Computer network courses can help you learn about network architecture, protocols, security measures, and troubleshooting techniques. You can build skills in configuring routers and switches, managing firewalls, and optimizing network performance. Many courses introduce tools like Wireshark for packet analysis, Cisco Packet Tracer for simulation, and various network monitoring software, allowing you to apply your knowledge in practical scenarios and enhance your technical expertise.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Design, Machine Controls, System Design and Implementation, Engineering Analysis, Software Systems, Simulations, Automation Engineering, Control Systems, Mechanics, Systems Analysis, Diagram Design, Safety Assurance, Mechanical Engineering, Real-Time Operating Systems, Applied Mathematics, Differential Equations, Verification And Validation
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Network Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Application Performance Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, System Monitoring, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Management, Service Level Agreement, Safety Culture, Network Monitoring, Culture Transformation
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Tools, Prompt Engineering, Version Control, OpenAI API, Debugging, Google Gemini, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, Software Testing, GitLab, Responsible AI, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Programming Interface (API), Mobile Development, Front-End Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Application Development, GitHub, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, Version Control, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Git (Version Control System), AI Orchestration, Quality Assurance, Generative AI, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Software Documentation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design, Software Development Methodologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Debugging, Go (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Program Development, Integrated Development Environments, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LangChain, LLM Application, Responsible AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Development, Vector Databases, Python Programming, Data Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Jetpack, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, Kotlin, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Cross Platform Development, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Microsoft Azure, IT Automation, DevOps
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Software Architecture, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Model View Controller, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Unit Testing, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Databases, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Design, Web Scraping, Creative Design, Data Science, Scatter Plots, Data Structures, Programming Principles, File I/O, Integrated Development Environments, Software Visualization, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Program Development, Diversity and Inclusion
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months