Fiction writing courses can help you learn character development, plot structuring, dialogue crafting, and world-building techniques. You can build skills in creating compelling narratives, developing unique voices, and employing literary devices like symbolism and foreshadowing. Many courses introduce tools such as writing software and storyboarding apps that assist in organizing ideas and refining drafts, making it easier to translate your creative vision into polished stories.

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Emotional Intelligence, Professional Networking, Relationship Building, LinkedIn, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Goal Setting, Entrepreneurship, Professional Development, Growth Mindedness, Decision Making, Branding, Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Applied Machine Learning, Amazon Web Services, No-Code Development, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Amazon S3, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Version Control, Data Validation, Data Cleansing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Ggplot2, Plot (Graphics), R Programming, Scatter Plots, Graphing, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Regression Analysis, Software Installation, Package and Software Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Transact-SQL, SQL, Transaction Processing, Stored Procedure, Data Manipulation, Database Management, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Databases, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Software Installation, Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Creativity, Image Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Justice, Social Determinants Of Health, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Socioeconomics, Cultural Responsiveness, Advocacy, Sociology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Nginx, Web Servers, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Linux Servers, CI/CD, Servers, Scalability, Service Management, Verification And Validation
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Algorithms, Data Structures
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Javascript
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Procedure Development, Professionalism
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Test Tools, Test Data, Test Case, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Java, Performance Testing, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months