Mergers and acquisitions courses can help you learn valuation techniques, negotiation strategies, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in assessing market conditions, structuring deals, and understanding regulatory implications. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis and software for project management, that support tracking progress and ensuring compliance throughout the acquisition process.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Spreadsheet Software, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Automation, File I/O, Debugging, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, European History, World History, Cultural Diversity, Music History, Art History, Higher Education, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Product Marketing, Value Propositions, Target Market, Marketing, Product Strategy, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Market Trend, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Manufacturing and Production, Food and Beverage, Sustainable Design, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Environment and Resource Management, Biology, Taxonomy, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Process Engineering, Laboratory Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Construction Management, Real Estate, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Risk Management, Finance, Project Management, Lean Methodologies, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Commercial Real Estate, Business Mathematics, Strategic Partnership, Return On Investment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Decision Making, Probability Distribution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Business Communication, Writing, Writing and Editing, Concision, Persuasive Communication, English Language, Grammar, Language Competency, Target Audience, Vocabulary
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Event-Driven Programming, Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Performance Tuning, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon S3, Cloud Security, AWS Kinesis, Data Analysis, Containerization, Data Visualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Finance, Investments, Business Valuation, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Equities, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Regression Analysis, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Microsoft Excel, Risk Analysis, Performance Analysis, Cash Flows
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Music, Music Theory, Aesthetics, World Music, Cultural Diversity, Psychology, Physiology, Biology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Management and Planning, Compensation Analysis, Compensation Strategy, Human Resource Strategy, Compensation Management, Human Resources, Talent Management, Employee Retention, Recruitment, Constructive Feedback, Benchmarking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Malware Protection, Network Monitoring, Network Administration, TCP/IP, Network Infrastructure, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Protocols, Load Balancing, Firewall, Vulnerability Assessments, General Networking, Authorization (Computing), Web Applications, Authentications
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks