Business Administration courses can help you learn financial management, marketing strategies, organizational behavior, and operations management. You can build skills in effective leadership, strategic planning, and data analysis to drive business decisions. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Excel for financial modeling, CRM software for customer relationship management, and project management platforms to streamline operations.

The Open University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Ideation, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Creative Thinking, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Modeling, Stakeholder Analysis, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Cognitive flexibility, Sustainability Standards, Business Systems Analysis, Business Continuity, Value Propositions, Process Mapping, Design Thinking, Problem Solving
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Computer Security Awareness Training, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Enterprise Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Encryption, Data Security, Information Assurance, Authentications, Network Protocols
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Employee Surveys, Employee Engagement, User Feedback, Microsoft 365, Business Intelligence Software, Performance Analysis, Internal Communications, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Business Software, Market Research, User Research, Data Analysis Software, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Tax Preparation, Contract Management, Team Management, Tax Compliance, Benefits Administration, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Accountability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Sustainability, Overcoming Objections, Culture Transformation, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Engagement, Advocacy, Corporate Strategy, Change Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Modeling, Unsupervised Learning, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Modeling, Cloud Computing, Market Analysis, Supervised Learning, Classification Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Sustainability Standards, Business Reporting, Annual Reports, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Social Impact, Organizational Structure, Climate Change Mitigation, Marketing Management, Accounting, Marketing, Communication
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Howard University
Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Business Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Analysis, Business Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Business Modeling, Risk Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Forecasting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Sheets, Data Visualization, User Feedback, Customer experience improvement, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Customer Service, Google Workspace, Trend Analysis, Performance Analysis, Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, OpenAI API, Trend Analysis, Real Time Data, Analytics, Business Marketing, Program Development, Prompt Engineering, Business Strategy, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Technology Roadmaps, Market Trend, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Content Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Business Process Automation, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, AI Orchestration, Automation, Model Deployment, AI Enablement, Performance Measurement, No-Code Development, Responsible AI, LLM Application, Process Optimization, Business Workflow Analysis, System Monitoring, Scalability, Performance Analysis, Performance Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Working With Children, Business, Small Business Accounting, Tax Management, Policy Development, Parent Communication, Contract Management, Revenue Management, Budgeting, Insurance, Cost Estimation, Payment Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months