Software architecture courses can help you learn system design principles, architectural patterns, and scalability strategies. You can build skills in creating robust APIs, ensuring security in software systems, and integrating microservices effectively. Many courses introduce tools like UML for modeling, Docker for containerization, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, that support deploying and managing applications in modern environments.

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Other Programming Languages, Software Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Data Structures, Software Architecture, Computer Programming, Functional Design, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Unit Testing, Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, Software Testing, Test Automation, Integration Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Testability, Software Engineering, System Testing, Android Development, Application Security, Software Architecture, Application Design
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Design, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Cryptography, Blockchain, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of New Mexico
Skills you'll gain: Middleware, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Model View Controller, Agile Software Development, Git (Version Control System), Software Engineering, Web Development, Software Development, User Interface (UI), Databases, Relational Databases, Ajax, Software Architecture, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, Network Protocols
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Spring Boot, Restful API, Model View Controller, Spring Framework, Web Services, Java Programming, Java, Back-End Web Development, Authentications, Programming Principles, Authorization (Computing), Software Architecture, Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Red Hat
Skills you'll gain: Ansible, Linux Commands, Linux Administration, Linux, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Automation, DevOps, Configuration Management, Software Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Continuous Integration, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming, Transaction Processing, Redis, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, System Monitoring, Software Design Patterns, Data Integrity, Real Time Data
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Distributed Computing, Scalability, Software Architecture, Big Data, Operating Systems, File Systems, Cloud Development, Scripting, Command-Line Interface, C and C++, Performance Tuning, Linux, Programming Principles, Computer Architecture, Data Sharing, Communication Systems
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Systems, Software Architecture, System Programming, Application Performance Management, Data Pipelines, File Systems, Hazard Analysis, Cloud Platforms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Java, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java Programming, Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Conceptual Design
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative Model Architectures, Generative AI, Site Reliability Engineering, Scalability, Application Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Systems Architecture, Cloud Applications, Load Balancing, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Distributed Computing, Enterprise Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Responsible AI, Continuous Monitoring, Security Engineering
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Applications, Databases, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Relational Databases, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, NoSQL, Application Development, Web Development, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks