Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Canva (Software), Animations, Creative Design, Video Editing, Content Creation, Video Production
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Quality Improvement, Continuous Improvement Process, Lean Six Sigma, Business Process, Operational Analysis, Process Analysis, Lean Methodologies, Education Software and Technology, Instructional Design, Root Cause Analysis, Learning Management Systems, Process Mapping, Digital pedagogy, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Solution Design, Requirements Analysis, System Implementation, Emerging Technologies, Test Planning
Credit offered
Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Change Management, Agile Software Development, Organizational Change, Team Management, Team Building, Leadership Studies, Sprint Planning, Project Management Software, Continuous Improvement Process, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Data Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Computer Security Awareness Training, Zero Trust Network Access, Information Systems Security, Security Awareness, Security Engineering, Threat Detection, Human Factors (Security), Cultural Sensitivity, Security Controls, Incident Response, Proactivity, Fraud detection, Information Technology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Motion Graphics, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, User Experience, Wireframing, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, UI Components, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Style Guides, Responsive Web Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, Team Management, Group Policy, Azure Active Directory, User Accounts, System Configuration, Identity and Access Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Windows PowerShell, Network Planning And Design, Network Performance Management, Security Controls
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Initiative and Leadership, Business Transformation, Product Improvement, Digital Transformation, Governance, Technology Strategies, Market Opportunities, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Roadmaps, Public Policies, Automation, Policy Analysis, Market Analysis, Persona (User Experience), Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon Web Services, Image Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Live Streaming, Real Time Data, Computer Vision, Internet Of Things
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Risk Management, Innovation, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Industrial Design, Stakeholder Engagement, User Requirements Documents, Market Opportunities, Market Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Return On Investment, Health Technology, Regulatory Requirements, Project Management, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Agile Methodology, Project Planning, Waterfall Methodology
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Dashboard, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Automation, Marketing, Customer Data Management, Marketing Management, Business, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Video Editing, Media Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Videography, Storytelling, Content Creation, Multimedia
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Collaborative Software, Adobe InDesign, Design Reviews, Version Control, Style Guides, User Feedback, Peer Review, Editing, Layout Design, Document Management, File Management, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks