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.

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Numerical Analysis, Critical Thinking
★ 4.2 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Test Script Development, Software Testing, Programming Principles, Browser Compatibility, Web Development Tools, Software Installation, Automation, Python Programming, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Package and Software Management
★ 4.6 (16) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, AI Security, Data Persistence, Incident Management, Technical Communication, Risk Analysis
★ 4.8 (19) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Embedded Software, Process Modeling, Systems Analysis, Distributed Computing, Theoretical Computer Science, Data Modeling, Software Design, Maintainability, Algorithms, Logical Reasoning
★ 4.1 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI literacy, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence
★ 3.6 (21) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Model Training, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Methods, Machine Learning Software, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Validation, Data Processing, Data Quality, Mathematical Software, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Algorithms
★ 4.9 (51) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Logistic Regression, Data Cleansing, Apache Spark, PySpark, Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (22) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Integrity, Correlation Analysis
★ 4 (10) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Computer Programming, Web Development Tools, Web Development, Software Engineering
★ 4.7 (21) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Smart Goals
★ 4.9 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Flutter (Software), Mobile Development, Application Development, Mobile Development Tools, Data Validation, iOS Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Information Architecture, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Cross Platform Development, UI Components, Interactive Design, Software Design, Interaction Design, Scalability, Usability, Verification And Validation
★ 4.9 (42) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Hydrology, Water Resources, Water Quality, Stormwater Management, Environmental Science, Biology, Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Environment
★ 4.7 (13) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks