Learn Something New: 100 Most Popular Courses For October
Discover new courses from top universities and tech companies like Amazon, Google, Michigan, HP, MIT, Rice, and Dartmouth.
Welcome to our monthly roundup of popular online courses! This October, we’re highlighting 100 courses recently added to Class Central’s catalog, along with some insightful videos and articles from around the web.
Our selection combines data from our learners’ 20 million course bookmarks, course enrollment numbers, and a few of our personal favorites.
Dive into a variety of topics, including:
- GenAI: Impact and applications in healthcare, marketing, game development, learning, pedagogy, and climate science.
- Business essentials: Negotiation, finance, and crisis communication.
- Learn to code: Java, Python, and C++, plus mobile app development.
- Science and History: Wetlands, plasma physics, and ancient Roman shipwrecks!
- Creative design: Photoshop, stunning UIs, and game design.
- Unusual topics: breakfast cereal origins, forbidden islands, and royal food tasters
If you don’t find what you’re looking for in the list below, feel free to browse Class Central’s catalog of over 250,000 courses or check out our free certificate collections.
GenAI, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Accelerate Your Learning with ChatGPT
Deep Teaching Solutions via Coursera
How LLMs Might Store Facts – Multilayer Perceptrons in Transformers
3Blue1Brown via YouTube
Predicting Extreme Climate Behavior with Machine Learning
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
Exploring Generative AI for Learning Design
University of Michigan via Coursera
AI’s Existing Impact
Emory University via Coursera
What Can AI Do for Marketing?
Emory University via Coursera
Generative AI Mastery: Revolutionizing Game Development
HP via edX
Generative AI for Students: Ethics & Academic Integrity
University of Glasgow via Coursera
Improving Accuracy of LLM Applications
DeepLearning.AI via Coursera
AI-Powered Software and System Design
DeepLearning.AI via Coursera
Machine Learning for Healthcare Professionals
Northeastern University via Coursera
Generative AI for Healthcare Students and Professionals
University of Glasgow via Coursera
Reinforcement Learning
RWTH Aachen University via edX
Complete Generative AI Course With Langchain and Huggingface
Udemy
The AI Odyssey- History, Regulations and Impact: A European Perspective
HEC Paris via France Université Numerique
Experimental Design for Machine Learning
The University of Nottingham via FutureLearn
Generative AI in Software Development
Amazon via Coursera
Ethical AI for Students
University of Adelaide via edX
The Potential for AI in Science and Mathematics
University of Oxford via YouTube
ChatGPT for Project Management: Execution, Tracking, Success
Vanderbilt University via Coursera
Business and Management
Mastering Negotiation Skills & Strategies
Northeastern University via Coursera
Strategic Technology Management
RWTH Aachen University via edX
Crisis Communication and Management
Dartmouth College via edX
Create Program Changes with Power Skills & Digital Enablers
University of Maryland, College Park via Coursera
Debt Management, Debt Reporting and Investors Relations
International Monetary Fund via edX
Small Business Entrepreneurship: Marketing a Business
Rice University via edX
International SEO
Semrush Academy
Reading Financial Statements
Corporate Finance Institute via Coursera
Banking & Finance in India
O.P. Jindal Global University via Coursera
Communicating Strategically
Dartmouth College via edX
Corporate Brand and Reputation
Dartmouth College via edX
Understanding Financial Crime
edX
Ultimate PMP renewal, get all 60 PDUs approved by PMI
Udemy
English for Business B1
Coursera
Contratos internacionales como forma de entrada al mercado extranjero
Universidad Carlos iii de Madrid via edX
Computer Science, Software Development, and Programming
Introduction to Mobile App Development
IBM via Coursera
Mastering Linux: The Comprehensive Guide
Udemy
An Introduction to Logic for Computer Science
University of Leeds via FutureLearn
Programming with Java
Amazon via Coursera
Unreal Engine Fundamentals
Epic Games via Coursera
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Foundations & Concepts
University of Colorado Boulder via Coursera
Introduction to Data Engineering on Google Cloud
Google Cloud via Coursera
Next-Gen Security: Mobile, IoT, and Cloud
University of Maryland, Baltimore County via edX
Integrated Cybersecurity: From Physical Safeguards to Digital Forensics and Governance
University of Maryland, Baltimore County via edX
Low Code Image Segmentation
MathWorks via Coursera
Flutter: Developing Cross-Platform Mobile Apps
IBM via Coursera
Moving Features from JavaScript to CSS and HTML
JSConf via YouTube
Quantum Computing For Everyone – An Introduction
Fractal Analytics via Coursera
Introduction to Industrial Image Processing
RWTH Aachen University via edX
NGINX MasterClass: NGINX Server & Custom Load Balancer
Udemy
C++ Beginner to Advanced: Modern C++20 and Multithreading
Udemy
An Introduction to Programming Using Python
University of Leeds via FutureLearn
Data Structures and Algorithms
Amazon via Coursera
Spring Boot Tutorial for Beginners
Dan Vega via YouTube
CrowdStrike IT Outage Explained by a Windows Developer
Dave’s Garage via YouTube
Low-Code Development and Building an App with Zoho Creator
CodeWithHarry via YouTube
Science and Engineering
From Commitments to Action: Transformative Approaches to Climate Adaptation in Europe
SDG Academy via edX
Why is All Life Carbon Based, Not Silicon? Three Startling Reasons!
Arvin Ash via YouTube
Lightcap 1: Fundamentals of light’s impact
Eindhoven University of Technology via Coursera
Discovering the Basics of Wetlands
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Nonlinear Kalman Filters (and Parameter Estimation)
University of Colorado System via Coursera
Introduction to Statistics without Maths: Basic Inferential Statistics
University of Lincoln via FutureLearn
How to Get Into Robotics
University of Leeds via FutureLearn
Livestock Science 101: Exploring Animal Health, Welfare, & Nutrition
Aberystwyth University via FutureLearn
Principles of Plasma Diagnostics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare
All Fundamental Forces and Elementary Particles Explained Simply
Klonusk via YouTube
What Voyager Detected at the Edge of the Solar System
Astrum via YouTube
How a 16th Century Explorer’s Sailing Ship Works
Animagraffs via YouTube
Nature’s Incredible Rotating Electric Motor – Smarter Every Day 300
SmarterEveryDay via YouTube
The Clever Way to Count Tanks – Numberphile
Numberphile via YouTube
The Hidden Engineering of Landfills
Practical Engineering via YouTube
How French Drains Work
Practical Engineering via YouTube
Does this 2,000 Year Old Steam Engine Work?
How To Make Everything via YouTube
Speedrunning 30yrs of lithography technology
Breaking Taps via YouTube
An Ancient Roman Shipwreck May Explain the Universe
SciShow via YouTube
The Human Genome Project Was a Failure
SciShow via YouTube
Mining Engineering Principles: Exploration to Innovation
University of Alaska Fairbanks via edX
Design and Creativity
Detailing Stick-System Façades: A Practical Approach
Delft University of Technology via edX
The Complete Photoshop Masterclass: From 0 to Hero
Udemy
UI/UX Design Masterclass with Adobe XD: From Beginner to Pro
Udemy
Introduction to Game Design
Coursera
Blender Texturing for Beginners – Tutorial
Blender Guru via YouTube
Education and Teaching
Foundations of Trauma Informed Pedagogy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Healthcare and Medicine
Fundamentals of Immunology: Complement, MHC I and II, T Cells, and Cytokines
Rice University via Coursera
Explore the Fundamentals of Managing Health Information Systems
Taipei Medical University via FutureLearn
How the Body Builds Incredible Strength Without Getting Bigger
Institute of Human Anatomy via YouTube
Fever Feels Horrible, but is Actually Awesome!
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell via YouTube
Humanities & Social Sciences
Why Pollepel Island is Totally Forbidden
IT’S HISTORY via YouTube
Cooking on the American Home Front During WWII
Tasting History with Max Miller via YouTube
The Disturbing Origins of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
Tasting History with Max Miller via YouTube
The Deadly Job of Royal Food Taster
Tasting History with Max Miller via YouTube
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