Communication design courses can help you learn visual storytelling, typography, layout principles, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating effective presentations, developing user-centered designs, and crafting engaging digital content. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and Figma, that support executing design projects and enhancing collaboration among team members.

Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Web Design, Information Architecture, Web Development Tools, Test Tools, Web Development, Customer Service
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Usability Testing, Design Research, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Ideation, Usability, Internet Of Things, Solution Design, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Human Centered Design, User Experience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Development, Microsoft SQL Servers, SQL, Database Systems, Database Management, Database Software, Databases, Query Languages, Database Management Systems, Requirements Analysis, Frontend Integration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Model Optimization, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Training, Performance Testing, Deep Learning, Vision Transformer (ViT)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java, Java Programming, Software Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Software Development, AI Integrations
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Interactive Design, Software Design, Scalability, Maintainability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, Accident Prevention, Mitigation, Systems Thinking, Human Centered Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Responsible AI, Persona (User Experience), Experience Design, Miro AI, Design Software, Human Centered Design, AI Workflows, AI Integrations, Ideation, Brainstorming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Software, Editing, User Interface (UI), Software Installation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, User Interface (UI), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphic Techniques, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Performance Tuning, Interactive Design, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Model Optimization, Scripting
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Howard University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Solution Design, Business Solutions, Process Design, Customer Insights, User Centered Design, Cloud-Based Integration, Information Systems, Brainstorming, User Research, Ideation, Persona Development, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Cloud Solutions, User Feedback, Product Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks