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.

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Structural Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Hydraulics, Statistics, Mechanical Engineering, Probability, Engineering, Mechanics, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Algebra, Advanced Mathematics, Calculus, Differential Equations, Geometry, Trigonometry
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Computer Vision, Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Hugging Face, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Embeddings, Supervised Learning, Keras (Neural Network Library), Machine Learning, Debugging, Performance Tuning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Data Preprocessing
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Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
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

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Skills you'll gain: electromagnetics, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Materials science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Differential Equations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, Environmental Science, Supply Management, Social Impact, Environmental Policy, Business Analysis, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement, Policy Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Istio, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Agile Software Development, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Restful API, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Data Import/Export, Application Development
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Program Development, Bioinformatics, Data Storage, Development Testing, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Network Analysis, Test Case, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, C and C++, Java, Rust (Programming Language), Javascript, Software Testing, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)
Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Production Process, Process Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Physics, Energy and Utilities, Experimentation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Software Development Life Cycle, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Software Architecture, Computer Vision, LangChain, ChatGPT, Responsive Web Design, Restful API, LLM Application, Generative AI, Responsible AI, IBM Cloud, Data Import/Export, AI Workflows, Python Programming, Engineering Software, Machine Learning, Data Science
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Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Oil and Gas, Sustainable Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Physical Science, Mathematical Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

West Virginia University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Economics, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Supply And Demand, Environmental Science, Product Knowledge, Materials science, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Engineering, Construction
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks