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.

University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Mindfulness, Trustworthiness, Adaptability, Relationship Building, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Professional Development, Self-Awareness, Cognitive flexibility, Lifelong Learning, Leadership, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Control Systems, Vibrations, Systems Engineering, Mechanics, Numerical Analysis, Differential Equations, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Analysis, Simulations, Safety Assurance, Geometry, Linear Algebra, Torque (Physics), Applied Mathematics, Physics, Calculus, Mathematical Theory & Analysis
Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Communication, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Tactfulness, Empathy, Performance Management, Growth Mindedness, Collaboration, Personal Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Accident Prevention, Safety and Security, Infrastructure Security, Medical Science and Research, Threat Management, Physical Science, Environmental Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Analysis, Physics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Web Applications, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Computer Architecture, System Design and Implementation, Computational Logic, Computer Hardware, Functional Design, Data Storage
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Web Scraping, SQL, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Analysis, Databases, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Data Processing, Jupyter, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Enablement, Technical Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Information Architecture, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative AI, Fraud detection, Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Exploratory Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Data Visualization, Data Synthesis, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Waste Minimization, Sustainable Development, Environmental Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Product Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Materials science, Process Analysis, Economics
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Anthropic
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Prompt Engineering, Tool Calling, AI Workflows, Data Access, Servers, Python Programming, Debugging, Development Testing, Technical Documentation, Document Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Embeddings, Model Evaluation, Network Architecture
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks