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Material Science Courses

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.


Popular Material Science Courses and Certifications


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    IBM

    IBM Mainframe Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, COBOL (Programming Language), Software Development Life Cycle, z/OS, Unit Testing, Systems Analysis, Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, Systems Development, Debugging, Pseudocode, Virtualization, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Report Writing, Relational Databases, Software Testing, Technical Support, File I/O

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Text Retrieval and Search Engines

    Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, Unstructured Data, Vector Databases, Big Data, Model Evaluation, Web Analytics and SEO, Machine Learning, Information Architecture, Statistical Methods

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    U.S. Federal Taxation

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Tax, Tax Compliance, Depreciation, Income Tax, Tax Management, Liquidation, Property Accounting, Tax Preparation, Partnership Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Tax Planning, Tax Returns, Tax, Tax Laws, Fixed Asset, Real Estate Transactions, Capital Expenditure, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cost Benefit Analysis, Revenue Recognition

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Developing Front-End Apps with React

    Skills you'll gain: React Redux, Front-End Web Development, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, User Interface (UI), UI Components, Web Development, Javascript, Event-Driven Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Dataflow

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    Scrimba

    Fullstack Development

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsive Web Design, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, TypeScript, Unit Testing, SQL, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, React.js, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JavaScript Frameworks, JSON, Generative AI, Database Design, UI Components

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

    Introduction to Systems Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, System Design and Implementation

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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Power BI and Power Platform for Productivity

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Star Schema, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Power BI, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Copilot, Data Presentation, No-Code Development, Data Transformation, Data Literacy, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Toronto

    Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise

    Skills you'll gain: Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy, Injury Prevention, Exercise Science, Preventative Care, Health Education, Pain Management, Rehabilitation, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Oncology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Cloudera

    Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Databases, SQL, Big Data, Database Systems, NoSQL, Operational Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to R Programming for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Web Scraping, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science, Data Structures, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Programming Principles, Jupyter, Integrated Development Environments

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Explorando la Energía Sustentable

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Systems Of Measurement, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Policy, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Electric Power Systems, Mathematical Modeling

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    JavaScript Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, HTML and CSS, Event-Driven Programming, Scripting, Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Debugging

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular material science courses

  • IBM Mainframe Developer: IBM
  • Text Retrieval and Search Engines: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • U.S. Federal Taxation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Developing Front-End Apps with React: IBM
  • Fullstack Development: Scrimba
  • Introduction to Systems Engineering: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
  • Microsoft Power BI and Power Platform for Productivity: Microsoft
  • Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise: University of Toronto
  • Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL: Cloudera
  • Introduction to R Programming for Data Science: IBM

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