Food science courses can help you learn about food safety, nutrition, sensory evaluation, and food processing techniques. You can build skills in recipe formulation, quality control, and understanding food chemistry. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing taste tests, laboratory equipment for testing food properties, and food modeling software to predict shelf life, allowing you to apply these skills in real-world food production and innovation.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Development Environment, Engineering Software, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging, Program Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Socioeconomics, Community Development, Social Justice, Human Development, Environmental Science, Economics, Health Policy, Natural Resource Management, Public Health, Food Services, World History
Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Manipulation, Data Warehousing, SQL, Cloud Development, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Stored Procedure, Data Storage, Database Management, Generative AI, Data Science, Data Import/Export, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Mechanical Design, Assembly Drawing, 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Integration Testing, Technical Design, Industrial Design, Functional Design, Structural Engineering
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Web Applications, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Hardware Architecture, Performance Tuning, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

JetBrains
Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Java, Java Programming, IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Android Development, Interoperability, Mobile Development, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Performance Tuning, Functional Design, Code Review, Programming Principles, Maintainability, Unit Testing, Scripting, Software Development, Development Environment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Process Automation, Data Presentation, Java, Productivity Software, C# (Programming Language), Data Capture, File I/O, Programming Principles, Scalability, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Gemini, Artificial Intelligence, Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Embeddings, Workflow Management, Python Programming, Data Validation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Responsive Web Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), Browser Compatibility, Web Development, Javascript, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Machine Learning Methods, Query Languages, Data Import/Export, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Interactive Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks