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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Color Theory, Spatial Data Analysis, Tree Maps, Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Data Mapping, Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Network Analysis, Graph Theory
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Code Reusability, File Systems, Command-Line Interface, Python Programming, Package and Software Management, File Management, Scripting, Data Structures, Development Environment, Simulations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Financial Services, Banking, Compensation Analysis, Compensation Management, Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Private Equity, Retail Banking, Financial Modeling, FinTech, Financial Statement Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Trend Analysis, Corporate Finance, Digital Transformation, Market Trend, Credit Risk, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Personalized Campaigns, Inside Sales, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Email Automation, AI Personalization, Sales Management, HubSpot CRM, Sales Enablement, Sales, Sales Development, Sales Prospecting, Agentic Workflows, ChatGPT, Driving engagement, Anthropic Claude, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Automation, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Email Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Online Advertising, Content Creation, Graphical Tools, Marketing Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Product Promotion, Advertising, Marketing Materials, Graphic Design, Promotional Materials, Marketing Communications, Sales Development, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Descriptive Analytics, Jupyter, Microsoft Azure, Statistical Visualization, Plot (Graphics), Model Training, Data Analysis, Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Correlation Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Transformation, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Business Intelligence Software, Dashboard, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization Software, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard Creation, Data Presentation, Data Sharing, Performance Reporting, Data Integration, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Business Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Google Analytics, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Customer Insights, Data Validation, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Version Control, Integrated Development Environments, Debugging, GitHub Copilot, Git (Version Control System), Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Development, GitHub, Software Versioning, Development Environment, Application Development, File Management, Software Configuration Management, Software Development Tools, Configuration Management, Cloud Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Data Visualization, Data Store, Web Scraping, Database Management, Scatter Plots, Data Manipulation, SQL, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Inference, Bayesian Statistics, Data Science, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, R Programming, Dimensionality Reduction, R (Software), Simulations, Statistical Visualization
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Scaled Agile Framework, Stakeholder Engagement, Jira (Software), Agile Product Development, Stakeholder Management, Release Management, Stakeholder Communications, Real Time Data, Agile Project Management, Product Roadmaps, Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Agile Methodology, Management Reporting, Business Priorities, Continuous Delivery, Prioritization, Configuration Management, CI/CD
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks