Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Animations, Software Design, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Computer Graphic Techniques, Python Programming, Graphic and Visual Design, Event-Driven Programming, Digital Design, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Game Design, Computational Logic, Computational Thinking, File I/O
★ 5 (7) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Journals, Creative Design, Creativity, Design Strategies, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphics Software, Graphic Design, Visual Storytelling, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Systems Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Digital Design, System Design and Implementation, Design Strategies, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design, Design Software, Scalability, Design and Product, Agile Methodology, Usability, Design Research, Style Guides, Agile Product Development, UI/UX Research, Product Testing, System Programming, Prompt Patterns
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Architecture, Data Lakes, Enterprise Architecture, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Virtualization, Cloud Storage, Metadata Management, Data Storage, Data Transformation, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, Application Security, Technical Design, Security Engineering, Software Development Methodologies, Conceptual Design, Waterfall Methodology, Requirements Analysis, Agile Methodology
★ 4.6 (253) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, System Design and Implementation, Requirements Analysis
★ 4 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, Usability, Human Centered Design, Mockups, Storyboarding, Design Strategies, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Design Research, User Research, UI/UX Research, Qualitative Research, Creativity, Interviewing Skills
★ 4.7 (2.8K) · Mixed · 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, User Interface (UI) Design, API Design, Software Development, Diagram Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Prototyping, User Experience, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, User Interface (UI), Interaction Design, Design, Human Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, User Research
★ 4.6 (9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Middleware, CI/CD, Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Continuous Deployment, Systems Architecture, Continuous Integration, Code Review, Force.com, Relational Databases, DevOps, API Design, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Database Design, Security Architecture Review, System Design and Implementation, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), User Interface (UI), Mockups, Design Software, Adobe XD, Responsive Web Design, User Experience, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Wireframing, Microsoft Copilot, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Prototyping
★ 4.9 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Big Data, Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Spatial Data Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Image Analysis, Algorithms, Correlation Analysis, Information Privacy
★ 4.3 (326) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months