Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.

Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geometry, Performance Tuning, Solution Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, IT Management, Project Management, Software Development Methodologies, Systems Development Life Cycle, IT Infrastructure, Software Development Life Cycle, Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Scoping, Cloud Infrastructure, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Risk Management, Resource Management, Security Management, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Software Development, Cloud Services, Information Technology Operations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Network Switches, Routing Protocols, Network Routers, Network Architecture, Local Area Networks, Networking Hardware, Network Troubleshooting, Network Protocols, Network Security, System Configuration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Development Environment, Software Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Version Control, Software Design Patterns, JSON, Maintainability, Network Engineering, Software Development Tools, API Testing, Restful API, Data Import/Export, Git (Version Control System), Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Computer Programming Tools, Devops Tools, Extensible Languages and XML, YAML, Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Deployment, DevOps, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Development, Devops Tools, Development Environment, Continuous Delivery, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Real Time Data, Kibana, Query Languages, Data Modeling, Distributed Computing, SQL, Data Mapping, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Relational Databases
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Creative Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Storytelling, Computer Graphic Techniques, Digital Design, Graphics Software, Storytelling, Design Software, Creativity, Color Theory
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Basic Electrical Systems, electromagnetics, Mathematical Modeling, Education Software and Technology, Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Physics, Experimentation, Scientific Visualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Sample Size Determination, Data Collection, Surveys, Statistical Methods, Quantitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Research Design, Statistical Software, Probability, Network Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Scripting, Linux, Scripting Languages, Linux Administration, Command-Line Interface, Remote Access Systems, OS Process Management, Automation, Computational Logic, File Management, DevOps, File I/O
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Proofreading, Document Management, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Microsoft Windows, Writing and Editing, Editing, Productivity, Writing, Technical Documentation, Collaborative Software, Report Writing, Web Content, Business Writing, Grammar, Data Visualization, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Collaboration, Business Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Hardware Troubleshooting, Program Development, Maintainability, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Test Script Development, Performance Testing, Performance Stress Testing, Test Tools, Verification And Validation, Software Testing, Test Data, Data Validation, Scripting, Application Performance Management, Scenario Testing, Proxy Servers, Distributed Computing, Software Installation, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months