App design courses can help you learn user interface design, prototyping, usability testing, and interaction design principles. You can build skills in creating wireframes, conducting user research, and implementing design feedback effectively. Many courses introduce tools like Sketch, Figma, and Adobe XD, that support creating visually appealing and functional app layouts. You’ll also explore design systems and accessibility standards to ensure your apps are user-friendly and inclusive.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Change Management, Business Continuity, Organizational Change, Engineering Management, Contingency Planning, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, Leadership, Innovation, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Vulnerability
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Process Analysis, Web Analytics, Dashboard, Process Design, Customer experience improvement, Driving engagement, Process Improvement and Optimization, User Feedback, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analysis, Business Metrics, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SolidWorks (CAD), Assembly Drawing, 3D Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, Drafting and Engineering Design, Mechanical Design, Design Specifications, Functional Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Equipment Design, Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing, Functional Requirement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Full-Stack Web Development, Server Side
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Style Guides, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Image Quality, Design Elements And Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, Systems Design, Hardware Architecture, Software Architecture, System Programming, Real Time Data, System Requirements, Linux
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, Application Development, AI Enablement, Image Analysis, Google Cloud Platform
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Computer Graphics, Application Development, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Software Design, C++ (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Software Architecture, Application Lifecycle Management, Context Management, System Configuration, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Database Design, Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Star Schema, Relational Databases, Snowflake Schema, Business Intelligence, SQL, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Mart, PostgreSQL, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Typography, Color Matching, Creative Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Azure DevOps, Cloud Computing, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Microsoft Azure, CI/CD, Cloud Deployment, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Application Performance Management, Application Deployment, Full-Stack Web Development, Node.JS, Platform As A Service (PaaS)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Application Development, Generative AI, LLM Application, AI Enablement, Multimodal Prompts
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours