excel Skills for Business Specialization
  • Financial Markets Course
  • Machine Learning Specialization
  • Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT Course
  • Python for Everybody Specialization

Career Resources

  • Career Aptitude Test
  • CAPM Certification Requirements
  • CompTIA A+ Certification Requirements
  • CompTIA Security+ Certification Requirements
  • Essential IT Certifications
  • High-Income Skills to Learn
  • How to Learn Artificial Intelligence
  • PMP Certification Requirements
  • Popular Cybersecurity Certifications
  • Share your Coursera learning story

Coursera

  • About
  • What We Offer
  • Leadership
  • Careers
  • Catalog
  • Coursera Plus
  • Professional Certificates
  • MasterTrack® Certificates
  • Degrees
  • For Enterprise
  • For Government
  • For Campus
  • Become a Partner
  • Social Impact
  • Free Courses
  • Udemy

Community

  • Learners
  • Partners
  • Beta Testers
  • Blog
  • The Coursera Podcast
  • Tech Blog

More

  • Press
  • Investors
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
  • Articles
  • Directory
  • Affiliates
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Do Not Sell/Share
Learn Anywhere
Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play
Logo of Certified B Corporation
© 2026 Coursera Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Coursera Facebook
  • Coursera Linkedin
  • Coursera Twitter
  • Coursera YouTube
  • Coursera Instagram
  • Coursera TikTok