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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Vision Transformer (ViT), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Embeddings, Digital Signal Processing, Transfer Learning
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Music, Multimedia, Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability Testing, Design Thinking, User Experience Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Gemini, Prompt Engineering, Google Gemini, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Image Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Relational Databases, Statistical Software, Data Import/Export, R Programming, MySQL, Data Capture, Microsoft Excel
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

INSEAD
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, FinTech, Business Transformation, Governance, Cryptography, Financial Inclusion, Business Analysis, Organizational Structure, Strategic Leadership, Emerging Technologies, Solution Design, Entrepreneurship, Financial Systems, Market Opportunities, Business Modeling, Case Studies, Market Analysis, Business Management, New Business Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Programming, Text Mining
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Java, Data Structures, File I/O, Java Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Building Design, Architectural Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, Failure Analysis, Engineering Analysis, Construction, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Public Health, Research Design, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Research, Infectious Diseases, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Reality, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Android Development, Computer Graphic Techniques, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Application Development, Animation and Game Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Water Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Sustainable Systems, Climate Change Adaptation, General Science and Research, Environmental Science, Socioeconomics, Research, Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

L&T EduTech
Skills you'll gain: Building Information Modeling, Construction Management, Construction, Construction Engineering, Autodesk Revit, Commercial Construction, Construction Estimating, Emerging Technologies, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Architectural Engineering, As-Built Drawings, Facility Management, Cloud Computing, Cost Estimation, 3D Modeling, Document Management, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Internet Of Things, Digital Transformation, Coordination
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months