Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Budget Management, Paid media, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Combinatorics, Network Model, Mathematical Modeling, Data Structures, Transportation Operations, Image Analysis, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Computational Thinking, Problem Solving
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Cooking, Meal Planning And Preparation, Nutrition and Diet, Pediatrics, Food Safety and Sanitation, Working With Children, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Parent Communication, Social Determinants Of Health
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Video Editing, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Design, User Accounts, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, User Accounts, Dashboard, Online Advertising, Advertising, Account Management, Social Media, Marketing, Registration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, LinkedIn, Facebook, Professionalism, digital literacy, Brand Awareness, Content Creation, Relationship Building, Instagram, Information Privacy, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Stakeholder Engagement, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development, Project Management Life Cycle, Resource Management, Peer Review, Earned Value Management, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodology, Project Risk Management, Kanban Principles, Project Schedules, Project Management, Information Technology, Risk Management, Interviewing Skills, Agile Project Management, Leadership, Communication
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Scheduling, Drive Engagement, Live Streaming, Android Studio
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Sales Presentations, Meeting Facilitation, Graphic Design, English Language, Brainstorming, Negotiation, Purchasing, Verbal Communication Skills, Business Writing, Presentations, Product Planning, Telephone Skills, Business Communication, Advertising, Business Correspondence, Business Planning, Financial Analysis, Communication, Marketing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Mobile Development, AI Security, Anthropic Claude, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools, Software Testing, Apple iOS, AI Product Strategy, Test Automation, Software Development, DevSecOps, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Looker (Software), Real Time Data, Analytics, Google Ads, Data Analysis, Customer Insights, Target Audience, Marketing Strategies, Performance Analysis, Customer Retention, E-Commerce
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Research, Interviewing Skills, Vocabulary, Media and Communications, Grammar, Electronic Media, Digital Publishing, English Language, Storytelling, Editing, Trend Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months