Mergers and acquisitions courses can help you learn valuation techniques, negotiation strategies, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in assessing market conditions, structuring deals, and understanding regulatory implications. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis and software for project management, that support tracking progress and ensuring compliance throughout the acquisition process.
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI), Usability, Browser Compatibility, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Recognition, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Governance, Agile Methodology, Organizational Strategy, Waterfall Methodology, Organizational Leadership, Management Training And Development, Project Closure, Accrual Accounting, Business Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Ethics, Cash Flows, Change Management, Project Implementation, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Project Management
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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Calculus, Deductive Reasoning, Logical Reasoning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Presentations, User Experience Design, User Research, Mobile Development, Data Ethics, Research Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Lean Manufacturing, Lean Methodologies, Culture Transformation, Process Improvement, Project Management, Production Process, Process Mapping, Organizational Change, Continuous Improvement Process, Value Engineering, Contract Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, LangChain, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic Workflows, Tool Calling, LangGraph, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Model Context Protocol, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Vector Databases, OpenAI API, Model Deployment, Embeddings, Responsible AI, Software Development
Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Test Automation, Unit Testing, Scripting, Software Testing, Linux Commands, Test Driven Development (TDD), Unix Commands, Development Environment, Operating Systems, Command-Line Interface, File Management, OS Process Management, File Systems, Automation, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Animation and Game Design, Software Development, Software Design, Event-Driven Programming, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Debugging, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Writing and Editing, Storyboarding, Content Creation, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Excel Macros, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Data Integrity, Business Modeling, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Human Computer Interaction, Typography, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Information Architecture, Application Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Proposal Writing, Presentations, Sales Presentation, Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Event Planning, Peer Review, Business Communication, Business Writing, Taking Meeting Minutes, Public Speaking, Business Planning, Microsoft PowerPoint, Meeting Facilitation, Business Correspondence, Professional Networking, Data Visualization, English Language, Setting Appointments
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months