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Material Science Courses

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.


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Popular Material Science Courses and Certifications


  • U

    Unilever

    Supply Chain Management and Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Process Improvement, Capacity Planning, Logistics Management, Sustainable Business, Analytics, Corporate Sustainability, Scheduling, Inventory Management System, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Security Management, Expense Management, Operating Expense, Risk Management, Data Visualization, Problem Solving

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    549 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Manchester

    Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes

    Skills you'll gain: Physical Science, Environment, Hydrology, Water Resources, Mathematical Modeling, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Biology, Simulations, Scientific Methods, Chemistry

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    471 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Full-Stack Developer

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, C# (Programming Language), HTML and CSS, Azure DevOps, Load Balancing, Continuous Integration, Git (Version Control System), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Scalability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Authentications, ASP.NET, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, SQL, Microsoft Copilot, .NET Framework, Graph Theory

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    417 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • T

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    English for Effective Business Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Business Communication, Writing, Writing and Editing, Concision, Persuasive Communication, English Language, Grammar, Language Competency, Target Audience, Vocabulary

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    470 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    IBM

    Supervised Machine Learning: Classification

    Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Random Forest Algorithm, Sampling (Statistics), Performance Metric

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    456 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Functions, Methods, and Interfaces in Go

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Design, Data Structures, Software Design, Debugging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Infographics, Data Collection, Data Quality, Business Analytics, Data Visualization Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Analysis, Communication, Digital Marketing, Health Care

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    651 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Infosec

    Cybersecurity Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Policies, Linux Commands, Cyber Security Assessment, Command-Line Interface, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Linux, Risk Management Framework, Operating System Administration, Network Monitoring, Security Management, Operating Systems, Cyber Risk, Cloud Services, Threat Management, General Networking, Windows PowerShell, Cyber Governance, Unix Commands

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    679 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100) Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Model Deployment, Convolutional Neural Networks, Classification Algorithms, Data Analysis, Image Analysis, Model Evaluation, Transfer Learning, Data Ethics, Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Software, Distributed Computing, Information Privacy, Supervised Learning, Virtual Machines

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    617 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • R

    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 1: Historical Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Ancient History, Sociology, Social Sciences, Anthropology, World History, Psychology, Research, Science and Research

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    407 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    Universiteit Leiden

    Anatomy of the Abdomen and Pelvis; a journey from basis to clinic.

    Skills you'll gain: Anatomy, Medical Imaging, Pathology, Patient Evaluation, Diagnostic Radiology, General Surgery, Physiology, Clinical Assessment, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Medical Terminology

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    457 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Finetuning Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Transfer Learning, Data Preprocessing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    613 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular material science courses

  • Supply Chain Management and Analytics: Unilever
  • Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes: University of Manchester
  • Microsoft Full-Stack Developer: Microsoft
  • English for Effective Business Writing: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Classification: IBM
  • Functions, Methods, and Interfaces in Go: University of California, Irvine
  • Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Cybersecurity Foundations: Infosec
  • Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100) Exam Prep: Microsoft
  • Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 1: Historical Foundations: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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