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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.


Popular Material Science Courses and Certifications


  • U

    Universidade de São Paulo

    Planejamento e controle da produção: fundamentos e modelagem

    Skills you'll gain: Production Planning, Production Management, Manufacturing Operations, Lean Manufacturing, Inventory Control, Material Requirements Planning, Operations Management, Resource Planning, Inventory Management System, Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Supply Chain Systems, Forecasting, Enterprise Resource Planning

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    Duke University

    Introduction to GitHub Actions

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Automation, GitHub, YAML, DevOps, Event-Driven Programming, Git (Version Control System), Software Testing

    3.2
    Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    23 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • M

    MedCerts

    Pharmacy Law, Emergency Preparedness, and Biopharmaceutics

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, Healthcare Ethics, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Infectious Diseases, Health Care, Emergency Response, Public Health, Information Privacy

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Algal Blooms and Proliferations

    Skills you'll gain: Water Quality, Hazard Analysis, Pollution Prevention, Food Safety and Sanitation, Environmental Issue, Laboratory Testing, Environmental Monitoring, Public Health, Environmental Engineering, Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Biology

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    K-Means Clustering 101: World Happiness Report

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Plotly, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Fundamental Tools of Data Wrangling

    Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), Data Wrangling, NumPy, Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Jupyter, Python Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Emotional Intelligence, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Waterfall Methodology, Initiative and Leadership, Motivational Skills, Team Motivation, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Self-Awareness

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    26 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Illinois Tech

    Introduction to Open Source Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, File I/O, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Computer Programming, System Programming, Pseudocode, Program Development, Event-Driven Programming, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Data Structures

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • A

    AI CERTs

    AI Powered UI/UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Experience Design, User Centered Design, Design Thinking, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Research, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence, Design Research, Wireframing, Responsible AI, Prototyping, Design Reviews, User Story, Prompt Patterns, Professional Development, Storyboarding, Presentations

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • D

    Dartmouth College

    Question Reality: Mind

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, Logical Reasoning, Experimentation, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Thinking, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Simulations, Psychology, Science and Research

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    14 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Determine Shortest Paths Between Routers Using Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, File I/O, Network Routing, Computer Networking, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming, Network Routers, Algorithms, Computer Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    Realidad Extendida y Metaverso para todos

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Virtual Environment, Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, User Experience, Unity Engine, Display Devices, Experience Design, Development Environment, Computer Programming Tools, Animations, Peripheral Devices

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Planejamento e controle da produção: fundamentos e modelagem: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Introduction to GitHub Actions: Duke University
  • Pharmacy Law, Emergency Preparedness, and Biopharmaceutics: MedCerts
  • Algal Blooms and Proliferations: University of California San Diego
  • K-Means Clustering 101: World Happiness Report: Coursera
  • Fundamental Tools of Data Wrangling: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Leadership : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Introduction to Open Source Application Development: Illinois Tech
  • AI Powered UI/UX Design: AI CERTs
  • Question Reality: Mind: Dartmouth College

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