Mergers and acquisitions courses can help you learn valuation techniques, negotiation strategies, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in assessing market conditions, structuring deals, and understanding regulatory implications. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis and software for project management, that support tracking progress and ensuring compliance throughout the acquisition process.
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Collection, Data Management, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Threat Detection, Data Access, Sampling (Statistics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Linux Commands, Unix, Linux, File I/O, File Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Business Process Automation, Automation, Business Process, IT Automation, Workflow Management, Robotic Process Automation, Business Workflow Analysis, Business Technologies, Operational Efficiency, Compliance Management, Security Controls, Continuous Improvement Process, Return On Investment, Change Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Brand Management, Campaign Management, Marketing, Instagram, Content Creation, Performance Analysis, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Customer Relationship Management, UI/UX Strategy, Digital Advertising, Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Sciences Po
Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Governance, Data Sharing, Digital Transformation, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Big Data, Algorithms, Data Ethics, Computing Platforms, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Community Development, Systems Thinking, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Advocacy, Climate Change Mitigation, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Strategic Marketing, Business Marketing, Customer experience strategy (CX), Go To Market Strategy, Target Market, Customer Analysis, Market Research, Value Propositions, Market Opportunities, Case Studies, B2B Sales, Consumer Behaviour, Strategic Thinking, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard, Excel Macros, Data Analysis, Analytics, Data Cleansing, Regression Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Medical Privacy, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Computer Security Awareness Training, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Health Information Management, Generative AI, Automation, Diversity Awareness, Medical Records, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems Security Assessment Framework (ISSAF), Cybersecurity, Cultural Diversity, Information Privacy, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Leadership, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership and Management, Motivational Skills, Decision Making, Organizational Effectiveness, Teamwork, Strategic Decision-Making, Drive Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Dataflow, Real Time Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Preprocessing, Apache Airflow, Data Governance, Big Data, Tensorflow, Feature Engineering, Data Lakes, Workflow Management, Dashboard, Apache Spark, Metadata Management, Data Processing, Data Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Full-Stack Web Development, MongoDB, Application Design, Node.JS, React.js, DevOps, NoSQL, Database Management, Kubernetes, Front-End Web Development, Software Architecture, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), GitHub, Javascript
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months