Food science courses can help you learn about food safety, nutrition, sensory evaluation, and food processing techniques. You can build skills in recipe formulation, quality control, and understanding food chemistry. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing taste tests, laboratory equipment for testing food properties, and food modeling software to predict shelf life, allowing you to apply these skills in real-world food production and innovation.

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Analytics, Business Analytics, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Science, Feature Engineering, Complex Problem Solving, Logistics, Model Evaluation, Python Programming, Decision Making, Cloud Computing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Persona Development, User Accounts, Target Audience, Graphic Design, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Market Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Technical Communication, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, AI Orchestration, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Anomaly Detection, Statistical Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Web Scraping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Storage, Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Collection, Cloud Services, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, DevOps, Application Lifecycle Management, Model Evaluation, AI Workflows, Cloud Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Data Sharing, Mathematical Modeling, Agentic systems, Systems Development, Environment, Biology
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Virtual Environment, UI Components, C# (Programming Language), Program Development, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Configuration, User Interface (UI) Design, Object Oriented Design, Scripting, Prototyping, Animations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, R Programming, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), Model Evaluation, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning Methods, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Transformation, Predictive Modeling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Data Mining, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Classification Algorithms, Big Data, Artificial Neural Networks, Regression Analysis, Data Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Forecasting, Advanced Analytics, Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Information Privacy, Case Studies, Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Socioeconomics, Social Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), React.js, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Maintainability, Web Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Threat Management, Threat Detection, Infrastructure Security, Resilience, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Response, Business Ethics, Engineering Management, Organizational Change, Systems Thinking, Organizational Effectiveness, Public Safety and National Security, Safety and Security, Risk Analysis, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Leadership
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months