Design Patterns courses can help you learn object-oriented design principles, common design patterns like Singleton and Observer, and best practices for software architecture. You can build skills in code refactoring, improving maintainability, and enhancing collaboration among developers. Many courses introduce tools such as UML for visualizing design structures and integrated development environments (IDEs) that facilitate pattern implementation, allowing you to apply these concepts in real coding projects.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Game Design, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Graph Theory, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Application Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Unit Testing, Software Design, Software Architecture, API Design, Model View Controller, Program Development, Software Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Databases
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Spring Framework, Microservices, JUnit, Model View Controller, Hibernate (Java), Restful API, Spring Boot, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Web Services, Object-Relational Mapping, Transaction Processing, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, JSON, YAML, Load Balancing, Unit Testing, Software Configuration Management, Java Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Tool Calling, Prompt Engineering, Software Design Patterns
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Web Design, Figma (Design Software), Typography, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Maintainability, Mockups, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Usability, Prototyping, Browser Compatibility, User Experience Design, Web Development Tools, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Georgia Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Prototyping, User Centered Design, Usability, Requirements Analysis, UI/UX Research, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, User Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, API Gateway, Scalability, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Data Management, Distributed Computing, Databases, API Design, Restful API, Software Design Patterns, NoSQL, GraphQL, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unified Modeling Language, JUnit, Software Testing, Software Engineering, Java, Java Programming, Unit Testing, Program Development, Software Design, Application Design, Test Driven Development (TDD)
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Machine Learning Algorithms, Solution Design, Problem Solving, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Performance Testing, Scalability, Data Architecture, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Predictive Modeling, Microservices, Big Data, Database Architecture and Administration, Test Case, Software Engineering, Application Performance Management, Data Store
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Instructional Design, Virtual Environment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Learning Management Systems, Teaching, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Storyboarding, Student Engagement, Learning Styles, Technical Writing, Human Centered Design, UI/UX Research, Information Architecture, Online Advertising
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Typography, Design, Digital Design, Design Software, Editing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks