Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Monitoring, Physical Science, Hydrology, Environmental Science, Climate Change Adaptation, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geographic Information Systems, Social Studies, World History
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Search Engine Optimization, Brand Marketing, Content Marketing, Keyword Research, Content Creation, Web Analytics, Customer Engagement, Thought Leadership, Customer Relationship Building, Content Management Systems, Business Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Musical Composition, Music Performance, Peer Review, Media Production, Post-Production
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Advertising Campaigns, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click Advertising, Performance Analysis, Performance marketing, Bidding, Campaign Management, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Web Analytics, Advertising, Performance Metric, Keyword Research, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Target Audience, Performance Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Experience Design, User Centered Design, Design Thinking, Persona (User Experience), UI/UX Research, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence, Design Research, Wireframing, Responsible AI, Prototyping, Design Reviews, User Story, Prompt Patterns, Professional Development, Storyboarding, Presentations
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability, User Research, Interactive Design, Design Strategies, UI/UX Research, User Centered Design, Mockups, Visual Design, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Figma (Design Software), Design Thinking, Design Elements And Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: International Relations, World History, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, Culture, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Economics, Governance, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of North Texas
Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Awareness, Disabilities, Community Organizing, Community Development, Immigration Law, Community Outreach, Social Skills, Social Impact, Community and Social Work, Social and Human Services, Social Work, Social Justice, Empathy, Communication, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Student Engagement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Productivity Software, Performance Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Data, Administrative Support, Sales Process, Account Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Data Analysis, Account Management, Customer Service, Microsoft Copilot, Content Management, AI Personalization, Microsoft 365, Relationship Building, Consultative Approaches, Solution Selling, Generative AI
Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Train The Trainer, Virtual Environment, Technical Communication, Design, Education Software and Technology, Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Environment and Resource Management, Social Justice, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Application Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Deployment, Unit Testing, Docker (Software), Containerization, Kubernetes, AI Workflows, IBM Cloud, Microservices, Model Evaluation, User Feedback, Machine Learning, Performance Analysis, Business Metrics, Natural Language Processing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Science, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks