Industrial design courses can help you learn design thinking, prototyping techniques, user-centered design principles, and sustainable product development. You can build skills in sketching, 3D modeling, and material selection, as well as understanding ergonomics and manufacturing processes. Many courses introduce tools like CAD software, Adobe Creative Suite, and rapid prototyping equipment, that support bringing your design ideas to life and effectively communicating them to stakeholders.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Storytelling, Design Software, Design, Storytelling, Layout Design, Adobe InDesign, Color Theory, Adobe Photoshop
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Programmable Logic Controllers, Control Systems, Machine Controls, Manufacturing Processes, Process Control, Real-Time Operating Systems, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing and Production, Automation, Digital Transformation, Systems Architecture, Digital Signal Processing, Software Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Layout Design, Design Software, Design Elements And Principles, Color Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Visual Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe XD, Prototyping, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Oral Expression, Design Reviews, Interactive Design, Color Theory, Storytelling, Responsive Web Design
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Regulations, Reliability, Pump Stations, Plant Operations and Management, Sustainable Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Design Strategies, Business Transformation, Workforce Development, Strategic Thinking, Automation, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Service Design, Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Programmable Logic Controllers, Animations, Human Machine Interfaces, UI Components, Control Panels, Interactive Design, Simulations, Interactive Data Visualization, Debugging, Electrical Safety, User Interface (UI) Design, Program Development, Computational Logic, Authorization (Computing), System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, User Experience Design, Layout Design, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Interactive Design, Design Software
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Strategy, User Experience Design, Web Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience, Wireframing, User Interface (UI), User Research, UI/UX Research, Web Design and Development, User Centered Design, Design Strategies, Persona Development, Design Research, Mockups, Usability Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Target Audience
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Experience Design, User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, Design and Product, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Strategic Prioritization, Usability, Resource Allocation, Product Improvement, Product Testing, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Design Strategies, Business Risk Management, Design and Product, Experience Design, Risk Analysis, New Business Development, Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Innovation, Design, User Experience, Ideation, Business Modeling, Lean Methodologies, Market Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Mockups, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Web Design and Development, Web Language, UI/UX Research, Graphic and Visual Design, Interactive Design, HTML and CSS, Design Elements And Principles, Typography, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months