Computer graphics courses can help you learn 2D and 3D modeling, rendering techniques, animation principles, and visual effects. You can build skills in texture mapping, lighting design, and character rigging, along with understanding color theory and composition. Many courses introduce tools like Blender, Adobe After Effects, and Unity, showing how these applications are used to create immersive visual experiences in gaming, film, and virtual reality.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Theoretical Computer Science, Information Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon S3, Cloud Computing, AWS CloudFormation, Relational Databases, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Application Deployment, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Security, Network Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design and Development, Usability, Semantic Web, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Hosting, Web Servers, Data Validation, Web Development Tools
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Algorithms, Network Routing, Programming Principles, Social Network Analysis, Data Structures, Network Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Meta
Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unix Commands, Git (Version Control System), GitHub, Linux Commands, Software Versioning, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Collaborative Software, File Management, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Web Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Design, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Design Strategies, Design Research, User Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Computer Systems, Data Structures, Algorithms, Operating Systems, File Systems, Computer Hardware, Data Management
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Graph Theory, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI Components, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, C# (Programming Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Restful API, OAuth, Microsoft Azure, Back-End Web Development, Application Frameworks, Network Routing, Cloud Applications, Server Side, Javascript, Application Deployment, Cloud API, Authentications, Event-Driven Programming
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Microsoft Visual Studio, Computer Graphic Techniques, C++ (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Animations, Application Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Estimation, Machine Learning Methods, Computer Vision, Control Systems, Data Integration, Mathematical Modeling, Spatial Analysis, Linear Algebra
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months