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.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Accounts Payable, Accruals, Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, International Financial Reporting Standards, Technical Accounting, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Lease Contracts, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Value Propositions, Growth Strategies, Business Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Customer Insights, Market Research, Price Negotiation, Market Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Management, Empathy, Leadership Development, Personal Development, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Professional Development, Adaptability, Relationship Building, Team Management, Communication, Active Listening, Stress Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Management, Goal Setting, Team Performance Management, Emotional Intelligence, Change Management, Self-Awareness, Coaching, Collaboration, Virtual Teams, Conflict Management, Productivity, Leadership, Mindfulness, Communication Strategies, Culture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Entrepreneurship, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Needs Assessment, Self-Awareness, Case Studies, Empathy, Resilience, Cultural Responsiveness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Innovation, User Feedback, Business Strategy, Creative Thinking, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, Resource Management, Presentations, Customer Insights
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategy, Customer Retention, Growth Strategies, Business Development, Competitive Analysis, E-Commerce, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Market Share, Regulatory Compliance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, Gemini, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Productivity Software, AI Security, Unstructured Data, Tool Calling, Data Literacy, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Collaboration
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Estimation, Decision Making, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Statistical Inference, Statistical Analysis, Web Analytics, Sample Size Determination
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Productivity Software, Multimedia, Business Correspondence, Data Visualization, Business Communication, Content Creation, User Accounts, Graphic Design, Business Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Wealth Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Financial Planning, Investment Management, Investments, Performance Measurement, Financial Forecasting, Finance, Behavioral Economics, Risk Management, Market Trend, Risk Analysis, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Strategy, Product Design, Design Thinking, Product Planning, Innovation, Persona Development, Product Management, Team Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Prototyping, Market Research, Sustainable Business, Agile Product Development, Marketing, Product Roadmaps, Sustainable Design, Ideation, Commercialization
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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months