Engineering courses can help you learn design principles, project management, systems analysis, and problem-solving techniques. You can build skills in technical drawing, materials selection, and prototyping, along with understanding regulatory standards and sustainability practices. Many courses introduce tools such as CAD software for design, simulation programs for testing, and project management platforms to streamline workflows.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Service Level, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Data Architecture, Distributed Computing, Microservices, Transaction Processing, Software Design, Database Systems, Blockchain, Big Data, Data Structures, Test Driven Development (TDD), System Monitoring
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Docker (Software), Containerization, Kubernetes, Virtualization, Devops Tools, Microservices, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Cloud Development, Database Management, GitHub, Cloud-Based Integration, Scalability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Estimation, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Vision, Control Systems, Data Integration, Mathematical Modeling, Spatial Analysis, Linear Algebra
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Search Engine Optimization, Blogs, Web Analytics, Web Content, Keyword Research, Information Architecture, Content Management, Marketing, Analytics, Web Design, Web Development
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, IBM DB2, IBM Cognos Analytics, Big Data, Databases, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Pipelines, Applied Machine Learning, MongoDB, SQL, MySQL, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Snowflake Schema, Databricks, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Data Integration, Data Processing, DevOps, Data Transformation, SQL, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Display Devices, Computer Displays, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Systems, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Systems Design, Image Quality, Materials science, Emerging Technologies, Physics
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Software Design, Linux, System Programming, System Design and Implementation, Performance Tuning, Verification And Validation, Algorithms, Debugging
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Electrical Engineering, Semiconductors, Electronic Systems, Electronics, Electronic Components, Materials science, Engineering Calculations, Physics, Mathematical Modeling
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Control Systems, Vibrations, Torque (Physics), Mathematical Modeling, Differential Equations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Mechanics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Vibrations, Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Differential Equations, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering, Simulation and Simulation Software, Applied Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Physics
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Mechanics, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Differential Equations, Trigonometry, Physics, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Verification And Validation, Advanced Mathematics, Algorithms, Calculus
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks