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.

Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Endpoint Security, Database Systems, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Management, Operating System Administration, Routing Protocols, Database Design, Application Development, Network Architecture, Unix, Linux Commands, TCP/IP, Database Theory, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Data Structures, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Software Development
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Cloud Computing Architecture, Software-Defined Networking, Cloud Computing, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Wide Area Networks, Data Centers, Network Performance Management, Network Switches, Virtual Machines, Scalability, Python Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Controls, Continuous Monitoring, Incident Response, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Development Life Cycle, Cybersecurity, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Assessment, Information Assurance, Network Security, Risk Management Framework, Cloud Security, Authentications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Application Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, No-Code Development, WordPress, Web Applications, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Content Management Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Water Quality, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, Laboratory Testing, Environmental Science, Mathematical Modeling, Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Database Design, Web Applications, Application Development, Web Development, Authentications, Web Servers, Data Modeling, Session Initiation Protocols, User Accounts, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Physical Science, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Climate Change Mitigation, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science, Physics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Experimentation, Mathematical Modeling, Scientific Visualization
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Network, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Inference, Markov Model, Graph Theory, Sampling (Statistics), Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Algorithms, Probability Distribution, Machine Learning Algorithms, Computational Thinking
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems, Systems Administration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Data Visualization Software, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Matplotlib, Python Programming, NumPy, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Debugging, Data Manipulation, Integrated Development Environments, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Scripting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, C (Programming Language), Data Structures, Computer Science, Algorithms, Computational Logic, Functional Specification, Command-Line Interface, Debugging, Data Validation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months