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Software Design Courses

Software design courses can help you learn programming principles, design patterns, user interface design, and system architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, version control, and creating scalable applications. Many courses introduce tools like Git for version control, Figma for UI/UX design, and various integrated development environments (IDEs) to streamline the coding process. By engaging with these topics and tools, you can enhance your ability to create efficient, user-friendly software solutions.

Popular Software Design Courses and Certifications


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    Board Infinity

    Introduction to Software Quality Assurance

    Skills you'll gain: Software Quality Assurance, Software Development Life Cycle, Quality Assurance, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Software Documentation, Functional Testing, Software Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Acceptance Testing, Test Case, Maintainability, Test Planning, Unit Testing, Software Design, Technical Documentation, Waterfall Methodology, Agile Methodology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design

    Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Software Design, System Design and Implementation, Systems Design, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Test Script Development, Electronics Engineering, Verification And Validation, Electronic Hardware, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronics, Functional Design, Test Tools, Development Testing, Simulation and Simulation Software, Computer Engineering, Programming Principles, Simulations, Functional Testing

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    629 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Multiple educators

    Object Oriented Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Data Structures, Event-Driven Programming, File I/O, Interactive Data Visualization, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Debugging, Software Testing, Computer Programming, Cryptography, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, Algorithms, Data Analysis, Software Design, Problem Solving

    4.6
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Test Automation, Version Control, Software Testing, Unified Modeling Language, Agile Software Development, Software Architecture, Test Script Development, Git (Version Control System), Maintainability, Software Design Patterns, JavaScript Frameworks, Usability, Cucumber (Software), Agile Methodology, Application Frameworks, Unit Testing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Software Design, Application Design

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    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Software Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Product Family Engineering, Software Development, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Software Technical Review, Application Deployment

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Programming for Designers

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Animations, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Design, Program Development, Data Structures, Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphic and Visual Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Python Programming, Event-Driven Programming, Digital Design, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Game Design, Computational Logic

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Embedded Software and Hardware Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Debugging, Data Structures, System Programming, Microarchitecture, C (Programming Language), Memory Management, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Software Design, Maintainability, Computer Programming Tools, System Configuration, Code Reusability, Peripheral Devices

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    532 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    KodeKloud

    Golang: Functions, Pointers and System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Memory Management, Go (Programming Language), Code Reusability, Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Systems Design, Functional Design, Software Design, System Design and Implementation, Maintainability, Object Oriented Design, System Programming, Data Modeling, Programming Principles, Back-End Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Alberta

    Object-Oriented Design

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Maintainability, Code Reusability, Software Design Documents, Application Design, Conceptual Design, Diagram Design, Design Elements And Principles

    4.7
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Mobile App Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, AI Personalization, Mobile Development, Software Design Documents, Software Design, Generative Model Architectures, Anthropic Claude, Mobile Development Tools, LLM Application, AI literacy, iOS Development, AI Integrations, Personalized Campaigns, Software Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12K reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Applied Software Engineering Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Full-Stack Web Development, Flask (Web Framework), Software Design, Version Control, File Management, Unix Shell, Web Development, Linux, Application Deployment, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, NumPy

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    52K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Java and Spring Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, Model Deployment, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Software Design, AI Integrations, Application Deployment, AI literacy, Software Architecture, Agentic Workflows, Continuous Integration, Software Development, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Java Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software design courses

  • Introduction to Software Quality Assurance: Board Infinity
  • Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Object Oriented Programming in Java: University of California San Diego
  • Principios de ingeniería de software automatizada y ágil Certificado MasterTrack®: Universidad de los Andes
  • Software Architecture: University of Alberta
  • Programming for Designers: University of Michigan
  • Embedded Software and Hardware Architecture: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Golang: Functions, Pointers and System Design: KodeKloud
  • Object-Oriented Design: University of Alberta
  • Generative AI for Mobile App Developers: IBM

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