Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

Skills you'll gain: Digital Advertising, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising, Global Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Design Elements And Principles, Organizational Skills, Graphic Design, Driving engagement, Layout Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Facebook, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Newsletters, Email Marketing, Project Design, Content Creation, Scheduling, Test Tools, User Accounts, Marketing, Communication
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: International Relations, World History, European History, Political Sciences, Ancient History, Social Sciences, Culture, Social Justice, Sociology, Socioeconomics, Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Professional Development, Technical Support, Lifelong Learning, Desktop Support, Willingness To Learn, Product Support, End User Training and Support, System Support, Help Desk Support, Active Listening, Time Management, Growth Mindedness, Open Mindset, Interpersonal Communications, Teamwork, Relationship Building, Problem Solving, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Product Promotion, Inventory Management System, Social Media Management, User Accounts, Account Management, Social Media, Advertising, Marketing, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Team Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Project Performance, Project Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Team Building, Leadership, Knowledge Transfer, Stakeholder Communications, Performance Reporting, Communication, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Pay Per Click Advertising, Online Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Performance marketing, Digital Advertising, Advertising, Marketing, Payment Processing, Social Media
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Slack (Software), Google Workspace, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Microsoft 365, Virtual Teams, Meeting Facilitation, Communication, Scheduling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Product Development, Product Strategy, Sustainable Business, Product Management, Marketing, Sustainable Design, New Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercialization, Marketing Strategies, Business Marketing, Presentations, Corporate Sustainability, Market Dynamics, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Business Metrics, Cash Flows
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animation and Game Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Design, Program Development, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Python Programming, Generative AI, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Design, Computational Logic, Creative Design, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, File I/O
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Project Portfolio Management, Negotiation, Agile Methodology, Product Roadmaps, Project Management, Agile Project Management, Project Performance, Product Lifecycle Management, Project Risk Management, Innovation, Auditing, Resource Allocation, New Product Development, Team Leadership, Leadership
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months