Object Oriented Design courses can help you learn principles like encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism, along with design patterns such as Singleton and Factory. You can build skills in creating reusable code, improving software maintainability, and designing systems that are easier to understand and extend. Many courses introduce tools like UML for modeling, as well as programming languages such as Java and Python, which are commonly used to implement object-oriented concepts in real-world applications.

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Data Structures, C (Programming Language), Development Environment, Software Design Patterns, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Data Persistence, Algorithms, Maintainability, Simulations, Data Management, Prototyping
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java Programming, Java, Record Keeping
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

JetBrains
Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Spring Framework, Android Development, IntelliJ IDEA, Functional Design, Interoperability, Unit Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Database Design, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Data Migration, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Software Documentation, SQL, Dashboard, Artificial Intelligence, Database Management, Data Visualization, Large Language Modeling, Gap Analysis, Data Analysis, Automation
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Algorithms, C++ (Programming Language), File I/O, Object Oriented Design, Computational Thinking, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Data Storage, Software Design, Computer Science, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Program Development, Maintainability, Software Engineering, Database Systems
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, JSON, Django (Web Framework), Javascript, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Restful API, ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Servers, C# (Programming Language), Web Services, Database Management, JSON, SQL, Database Design, Server Side, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), API Design, Programming Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Change Management, Organizational Structure, Project Management, Project Coordination, Organizational Change, Agile Methodology, Project Planning, Waterfall Methodology, Interpersonal Communications, Strategic Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Dashboard, Data Wrangling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Relational Databases, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Big Data, Microsoft Excel, IBM Cognos Analytics, Analytical Skills, Excel Formulas, Data Manipulation, Web Scraping
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, Creativity, Data Integrity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, C (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C and C++, Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, Computational Thinking, Integrated Development Environments, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Command-Line Interface, Graph Theory, Software Testing, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Creative Problem-Solving, AI Enablement, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Creative Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Brainstorming, Large Language Modeling, Game Design, Education Software and Technology, Student Engagement
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months