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.

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Java Programming, Java, Theoretical Computer Science, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Object-Relational Mapping, Computer Programming Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Matlab, AI Personalization, Debugging, AI Enablement, LLM Application, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Prototyping, Virtual Reality, Usability Testing, Augmented Reality, Unity Engine, Virtual Environment, UI/UX Research, Cross Platform Development, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Interaction Design, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, User Experience, C# (Programming Language), Development Environment, Display Devices, Event-Driven Programming, Development Testing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Development Environment, Computational Thinking, Program Development, AI Enablement, Software Development, Python Programming, Game Design, Debugging
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Test Tools, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Case, Software Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Quality Assurance, Agile Methodology, Risk Management Framework
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Development Environment, C++ (Programming Language), Debugging, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative Model Architectures, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Autoencoders, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Vision Transformer (ViT), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Numerical Analysis, Critical Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, LLM Application, AI Workflows, OpenAI API, Tool Calling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Data Pipelines
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Data Lakes, Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Data Governance, Analytics, Data Quality, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Docker (Software), Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Application Deployment, Database Management, Cloud Deployment, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, API Testing, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Python Programming, Data Security
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours