Graphic design courses can help you learn typography, color theory, layout design, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating visual content for both print and digital platforms, as well as developing a keen eye for aesthetics and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, that support executing design projects and bringing your creative ideas to life.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Laboratory Experience, Laboratory Reports, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, System Design and Implementation, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Electronic Hardware, Electronic Systems, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Eclipse (Software), Electronics Engineering, Test Case, Laboratory Testing, Test Script Development, Verification And Validation, Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Software Development
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: MarTech, Data Architecture, Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Marketing Tools, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, AI Personalization, Marketing Analytics, Digital Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Blockchain, Consumer Behaviour, Data Integrity, Image Analysis, Data Ethics, Analytics, Generative AI, Performance Measurement
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Creative Cloud, Web Content, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Visual Storytelling, Content Management, Multimedia, Layout Design, User Experience Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, File Management, Functional Design, Programming Principles, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), HTML and CSS, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Responsive Web Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Design, Web Development, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Full-Stack Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), General Networking, Back-End Web Development, React.js, Javascript
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Solution Design, Stakeholder Communications, Innovation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Ideation, Prototyping, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Scalability, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Sustainable Development, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Ajax, jQuery, Model View Controller, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript and jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JSON, HTML and CSS, Linux, Linux Commands, Application Development, Back-End Web Development, Database Application, Web Development, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Javascript, SQL, Code Reusability
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Qualitative Research, Data Synthesis, Scientific Methods, Research Methodologies, Data Collection, Research Design, Analysis, Quantitative Research, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Reporting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Application Development, Interactive Design, UI Components, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Motion Graphics, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Programming Principles, Computer Graphics, Python Programming, Game Design, Program Development, Computer Programming, Development Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Software Installation, Programming Principles, Other Programming Languages, Functional Design, Computer Programming, Ruby (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Code Reusability, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, MySQL, Relational Databases, SQL, Database Development, Database Management, Data Modeling, Database Systems, Query Languages, Databases, Business Analytics, Big Data, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Data Infrastructure, Data Store, Big Data, Data Management, Database Management Systems, Real Time Data, NoSQL, Database Design, Database Management, Data Processing, Apache Hadoop, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Data Structures, Virtual Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months