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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Transfer Learning, Data Preprocessing, Hugging Face, Model Evaluation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, Scripting, Software Architecture, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Interactive Design, Development Environment, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), UI Components, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools, Debugging
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Box Plots, Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistics, Technical Communication, Statistical Inference, Graphing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Management
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), No-Code Development, Computer Graphics, Software Installation, Content Management, Configuration Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Databases, Data Integrity, Business Logic, Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Persistence, Database Design, Database Development, Performance Tuning, Relational Databases, Database Management Systems, Database Application, Database Management, Web Services, Data Access, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Data Storage Technologies, Authorization (Computing)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Case Western Reserve University
Skills you'll gain: Geostatistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Box Plots, Statistical Modeling, Geospatial Information and Technology, R Programming, Plot (Graphics), Rmarkdown, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Methods, Simulations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

JetBrains
Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Generative AI Agents, Large Language Modeling, AI Enablement, Software Development Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), IntelliJ IDEA, Generative AI, Code Review, Agentic systems, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development, Computer Programming, Debugging, Software Development Life Cycle
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: React.js, Test Case, JavaScript Frameworks, Unit Testing, UI Components, Software Testing, Development Testing, Context Management, Data Sharing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Community Outreach, Water Resource Management, Water Resources, Cultural Diversity, Land Management, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Cultural Sensitivity, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Laws, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Engineering, Water Quality, Case Studies, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Adaptation, Regulatory Compliance
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Feature Engineering, Pandas (Python Package), Text Mining, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming, Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Model Deployment, Keras (Neural Network Library), Feature Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Jupyter, Machine Learning Methods, Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing, Embeddings
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months