Pen testing courses can help you learn vulnerability assessment, network security, and ethical hacking techniques. You can build skills in penetration testing methodologies, risk analysis, and incident response strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, and Burp Suite, that support identifying and exploiting security weaknesses in systems and applications. By engaging with these tools, you can practice practical work that enhance your ability to secure networks and protect sensitive data.

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Process Control, Quality Assurance, Semiconductors, Process Validation, Production Process, Verification And Validation, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Standards, Process Improvement, Process Analysis, Product Testing, Process Flow Diagrams, Electronics Engineering, Electronics, Reliability, Performance Testing
★ 4.7 (70) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Software Visualization, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review
★ 4.7 (295) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Laboratory Experience, Laboratory Reports, Embedded Software, Electronic Hardware, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Engineering Documentation, Electronic Systems, Debugging, System Design and Implementation, Program Development, Software Design, Software Development, Functional Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Development Environment, Eclipse (Software)
★ 4.3 (25) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Water Quality, Sanitation, Water Resources, Water Resource Management, Laboratory Testing, Microbiology, Sterilization, Environmental Engineering, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Governance, Epidemiology, Economics, Chemistry
★ 4.8 (1.1K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, AI Security, Data Ethics, Fine-tuning, LLM Application, AI literacy, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Back-End Web Development, Application Design, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation
★ 4.5 (13) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Interactive Design, Usability, Music, Interaction Design, Multimedia, Design, Musical Composition, Music Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Design Research, Usability Testing, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, Human Centered Design, User Research, Ideation, Simulations
★ 4 (27) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Maintainability, Test Automation, Software Testing, Test Case, Program Development, Debugging, Software Development, Python Programming, Agile Methodology
★ 4.4 (61) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Angular, Test Driven Development (TDD), Web Components, Unit Testing, Development Testing, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Software Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Development Environment, UI Components, Application Frameworks, Application Development, Javascript, Data Persistence
★ 4.3 (41) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, Network Model, TCP/IP, Networking Hardware, Local Area Networks, Network Protocols, Network Planning And Design, General Networking, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Hardware Troubleshooting, Network Switches, Test Equipment, Test Tools
★ 4.8 (47) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Data Security, Security Testing, Threat Detection, Responsible AI, Data Governance, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Data Management, Cyber Attacks, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Strategy, Cybersecurity, Data Loss Prevention, Data Integrity, Security Management, Security Controls, Security Awareness, Cyber Operations, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Science
★ 4.4 (34) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Data Validation, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Modeling, Health Informatics, Data Transformation, Health Systems, Data Warehousing, Star Schema, Data Analysis, Analytics, Interoperability, Database Systems, Relational Databases
★ 4.6 (56) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Security Testing, Threat Detection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Strategy, AI Integrations, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Hunting, Data Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Governance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Security Management, Security Awareness, Security Strategy, AI Product Strategy, Security Software, Generative AI
★ 4.6 (40) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months