Game design courses can help you learn level design, character development, storytelling techniques, and game mechanics. You can build skills in prototyping, user testing, and balancing gameplay to enhance player experience. Many courses introduce tools like Unity and Unreal Engine, that support creating interactive environments and implementing game logic. Additionally, you might explore programming languages such as C or C++ to bring your ideas to life, along with graphic design software for creating compelling visuals.

Ball State University
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Encryption, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Email Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Key Management, Application Development, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Software Engineering, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Design, Predictive Modeling, Algorithms, Data Structures, Performance Testing, File I/O, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Regulatory Compliance, Due Diligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Risk Analysis, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Infographics, Tableau Software, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Trend Analysis, Business Analytics, Peer Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Authorization (Computing), Azure Active Directory, Cloud Infrastructure, Authentications, Cloud Security, Event Monitoring, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Infrastructure Security, Identity and Access Management, System Monitoring, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Management, Active Directory, Network Monitoring, Data Governance, Cloud Applications, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Management, Information Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Strategy, Web Design, User Experience, Wireframing, User Research, User Centered Design, Mockups, Usability Testing, Requirements Analysis, Target Audience, Agile Methodology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Automation, Selenium (Software), Test Case, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Apache Maven, Automation, Application Frameworks, Software Design Patterns, Java, Maintainability, Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: LangChain, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Hugging Face, Prompt Engineering, Embeddings, AI Security, Model Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Photography, Photo Editing, Photo/Video Production and Technology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, OpenAI API, LLM Application, OpenAI, Model Context Protocol, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Tool Calling, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Context Management, Large Language Modeling, Python Programming, Development Environment, Application Deployment, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Brand Loyalty, Customer Data Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Business Analysis, Analysis, Auditing, Market Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks