Research courses can help you learn data collection techniques, statistical analysis, literature review methods, and experimental design. You can build skills in critical thinking, hypothesis testing, and effective communication of findings. Many courses introduce tools like SPSS, R, and Python for data analysis, as well as reference management software such as EndNote or Zotero, which support the organization and presentation of research projects.

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Higher Education, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Academic Advising, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Student Services, Planning, Research, Organizational Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Adobe Firefly, Game Design, Generative AI, Adobe Creative Cloud, Graphic Design, Responsible AI, Adobe Photoshop, Design, Design Research, User Experience Design, Oral Expression, Prompt Engineering, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Analytics, Trend Analysis, Data Management, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Negotiation, Relationship Building, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Operations Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Tensorflow, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Image Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Vision, Deep Learning
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, UI Components, Visualization (Computer Graphics), User Centered Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Ancient History, Scientific Methods, World History, Anthropology, General Science and Research, Environment, Spatial Analysis, Research, Culture, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Collection, Biology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Music, Culture, Media and Communications, Liberal Arts, Art History, Storytelling, World History, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Cinematography, Science and Research, Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Transfer Learning, Text Mining, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Data Manipulation, Marketing Analytics, Python Programming, Feature Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Classification Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, Performance Metric
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Python Programming, NumPy, Linear Algebra, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Mining, Data Science, Statistical Methods, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Visualization Software, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Regression Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Systems, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Substance Abuse, Correlation Analysis, Heat Maps, Community Mental Health Services, Data Visualization, Health Informatics, Trauma Care, Mental Health
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Excel Formulas, Data Visualization, Data Literacy, Business Analysis, Data Presentation, Business Intelligence, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Analytics, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Correlation Analysis, Case Studies, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks