Computer graphics courses can help you learn 2D and 3D modeling, rendering techniques, animation principles, and visual effects. You can build skills in texture mapping, lighting design, and character rigging, along with understanding color theory and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Adobe After Effects, and Unity, showing how these applications are used to create immersive visual experiences in gaming, film, and virtual reality.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Unity Engine, Application Development, Prototyping, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Web Development Tools, User Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems, Systems Administration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Front-End Web Development, Debugging, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, GitHub, Pseudocode, Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Copilot, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), C# (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: DevOps, CI/CD, Process Mapping, Culture Transformation, Continuous Improvement Process, Lean Methodologies, Risk Management, Quality Improvement, Process Improvement, Organizational Structure, Kanban Principles, Operational Efficiency, User Feedback, Systems Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pittsburgh
Skills you'll gain: Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Storage, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Applications, Google Cloud Platform, Flask (Web Framework), Distributed Computing, Containerization, Software Architecture, Docker (Software), Virtualization, Restful API, JSON, Microservices, Scalability, Extensible Markup Language (XML), API Design, Computer Architecture
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Maintainability, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Software Engineering, System Programming, Software Development, Simulations, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, User Interface (UI), Data Structures, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Prototyping, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Laboratory Techniques, Chemistry, Manufacturing Processes, Micrometer, Image Analysis, Chemical Engineering
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Java, Java Programming, AI Personalization, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Algorithms, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Serverless Computing, Cloud Security, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Databases, Data Storage, Network Architecture, Data Migration, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Redis, Data Persistence, Data Store, Performance Tuning, Transaction Processing, Operational Databases, Server Administration, Scalability, Scripting, Data Structures, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Cloud Security, Java, Scalability, Software As A Service, Web Services, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, JSON, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Restful API, Object Oriented Design, Middleware, Database Design, Systems Architecture, Application Deployment, Network Protocols
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks