Graphic design courses can help you learn typography, color theory, layout design, and branding strategies. You can build skills in creating visual content for both print and digital platforms, as well as developing a keen eye for aesthetics and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, that support executing design projects and bringing your creative ideas to life.
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, User Interface (UI), Usability, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Prototyping
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Usability Testing, Stakeholder Engagement, User Experience Design, User Experience, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Workflow Management, Human Centered Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Strategy, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Information Architecture, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Application Deployment, Ajax, jQuery, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), JSON, Data Modeling, Web Applications, Database Development, Database Design, Application Development, Javascript, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Back-End Web Development, SQL, Web Servers, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Autodesk, 3D Assets, Design Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design and Development, Scripting, Full-Stack Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: GraphQL, API Design, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, ASP.NET, Authentications, Data Validation, .NET Framework, Authorization (Computing), C# (Programming Language), Serverless Computing, Software Documentation, Microsoft Azure, Software Architecture, Verification And Validation, Application Deployment, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data Storytelling, Microsoft Excel, Trend Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, AI Orchestration, System Monitoring, CrewAI, Agentic Workflows, Continuous Monitoring, Agentic systems, Enterprise Application Management, Event Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Site Reliability Engineering, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Generative Model Architectures, AI Security, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Application Deployment, Middleware
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Planning, Social Media Content, Responsible AI, Digital Marketing, Cross-Channel Marketing, Logo Design, Digital Design, Content Marketing, Layout Design, Creative Design, Generative AI, Marketing Strategies, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Graphic Design, Content Strategy, Advertising, Market Research
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Integrated Development Environments, Event-Driven Programming, Software Development Tools, User Interface (UI), Graphical Tools, Scripting, Software Design, Package and Software Management, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), Version Control
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Text Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scalability, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Big Data, Probability & Statistics, Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Big Data, Database Design, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Databases, Apache Hadoop, Analytics, Social Media, Data Processing, Social Media Content, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data Integration, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks