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.

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Ideation, Verification And Validation, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, Productivity, Multimodal Prompts, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), AI Security, Agentic systems
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Email Automation, Scheduling, Management Reporting, Performance Reporting, Automation, Stakeholder Communications, Report Writing, Scalability, Continuous Improvement Process
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Authentications, OAuth, Android Development, Application Security, Mobile Security, Secure Coding, Authorization (Computing), Security Engineering, Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Human Factors (Security), Vulnerability Management, Malware Protection, Threat Management, Data Integrity, Risk Management, Debugging, Encryption
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, User Interface (UI) Design, Data Validation, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dependency Analysis, LLM Application, Microservices, Service Management, Configuration Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Failure Analysis, Application Deployment, Data Storage Technologies, Scalability, Cloud Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Software Development, Solution Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Maintainability, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Service Recovery, Reliability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Apache Spark, Event-Driven Programming, Distributed Computing, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Real-Time Operating Systems, Application Deployment, Systems Architecture, Scalability, Data Processing, System Monitoring, Architecture and Construction, Data Transformation, Performance Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Core Data (Software), iOS Development, Data Store, Maintainability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Design, Cloud Storage, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphical Tools, Color Theory, Typography, Document Management, Design Strategies, User Interface (UI), Productivity Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Containerization, Scalability, AI Orchestration, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Azure Active Directory, System Monitoring, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft 365, Microservices, Generative AI Agents, Enterprise Architecture, Microsoft Azure, AI Security, Enterprise Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Coordination
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Real Time Data, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Scala Programming, Development Environment, Data Processing, Live Streaming, Data Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks