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.

Skills you'll gain: API Design, API Gateway, API Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Documentation, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Server Side, Test Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Back-End Web Development, Test Case, Collaboration, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java, Java Programming, Software Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Software Development, AI Integrations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Interactive Design, Software Design, Scalability, Maintainability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Java, Java Programming, Test Script Development, Test Automation, Software Development, Development Testing, Program Development, Application Design, Software Testing, Application Development, Programming Principles, Data Validation, User Interface (UI), Maintainability, Software Design, Debugging, Data Integrity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Git (Version Control System), Software Design Patterns, Version Control, Secure Coding, Unit Testing, Prompt Engineering, Software Design, Cryptography, Maintainability, Docker (Software), Containerization, Performance Testing, .NET Framework, Prompt Engineering Tools, ASP.NET, C# (Programming Language), Cloud Platforms, LLM Application, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Spring Framework, Java, File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Programming Principles, Software Design, Computer Programming, Application Frameworks, Data Structures, Software Installation, Virtual Machines, Code Reusability, Web Development, Package and Software Management, Memory Management, Computational Logic, Development Environment
★ 4.6 (2.8K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Maintainability, Hardening, Java Programming, Software Design Patterns, Application Security, Software Design, Java, Software Architecture, Memory Management, Object Oriented Design, API Design, Code Reusability, Software Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Interoperability, System Programming, C (Programming Language)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Docker (Software), Containerization, Microservices, Spring Boot, Restful API, Spring Framework, CI/CD, Data Persistence, Software Architecture, Software Design, Distributed Computing, Development Testing, Software Design Patterns, Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Testing, API Testing, Java Programming, API Design, Persistence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Unit Testing, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Program Development, Software Design, Graph Theory, Software Testing, Code Reusability, Memory Management
★ 4.4 (2.5K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Angular, Frontend Integration, Restful API, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Persistence, Data Validation, API Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Frameworks, Web Applications, Frontend Performance, TypeScript, Business Logic, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Web Servers, Responsive Web Design, Software Design, Application Deployment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Angular, Application Deployment, Unit Testing, Application Development, Software Testing, Scalability, Development Testing, Dataflow, Test Case, Performance Tuning, Web Servers, Restful API, Software Design, Software Architecture, API Design, Web Design and Development, Maintainability, Middleware, UI Components
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Information Technology Architecture, Enterprise Modeling, .NET Framework, API Design, ASP.NET, OAuth, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Web Services, Authentications, Process Driven Development, Systems Design, System Design and Implementation, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Design, Data Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months