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Structural Engineering Courses

Structural engineering courses can help you learn load analysis, material properties, design principles, and construction methods. You can build skills in seismic design, structural dynamics, and the use of finite element analysis for modeling. Many courses introduce tools like AutoCAD for drafting, SAP2000 for structural analysis, and Revit for building information modeling, showing how these skills are applied in real projects to ensure safety and efficiency in construction.

Popular Structural Engineering Courses and Certifications


  • R

    Rice University

    Physics 101 - Forces and Kinematics

    Skills you'll gain: Mechanics, Problem Solving, Physics, Graphing, Mathematical Modeling, Integral Calculus, Algebra, Physical Science, Calculus, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Trigonometry

    ★ 4.7 (206) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University at Buffalo

    Digital Thread: Components

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Data Sharing, Manufacturing Operations, Business Transformation, Document Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Data Storage, Process Management, Data Strategy, Interoperability, Data Persistence, Innovation, Goal Setting, Knowledge Transfer, Project Planning

    ★ 4.6 (820) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IBM

    Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Test Tools, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Development Testing, Test Case, Software Engineering Tools, Test Data, Code Coverage, Scenario Testing, Restful API, Mockups, Microservices

    ★ 4.8 (252) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IBM

    Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, No-Code Development, WordPress, Web Applications, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development Tools, Back-End Web Development, Content Management Systems

    ★ 4.6 (419) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Geneva

    Chemical Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Biochemistry, Biochemical Assays, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Analytical Testing, Biological Engineering, Laboratory Research, Scientific Visualization, Biology, Specimen Labeling, Drug Development

    ★ 4.6 (173) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
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  • G

    Google Cloud

    Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Prompt Patterns, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering Tools, Agentic systems, Strategic Planning, LLM Application, Google Cloud Platform, AI Workflows, Customer experience improvement, Organizational Strategy, Tool Calling, Innovation, Organizational Change

    ★ 4.7 (480) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Finite Element Analysis Convergence and Mesh Independence

    Skills you'll gain: Finite Element Methods, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Analysis, Simulations, Engineering, Verification And Validation

    ★ 4.6 (261) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Finance for Technical Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Capital Budgeting, Cost Estimation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Sustainability Reporting, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Budgeting, Cost Management, Income Statement, Risk Modeling, Financial Modeling, Estimation, Portfolio Management, Project Finance

    ★ 4.8 (389) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • R

    Rice University

    Physics 102 - Electric Charges and Fields

    Skills you'll gain: electromagnetics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanics, Electrical Systems, Calculus, Integral Calculus, Engineering Calculations, Scientific Visualization, Mathematical Modeling, Problem Solving, Applied Mathematics

    ★ 4.6 (206) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management

    Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Water Sustainability, Pump Stations, Sustainable Engineering, Process Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Systems, Engineering Design Process, Plant Operations and Management, Environment and Resource Management, Public Health, Data Collection, Research, Case Studies

    ★ 4.8 (682) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Free
    Free
  • D

    Duke University

    DevOps, DataOps, MLOps

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), GitHub Copilot, Responsible AI, Model Deployment, Containerization, Web Frameworks, Rust (Programming Language), AI Workflows, DevOps, Hugging Face, Applied Machine Learning, Cloud Solutions, Cloud-Native Computing, Machine Learning, Serverless Computing, Application Deployment, GitHub, Command-Line Interface, Big Data

    ★ 4.1 (234) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Statistical Machine Learning, Web Frameworks, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Model Training, Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Design Thinking, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    ★ 4.3 (308) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular structural engineering courses

  • Physics 101 - Forces and Kinematics: Rice University
  • Digital Thread: Components: University at Buffalo
  • Introduction to Test and Behavior Driven Development: IBM
  • Getting Started with Front-End and Web Development: IBM
  • Chemical Biology: University of Geneva
  • Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization: Google Cloud
  • Finite Element Analysis Convergence and Mesh Independence: Coursera
  • Finance for Technical Managers: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Physics 102 - Electric Charges and Fields: Rice University
  • Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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