Biology courses can help you learn cellular processes, genetics, ecology, and evolutionary theory. You can build skills in laboratory techniques, data analysis, and critical thinking through hands-on experiments and field studies. Many courses introduce tools like microscopes, DNA sequencers, and statistical software, that support conducting research and analyzing biological data.

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Land Management, Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Water Sustainability, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Science, Taxonomy, Research, Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Laboratory Reports, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Monitoring, Data Collection, Environment, Scientific Methods, Land Management, Biology, Hydrology, Water Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

National Academy of Sports Medicine
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Counseling, Preventative Care, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Nutritional Assessment, Health And Wellness Coaching, Exercise Science, Physiology, Biology, Anatomy, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Environment, Pollution Prevention, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Systems Thinking, Climate Change Adaptation, Biology, Community Organizing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Agentic systems, Network Model, Biology, Programming Principles, Mathematical Modeling, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Social Sciences, Laboratory Research, Research, Sociology, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Food and Beverage, Environmental Issue, Biology, Nutrition and Diet, Sports Medicine
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Oncology, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Informed Consent, Treatment Planning, Patient-centered Care, Urology, Epidemiology, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Education And Counseling, Clinical Practices
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Applications, Bioinformatics, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Algorithms, Development Environment, Amazon Web Services, Performance Tuning, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Interactive Data Visualization, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Data Science, Data Integration, Unsupervised Learning, Molecular Biology, Data Analysis, Metadata Management, Cell Biology, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

American Museum of Natural History
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Environment, Taxonomy, Laboratory Research, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Estimation, Research, Research Methodologies, Medical Imaging, Environmental Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Food Quality Assurance And Control, Food and Beverage, Consumer Behaviour, Quality Assurance, Laboratory Testing, Product Testing, Science and Research, Human Factors, Nutrition and Diet, Scientific Methods, Research, Acceptance Testing, Analytical Testing, Biology, Product Development, Chemistry, Medical Science and Research, Physiology, Neurology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Respiration, Rehabilitation, Human Musculoskeletal System, Hemodynamics, Respiratory Care, Pulmonology, Orthopedics, Capillary, Clinical Practices, Cell Biology, Physiology, Anatomy, Endocrinology, Medical Imaging, Cardiology, Kinesiology, Immunology, Pulmonary Function Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Interactive Learning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months