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.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Brainstorming, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Storyboarding, Customer Engagement, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Qualitative Research, Empathy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, Storyboarding, Adobe XD, Information Architecture, User Experience, UI/UX Research, Web Design, Usability Testing, Cross Platform Development, Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Research, User Story, Presentations, Human Factors, Persona (User Experience)
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Biological Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Technical Design, Research Design, Biology, Computational Logic, Laboratory Experience, Technical Standard
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Data Ethics, Statistical Modeling, Data Science, Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Linear Algebra, Calculus
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Interaction Design, Prototyping, A/B Testing, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Usability, Mockups, Design Research, User Research, Innovation, Creativity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Responsible AI, Design, User Experience Design, Creative Design, Persona (User Experience), Design and Product, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, UI/UX Strategy, Innovation, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, UI Components, Usability, Typography
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Malware Protection, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Security Engineering, User Accounts, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Geographic Information Systems
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing Processes, Engineering Design Process, Computer-Aided Design, Design Strategies, Prototyping, Design, 3D Modeling, Materials science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Computer-Aided Design, Engineering Design Process, Engineering, Engineering Practices, Simulation and Simulation Software, Conceptual Design, Sustainable Design, Creativity, Problem Solving, Prototyping, Innovation, User Centered Design, Analytical Skills, User Feedback, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Open Mindset, Storytelling, Creativity, Curiosity, Data Visualization, Human Centered Design, Empathy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), UI Components, User Experience Design, Layout Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, Mobile Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours