Material science courses can help you learn about the properties of materials, material selection, nanotechnology, and the principles of thermodynamics. You can build skills in analyzing material behavior, conducting experiments, and applying statistical methods to interpret data. Many courses introduce tools such as scanning electron microscopes, X-ray diffraction, and software for modeling material properties, that support practical applications in industries like aerospace, electronics, and biomedical engineering.

Clemson University
Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Software Engineering, Software Development, Requirements Analysis, Human Centered Design, User Research, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Software Development Tools, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Cross Platform Development, Program Development, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Python Programming, Software Installation, Web Development, Software Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Data Cleansing, Data Pipelines, Data Quality, Data Migration, Database Management, Data Transformation, File Management, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Metadata Management, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Business Ethics, Personal Integrity, Professionalism, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Organizational Leadership, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Compassion, Social Impact, Culture Transformation, Influencing, Sociology, Social Sciences, Psychology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Social Impact, Community Organizing, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Disparities, Social Sciences, Environmental Policy, Environment, Media and Communications, Physical Science, Scientific Methods, Interpersonal Communications, Environmental Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Application Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Spring Framework, Build Tools, Version Control
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Authentications, Business Continuity Planning, Application Security, IT Management, Security Management, Threat Modeling, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Management, OSI Models, Business Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Self Service Technologies, Test Tools, Development Testing, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Collaborative Software, Team Oriented, Database Administration, Identity and Access Management, Google Cloud Platform, Client Support, Data Access, Dashboard, Management Reporting, Customer Support, Administration, Data Visualization, Business Reporting, Scheduling, Auditing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Virtual Environment, Development Environment, Software Installation, Configuration Management, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Scalability, Data Persistence, Application Deployment, Containerization, YAML, General Networking, Load Balancing, Cloud Security, Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: PL/SQL, Oracle Databases, SQL, Stored Procedure, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Business Logic, Data Validation, Data Integrity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks