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Software Engineering Courses

Software engineering courses can help you learn programming languages like Python and Java, software development methodologies, version control systems, and testing practices. You can build skills in code optimization, debugging, and collaborative project management. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, Docker for containerization, and integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code, which enhance your ability to develop, test, and deploy software efficiently.

Popular Software Engineering Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking Unix and Windows

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Unix, Cyber Operations, Computer Security, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, System Programming, Linux, Debugging, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Memory Management, Remote Access Systems

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Incident Management and Continuous Improvement

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Management, Incident Response, Security Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Policies, Remote Access Systems, Telecommuting, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Strategy, Security Software, Employee Engagement

    ★ 4.9 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • S

    SkillUp

    Logging and Monitoring Tools in Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Security, Database Management, Data Security, Relational Databases, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Management, Databases, System Monitoring, Data Storage, Data Management, Continuous Monitoring, Microsoft SQL Servers, Event Monitoring, IT Infrastructure, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Encryption

    ★ 5 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Web Scraping Tutorial with Scrapy and Python for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Import/Export, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Processing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JSON, Data Pipelines, Software Installation, Application Programming Interface (API), MongoDB, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Collection

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • S

    Scrimba

    React Beginner Project: Build a Movie Search App

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Application Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • A

    Adobe

    Image Editing Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, AI powered creativity, Visual Storytelling, Image Quality, Color Theory, Generative AI, Graphics Software, Editing, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Pearson

    Rust Programming Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: System Programming, Rust (Programming Language), Data Structures, Memory Management, Relational Databases, Other Programming Languages, Databases, Data Access, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Application Development, Code Reusability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Interoperability, Systems Integration, File I/O, Command-Line Interface, Program Development, Software Development

    ★ 3.9 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Set Up a Clockify Workspace

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Skills, Business Reporting, Small Business Accounting, User Accounts, Billing, Invoicing

    ★ 4.8 (6) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • P

    Packt

    Advanced Project Management and Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Procurement, Change Control, Project Management Software, Vendor Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management, CI/CD, Issue Tracking, Request for Proposal, Project Risk Management, Collaborative Software, Team Management, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Continuous Deployment, Risk Mitigation, Proposal Development, Change Management

    ★ 5 (6) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Generative AI Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, AI Enablement, Customer experience improvement, Data Ethics, Generative Model Architectures, Google Workspace, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Collaboration

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Master Financial Analysis: AI-Driven Modeling & Forecasting

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Working Capital, Business Valuation, Financial Forecasting, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Financial Data, Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Forecasting, Real Time Data, Power BI, Extract, Transform, Load, Tableau Software, Finance

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Building Modern Distributed Systems with Java

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Java Programming, Load Balancing, Middleware, Database Management Systems, NoSQL, Event-Driven Programming, Databases, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Computer Systems, Remote Access Systems, Microservices, Scalability, Service Management, Communication Systems

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular software engineering courses

  • Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking Unix and Windows: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Incident Management and Continuous Improvement: LearnQuest
  • Logging and Monitoring Tools in Azure: SkillUp
  • Web Scraping Tutorial with Scrapy and Python for Beginners: Packt
  • React Beginner Project: Build a Movie Search App: Scrimba
  • Image Editing Essentials: Adobe
  • Rust Programming Essentials: Pearson
  • Set Up a Clockify Workspace: Coursera
  • Advanced Project Management and Tools: Packt
  • Generative AI Leader: Google Cloud

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