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Material Science Courses

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.


Popular Material Science Courses and Certifications


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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Wireframing, Product Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Conceptual Design, Product Testing, Project Management, Product Management, Agile Methodology

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    École Polytechnique

    Comment rédiger et publier un article scientifique (Enseignement par projet)

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Journals, Writing, Research, Science and Research, Research Methodologies, Editing, Proofreading, Document Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Qualitative Research

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Imperial College London

    Immunology: Innate Immune System

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology, Microbiology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Environment, Biology, Research

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    154 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Trustworthiness, Professionalism, Personal Integrity, Business Administration, Business Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Compliance Management, Leadership Studies, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Case Studies, Corporate Sustainability, Conflict Management, Team Leadership

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    179 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest Controllers

    Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Spring Framework, Restful API, Spring Boot, Web Services, JSON, YAML, Web Applications, Configuration Management, Angular, Java Programming, Application Frameworks, Software Architecture, Middleware, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    有机化学

    Skills you'll gain: Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Laboratory Testing, Materials science, Pharmaceutical Terminology, Structural Analysis

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    83 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests)

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Box Plots, Correlation Analysis, Data Visualization, Scatter Plots, Data Cleansing, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Python Programming

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    IBM

    Fundamentals of AI Agents Using RAG and LangChain

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Hugging Face, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Embeddings, Natural Language Processing

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Introducción a la inteligencia artificial contemporánea

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Supervised Learning, Algorithms

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Introduction to GitHub Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, AI Workflows, GitHub, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Software Installation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    AI Applications in People Management

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Human Resources, Data Ethics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), People Management, Artificial Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Machine Learning, Employee Retention, Blockchain

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Ethics in Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Engineering Practices, Biomedical Engineering, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Social Impact, Engineering, Case Studies, Civil Engineering, Software Engineering, Safety Assurance

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular material science courses

  • Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Comment rédiger et publier un article scientifique (Enseignement par projet): École Polytechnique
  • Immunology: Innate Immune System: Imperial College London
  • Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation: Coursera
  • Spring MVC, Spring Boot and Rest Controllers: LearnQuest
  • 有机化学: Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Basic Statistics in Python (Correlations and T-tests): Coursera
  • Fundamentals of AI Agents Using RAG and LangChain: IBM
  • Introducción a la inteligencia artificial contemporánea: Universidad de los Andes
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot: Microsoft

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