Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Team Management, Systems Architecture, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Scrum (Software Development), Systems Development Life Cycle, Teamwork, Configuration Management, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Scaled Agile Framework, Systems Development, Team Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Engineering Management, Risk Management, Waterfall Methodology, Leadership and Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Application Development, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Software Design, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Software-Defined Networking, Application Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Network Architecture, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Secure Coding, Cloud Security, Scenario Testing, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Diagram Design, Persona Development, User Accounts, Target Audience, Graphic Design, Collaborative Software, Productivity Software, Market Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Process Flow Diagrams, Process Mapping, Target Audience, Data Visualization, User Accounts, Business Process, Graphic Design, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Communication Planning, Project Documentation, Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Communication Strategies, Process Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Network Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, Network Planning And Design, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Routers, Network Security, Local Area Networks, Network Switches, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Beginner · 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

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: ABAP RESTful Programming Model (RAP), SAP S/4HANA, Restful API, Core Data (Software), Secure Coding, Security Controls, HTML and CSS, UI Components
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Eclipse (Software), Test Tools, File Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Test Automation, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Web Scraping, Data Validation, Test Case, Web Development Tools, Data Structures
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Event-Driven Programming, System Design and Implementation, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Cloud Computing, Software Design, Application Frameworks, Software Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, Large Language Modeling, Embeddings, Application Deployment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months