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: Computational Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, System Requirements, Functional Specification, Agentic systems, Requirements Analysis, Systems Analysis, Verification And Validation, Mathematical Modeling, Control Systems, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Numerical Analysis
★ 3.4 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Business Ethics, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Motivational Skills, Business Leadership, Decision Making, Waterfall Methodology, Leadership, Self-Motivation, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Development, Communication, Management Training And Development, Project Management Life Cycle, Strategic Decision-Making, Project Management
★ 4.7 (32) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Patient Education And Counseling, Health Disparities, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Health Equity, Health Education, Education and Training, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Care, Mental and Behavioral Health, Diversity Awareness, Behavioral Health, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Cultural Responsiveness, Medical Terminology, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
★ 4.8 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Technical Documentation, Graphic and Visual Design
★ 4.2 (34) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Amazon Bedrock, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Tool Calling, Context Management
★ 4.3 (20) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Tidyverse (R Package), R Programming, Data Quality, R (Software), Data Processing, Data Preprocessing
★ 4.5 (26) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JSON, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Javascript, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Design, Semantic Web, Usability, Web Applications, Web Development, Test Tools, Web Content, Front-End Web Development, Data Structures, Application Frameworks, Network Protocols, Data Ethics, Animations
★ 4.8 (13) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Project Schedules, Stakeholder Management, Information Technology, Project Risk Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), IT Management, Scheduling, Vendor Management, Procurement, Purchasing, Vendor Relationship Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Communications, Project Coordination, Issue Tracking, Risk Management, Project Planning, Quality Management, Performance Management
★ 4.5 (37) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Memory Management, C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Data Structures, Software Design, Python Programming, Java, Algorithms
★ 4.5 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Heriot-Watt University
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Application Development, Program Development, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Software Development, Mathematical Software, Software Development Life Cycle, Debugging, Maintainability
★ 5 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Computer Security Incident Management, IT Security Architecture, Incident Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Standards
★ 4.2 (13) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Compassion, Philanthropy, Positivity, Optimism, Empathy, Social Impact, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Self-Awareness, Culture, Decision Making, Goal Setting, Planning, Behavioral Economics
★ 4.3 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks