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 Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Facility Management and Maintenance, Energy and Utilities, Construction Management, Sustainable Architecture, Construction Engineering, Construction, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Design, Facility Management, Sustainable Engineering, Stakeholder Management, Stormwater Management, Building Information Modeling, Project Design, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Standards, Building Services Engineering, Project Performance
★ 4.6 (50) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Video Production, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications
★ 4.5 (39) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Resilience, Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence, Team Collaboration, Professional Development, Leadership, Team Management, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Management, Management Training And Development, Team Leadership, Communication, Adaptability
★ 4.9 (36) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Presentation, Data Modeling, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Dashboard, Business Intelligence Software, Dashboard Creation, Performance Tuning, Technical Analysis, Model Optimization, Database Design, Data Visualization Software, Data Warehousing, Plot (Graphics), Market Data, Data Visualization, Trend Analysis
★ 4.6 (36) · Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, OpenAI, AI Integrations, Prompt Engineering, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Generative AI
★ 4.2 (21) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Computer Programming
★ 4.9 (49) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: React Native, Mobile Development, iOS Development, Apple iOS, Android Development, Mobile Development Tools, UI Components, Cross Platform Development, React Redux, Application Development, React.js, Application Frameworks, Development Environment, Debugging, Context Management, Software Development, Data Persistence, Command-Line Interface, Data Validation
★ 4.9 (24) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Estimation, Matlab, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Control Systems, Probability, Simulation and Simulation Software, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution
★ 4.9 (27) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Token Optimization, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, Agentic systems, Tool Calling, Context Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Security, AI Enablement, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, AI Personalization, AI Product Strategy, Anthropic Claude, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI
★ 4.6 (17) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Presentation, Data Literacy, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Analytics, Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Methods
★ 4.7 (26) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Software, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Risking, Model Evaluation, Mortgage Loans, Consumer Lending
★ 4.5 (33) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of London
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Modeling, Transaction Processing
★ 4.7 (28) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks