Mergers and acquisitions courses can help you learn valuation techniques, negotiation strategies, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in assessing market conditions, structuring deals, and understanding regulatory implications. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis and software for project management, that support tracking progress and ensuring compliance throughout the acquisition process.
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Sustainable Business, Return On Investment, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategies, Business Leadership, Case Studies, Decision Making, Community Development, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Investments
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Risk, Financial Market, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Market Data, R Programming, Probability Distribution, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Securities (Finance), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Modeling
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Chemistry, Social Sciences, Legal Research, Case Law, World History, Liberal Arts, Psychology, Case Studies, Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Oracle Databases, Database Design, Database Management, Query Languages, Performance Tuning, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Program Development, Scalability, Deep Learning, Software Development, Convolutional Neural Networks, Performance Tuning, C and C++, Digital Signal Processing, System Programming, Linear Algebra, Distributed Computing, Computer Graphics, Mathematical Software, Computer Systems, Hardware Architecture, OS Process Management, Data Structures, Machine Learning
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Customer Retention, Loyalty Programs, Customer Acquisition Management, User Feedback, Responsible AI, Customer Service, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Engagement, Generative AI, Customer Support, Customer Analysis, AI Personalization, ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Automation, Predictive Analytics
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Business Communication, Professional Development, Communication, Proactivity, Personal Development, Professional Networking, digital literacy, Planning, Lifelong Learning, Self-Awareness, Design Thinking, Branding, Creative Thinking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

New York Institute of Finance
Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Financial Trading, Deep Learning, Portfolio Management, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Markov Model, Portfolio Risk, Financial Market, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Equities, Business Valuation, Market Data, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Applications, IT Security Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Technologies, Infrastructure Security, Application Security, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Risk Management Framework, Information Technology, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

KodeKloud
Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Linux Administration, Kubernetes, Docker (Software), CI/CD, Version Control, Ansible, Continuous Integration, Microservices, Devops Tools, GitHub, Containerization, Operating System Administration, Git (Version Control System), General Networking, Systems Administration, DevOps, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Food and Beverage, Public Health, Community Health, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Environmental Issue, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Environmental Policy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months