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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Mockups, Figma (Design Software), Design, Packaging and Labeling, Product Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Solution Design, Project Management, Technology Solutions, Project Implementation, Project Closure, Technical Consulting, Stakeholder Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Customer Engagement, Test Planning, Benchmarking, SAP Applications, Customer Analysis, Project Documentation, Gap Analysis, Needs Assessment, Business Requirements, Business Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Production Process, Manufacturing Processes, Data Collection, Data Storage, Manufacturing Operations, Systems Engineering, Digital Transformation, Data Preprocessing, Big Data, Computing Platforms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Analysis, Computational Thinking, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming, Network Model, UI Components, Software Design Patterns, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Program Development, Data Structures, File I/O, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Literacy, English Language, Language Competency, Grammar
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of New Mexico
Skills you'll gain: Middleware, Web Applications, Agile Software Development, Application Frameworks, Ruby on Rails, User Interface (UI), Software Development, Web Design, Data Modeling, Ajax, Software Architecture, Full-Stack Web Development, Model View Controller, Git (Version Control System), Software Development Tools, Relational Databases, Software Design Patterns, Javascript, Network Protocols
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Infographics, Planning, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Graphic Design, Graphical Tools, Graphic and Visual Design, Collaboration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Project Design, Sustainable Development, Socioeconomics, International Relations, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Innovation, Business Economics, Policy Development, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Model Based Systems Engineering, Failure Analysis, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Requirements Management, Scope Management, Design Reviews, Project Scoping, Root Cause Analysis, Program Management, Requirements Analysis, Test Engineering, User Requirements Documents, Cost Management, Contract Management, Systems Design, Business Requirements, Systems Thinking, Project Risk Management, Risk Management
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Computer Engineering, Systems Design, Electronic Systems, Computer Architecture, Electronics, Computational Logic, Computer Systems, Verification And Validation, Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Copilot, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months