Food science courses can help you learn about food safety, nutrition, sensory evaluation, and food processing techniques. You can build skills in recipe formulation, quality control, and understanding food chemistry. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing taste tests, laboratory equipment for testing food properties, and food modeling software to predict shelf life, allowing you to apply these skills in real-world food production and innovation.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Convolutional Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Decision Tree Learning, Autoencoders, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Keras (Neural Network Library), Classification Algorithms, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Software Development, Software Design Patterns, Design Thinking, Software Development Methodologies, Software Design, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Process Mapping, Software Engineering, Kanban Principles, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Program Development, Application Security, Scrum (Software Development), Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, User Experience Design, Software Quality (SQA/SQC)
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Middleware, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, API Design, Azure DevOps, Postman API Platform, API Testing, .NET Framework, Microservices
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Integrated Development Environments
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Environmental Science, Sustainable Development, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Socioeconomics, Finance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Logistic Regression, Transfer Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Artificial Neural Networks, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Python Programming, Computer Vision, Medical Imaging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, SQL, Data Presentation, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Database Development, Database Administration, Data Science
Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of London
Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Collection, Classification Algorithms
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Network Analysis, Data Structures, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Algorithms, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Theoretical Computer Science, Program Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Pseudocode, Operations Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Data Validation, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks