Ancient history courses can help you learn about significant civilizations, key historical events, and cultural developments from various eras. You can build skills in critical analysis, historical interpretation, and effective research methods. Many courses introduce tools like primary source analysis and digital mapping techniques, which help you visualize historical trends and understand the context of ancient societies.

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, World History, Scientific Methods, Physical Science, Advocacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Computational Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, Automation, Agentic systems, System Requirements, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, Generative AI Agents, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Clinical Informatics, Medical Records, Medical History Documentation, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Informatics, Prompt Engineering, Health Technology, System Implementation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Program Development, Software Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Conceptual Design
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Visualization (Computer Graphics)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Music History, Music, Musical Composition, AI Enablement, Creativity, AI Workflows, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Post-Production
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music History, Musical Composition, Music, Classical Music, Music Performance, Performing Arts
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Needs Assessment, Initiative and Leadership, Leadership, Innovation, Compassion, Education and Training, Professionalism, Entrepreneurship, Adult Education, Social Impact, Formal Learning, Personal Integrity, Leadership Development, Community Development, Social Work, Social Justice, Community Outreach, Pedagogy, Teaching
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Email Automation, Customer experience improvement, Generative AI, Customer Support, Personalized Service, Customer Service, Product Support, Self Service Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Operational Efficiency, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Storytelling, World History, Writing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Analysis, Python Programming, Random Forest Algorithm, Dimensionality Reduction, Predictive Modeling, NumPy, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Deep Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Data Manipulation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Bioinformatics, Data Literacy, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Scientific Methods, Data Processing, Quantitative Research, Informatics, Biology, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months