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 California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C (Programming Language), Algorithms, File I/O, System Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Secure Coding, Scaled Agile Framework
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Linux Commands, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, User Interface (UI), IT Automation, Interactive Design, File I/O, Programming Principles, Debugging, File Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, Generative AI, LLM Application
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Conceptual Design, Sustainable Design, Project Planning, Sustainable Engineering, Product Development, Systems Engineering, Product Management, Product Design, Manufacturing and Production, Design and Product, Risk Management, Design Software, Engineering, Time Management, Internet Of Things, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Jupyter, Microsoft Azure, Feature Engineering, Data Analysis, Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Correlation Analysis, Applied Machine Learning
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Dassault Systèmes
Skills you'll gain: Team Building
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Data Analysis, Database Management, NoSQL, Database Theory, Databases, Database Development, SQL, Big Data, Model Evaluation, Apache Hadoop, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Database Management Systems, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Technical Communication
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Ajax, Development Environment, Content Management Systems, Web Development, Data Management, PHP (Scripting Language), Database Development, MySQL, Javascript and jQuery, Information Architecture, Database Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Security, User Accounts, Data Validation
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Research, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Research Design, Data Collection, Surveys, Human Factors, Classification Algorithms, Experimentation, Data Quality, Statistical Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Scalability, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Machine Learning Algorithms, NumPy, Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Terraform, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Nginx, Load Balancing, Containerization
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Web Servers, Server Side, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Go (Programming Language), Web Applications, Back-End Web Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours