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Introduction to Western Music

Teresa M. Neff

This class will convey a broad overview of the history, culture, styles, and repertoires of what is generally...

History Art, Design & Architecture Music

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Creating Video Games

Philip B. Tan

CMS.611J / 6.073 Creating Video Games is a class that introduces students to the complexities of working in small,...

Media Studies Game Design Computer Science

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Computational Music Theory and Analysis

Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert

This course presents major approaches to computational music theory and musicology in the symbolic (score-based)...

Mathematics Art, Design & Architecture Music

intermediate

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Introduction to Art History

Prof. Kristel R Smentek

This course investigates the power of art in historical perspective, focusing on Euro-American traditions of art...

Art History Art, Design & Architecture

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Modern Art and Mass Culture

Prof. Caroline Jones

This class provides an introduction to modern art and theories of modernism and postmodernism. It focuses on the way...

Visual Arts Media Studies History

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Introduction to Urban Design and Development

Prof. Susan Silberberg

This course examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can...

Environmental Design Urban Studies Architecture

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Digital Humanities

Dr. Kurt Fendt

This course examines the theory and practice of using computational methods in the emerging field of digital...

Media Studies Computer Science Humanities

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Introduction to Photography

Prof. Reiner Leist

This course combines practical instruction, field trips, group discussions, and individual reviews intended to...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts

intermediate

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Chinese Calligraphy

Kang Zhou

Chinese calligraphy (书法 / 書法, shūfǎ)—the art of expressive brush writing—is one of the most esteemed and enduring...

Language Art, Design & Architecture Humanities

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Fundamentals of Music

Ms. Pamela Wood

This class introduces students to the rudiments of Western music through oral, aural, and written practice utilizing...

Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities

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Principles of Design

Karen Perlow

This course deals with advanced design theories and textual analysis. Emphasis is placed on script analysis in...

Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture

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Game Design

Philip B. Tan

This course provides practical instruction in the design and analysis of non-digital games. Students cover the...

Media Studies Game Design Art, Design & Architecture

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Basic Structural Design

Prof. John Ochsendorf

This course provides students with a basic knowledge of structural analysis and design for buildings, bridges and...

Architecture Civil Engineering Art, Design & Architecture

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Software Engineering for Web Applications

Prof. Harold Abelson

6.171 is a course for students who already have some programming and software engineering experience. The goal...

Electrical Engineering Media Studies Computer Science

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Introduction to the Visual Arts

Prof. Joe Zane

This class will introduce students to a variety of contemporary art practices and ideas. The class will begin with a...

Visual Arts Art, Design & Architecture

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Introduction to Game Design Methods

Mikael Jakobsson

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of the process of designing games and playful experiences....

Media Studies Game Design Art, Design & Architecture

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Art of Color

Dr. Peter Dourmashkin

This seminar introduces, through studio projects, the basic principles regarding the use of color in the visual...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts

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Introduction to Architecture & Environmental Design

Lorena Bello Gomez

This course provides a foundation to the design of the environment from the scale of the object, to the building to...

Architecture Art, Design & Architecture Environmental Design

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Music and Technology: Recording Techniques and Audio Production

Dr. Florian Hollerweger

This course is an introduction to music recording and audio production from both a practical and a theoretical...

Art, Design & Architecture Electrical Engineering Media Studies

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Learn to Build Your Own Videogame with the Unity Game Engine and Microsoft Kinect

Kyle Keane

This is a 9-day hands-on workshop about designing, building, and publishing simple educational videogames. No...

Media Studies Game Design Computer Science

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Introduction to Design Computing

Prof. Lawrence Sass

This course will introduce students to architectural design and computation through the use of computer modeling,...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Architecture

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Music and Technology: Sound Design

Dr. Florian Hollerweger

In this course, we will rebuild the everyday sounds of nature, machines, and animals from scratch and encapsulate...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Game Design

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Dance Theory and Composition

Prof. Thomas DeFrantz

This course introduces students to the art and formal ideologies of contemporary dance. We explore the aesthetic and...

Art, Design & Architecture Music Performing Arts

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The Mathematics in Toys and Games

Jing Li

We will explore the mathematical strategies behind popular games, toys, and puzzles. Topics covered will combine...

Engineering Art, Design & Architecture Mathematics

intermediate

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Introduction to Musical Composition

Prof. Keeril Makan

Through a progressive series of composition projects, students investigate the sonic organization of musical works...

Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities

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Interactive Music Systems

Eran Egozy

This course explores audio synthesis, musical structure, human computer interaction (HCI), and visual presentation...

User Experience Art, Design & Architecture Engineering

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Japan in the Age of the Samurai: History and Film

Aaron Moore

This course covers medieval Japanese society and culture from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries, when...

History Sociology Anthropology

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Art Since 1940

Prof. Caroline Jones

This subject focuses on the objects, history, context, and critical discussion surrounding art since World War II....

Anthropology Art History Art, Design & Architecture

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Architecture Design Fundamentals I: Nano-Machines

Skylar Tibbits

This is the second undergraduate architecture design studio, which introduces design logic and skills that enable...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture

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Introduction to Media Studies

Dr. Andrea Walsh

Introduction to Media Studies is designed for students who have grown up in a rapidly changing global multimedia...

Media Studies Literature Anthropology

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Environmental Technologies in Buildings

Prof. Christoph Reinhart

This course focuses on the thermal, luminous, and acoustic behavior of buildings, examining the basic scientific...

Architecture Civil Engineering Energy

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Introduction to Building Technology

Prof. Marilyne Andersen

The course aims at providing a fundamental understanding of the physics related to buildings and to propose an...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Architecture Civil Engineering

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Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture

Prof. Mark Jarzombek

This course is a global-oriented survey of the history of architecture, from the prehistoric to the sixteenth...

History Architecture Art, Design & Architecture

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Lighting Design for the Theatre

Karen Perlow

This class explores the artistry of Lighting Design. Students gain an overall technical working knowledge of the...

Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture

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Introduction to Videogame Studies

Clara Fernandez-Vara

This course offers an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of videogames as texts through an examination of...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Game Design

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Composing with Computers I (Electronic Music Composition)

Peter Whincop

This class explores sound and what can be done with it. Sources are recorded from students’ surroundings - sampled...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Music

intermediate

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Harmony and Counterpoint I

Prof. Brian Robison

In this subject we will study the basic harmonic, melodic, and formal practices of western music, principally the...

Music Art, Design & Architecture Humanities

intermediate

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Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies

Carl D. Martland

This book, Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies, is based primarily upon materials prepared between 1997 and...

Climate and Energy Policy Real Estate Economics

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Art, Craft, Science

Prof. Heather Paxson

This course examines how people learn, practice, and evaluate traditional and contemporary craft techniques. Social...

Anthropology Economics Art, Design & Architecture

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Science Writing and New Media: Science Writing for the Public

Karen Boiko

This class is an introduction to writing about science—including nature, medicine and technology—for general...

Media Studies Communication Literature

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Get started with an AI-powered customer data platform in Dynamics 365

Learn how Dynamics 365 Customer Insights - Data unifies customer signals and uses Copilot to help teams discover...

Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Data

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Design the Azure Virtual Desktop architecture

Azure Azure Virtual Desktop Azure Virtual Machines

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Manage application lifecycle and user experience using Microsoft Intune

Learn how to manage applications across the full Microsoft Intune lifecycle, including deployment, configuration,...

Intune M365

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Get started with AI-assisted development

Learn how to use GitHub Copilot in a Visual Studio Code environment. This training covers code analysis, inline and...

Github

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Get started with GitHub Copilot

This module introduces developers to the GitHub Copilot products, the benefits that GitHub Copilot provides to...

Github

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Design multi-agent solutions in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Learn to plan and design multi-agent solutions in Microsoft Copilot Studio. Evaluate when multi-agent approaches are...

Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Design integration strategies for agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Learn to evaluate and select integration patterns for your Copilot Studio agents. Explore tools, knowledge sources,...

Power Platform Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Implement Microsoft Copilot in your school (Partner Success Series)

Education systems integrators learn to enable free Copilot Chat and licensed Microsoft 365 Copilot, while ensuring...

M365 Education Ms Copilot Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Learn Motion Graphics and VFX

Master Adobe After Effects to create motion graphics, animations, visual effects, and professional video...

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Get started with Copilot in Power BI

Copilot in Power BI allows you to interact with your data using natural language to gain insights. Copilot also...

Power Platform Power Bi Fabric

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Enhance Power BI report designs for the user experience

Design reports with intuitive navigation, interactive features, and built-in assistance that enable users to explore...

Power Bi

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Design Power BI reports

Design effective Power BI reports that are visually appealing and easy to understand with consistent report...

Power Platform Power Bi

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Scope report design requirements

Identify your audience, choose suitable report types, and define interface and experience requirements to...

Power Platform Power Bi

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Organize a Fabric lakehouse using medallion architecture design

Explore the potential of the medallion architecture design in Microsoft Fabric. Organize and transform your data...

Fabric

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Get started with Power Apps component framework

Explore Microsoft Power Apps component framework and its architecture, along with tooling techniques.

Power Platform Power Apps

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Explore Power Pages design studio

Power Pages makers spend most of their time building sites in Power Pages design studio. It's important that makers...

Power Platform Power Pages

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Get started with custom connectors in Microsoft Power Platform

Learn how to configure and use custom connectors with Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, and Microsoft...

Power Automate Power Platform

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Use knowledge articles to resolve Dynamics 365 Customer Service cases

Learn how to use knowledge articles to manage cases in Dynamics 365 Customer Service.

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Customer Service

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Create smart assist solutions in Contact Center for Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Do you want to build custom bots and plug them into environments to provide relevant recommendations to agents? This...

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Customer Service

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Configure forms, charts, and dashboards in model-driven apps

Learn how to configure forms, charts, and dashboards.

Dynamics 365 Power Platform

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Get started with Customer Service Insights

Learn how Customer Service Insights can impact your organization.

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Customer Service

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Search and filter knowledge articles by using Dynamics 365 Customer Service

Learn how to search and filter knowledge articles by using Dynamics 365 Customer Service.

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Customer Service

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Get started with Dynamics 365 Productivity Tools

Dynamics 365 Productivity Tools helps representatives perform their daily operations faster, efficiently, and in a...

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Customer Service

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Get started with Omnichannel for Customer Service

With Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service, representatives can service multiple customers across different...

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Customer Service

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Estratégia agêntica: descobrir, projetar e prototipar

Entre no futuro com a estratégia agêntica: descubra, crie e faça protótipos. Neste curso, você vai dominar o...

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Deploy Microsoft 365 for Education with the Microsoft Education Solution Guide (Partner Success Series)

Explore the guide’s phases, sections, and delivery sequence, and then map them to your tenant’s licensing to build a...

M365 Education Microsoft Education Center Office Teams

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Implement Microsoft Teams for Education in your school (Partner Success Series)

Learn how to install, configure, and deploy Microsoft Teams for Education in a school environment as a systems...

M365 Education Office Teams Entra Id

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Develop web parts with the SharePoint Framework

Learn how to create client-side web parts with the SharePoint Framework, test them in the SharePoint-hosted...

M365 Office Sp Framework

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Enable SharePoint Framework web part configuration with property panes

Learn how to enable web part configurations with property panes in the SharePoint Framework.

M365 Office Sp Framework

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Design and deploy intelligent voice agents in Dynamics 365 Contact Center

Transform your contact center's first impression. Learn to build intelligent voice agents in Dynamics 365 Contact...

Dynamics 365

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Generate videos with Microsoft Foundry

Learn how to generate videos from text prompts with Sora 2 in Microsoft Foundry.

Microsoft Foundry

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Designing Agent Architecture and SDLC Integration

Illustration showing how agentic systems use GitHub workflows such as branches, pull requests, checks, and...

Github

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Design and transform analytics data in Microsoft Fabric

Design dimensional models and apply transformations using dataflows, Spark notebooks, and T-SQL to produce...

Fabric

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Design and manage semantic models in Microsoft Fabric

Create semantic models that serve reliable, governed analytics at scale — from initial DAX logic through performance...

Fabric

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Design semantic models for scale in Microsoft Fabric

Design semantic models for scale in Microsoft Fabric. Choose storage modes, design star schema relationships, create...

Fabric Power Bi

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Design and build multi-agent solutions in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Learn to plan, design, and build multi-agent solutions in Microsoft Copilot Studio. You'll learn how to evaluate...

Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Design agent conversations and responses using topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Learn to design and configure agent conversations and responses using topics in Microsoft Copilot Studio. This...

Microsoft Copilot Studio

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21st century learning design

21st Century Learning Design (21CLD) provides educators clear and practical ways to develop 21st skills using digital tools.

M365 Education

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Get started with Copilot in Microsoft Fabric for Data Warehouse

Fabric

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Design dimensional models for analytics in Microsoft Fabric

Learn dimensional schema types, fact and dimension table design, and slowly changing dimension patterns for...

Fabric

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Design a Copilot Studio voice agent rule manager for real-time changes to Dynamics 365 Contact Center IVR

Dynamics 365 Contact Center IVR Copilot agents are designed by using Microsoft Copilot Studio. It designs these...

Dynamics 365 Dynamics Contact Center Microsoft Copilot Studio

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Master After Effects: Analyze & Create Dynamic Motion

Learners will apply advanced rotoscoping tools, organize layered assets, analyze 3D space, and create professional...

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Master Motion Graphics in After Effects: Create & Animate

Learn to create, animate, refine, and enhance motion graphics using industry-standard techniques in Adobe After...

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Modular Asset Creation in Blender & Maze Building with Code

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you...

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Create & Animate 3D Broadcast Graphics in Cinema 4D

Learners will design a stylized 3D cityscape, refine architectural detail, animate dynamic textures, and craft...

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Get started with managing Microsoft Teams

M365 Office Teams

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Intermediate Detailing and Scene Composition

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you...

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ZBrush ZModeler: Apply, Create & Render 3D Assets

Learners will identify core brushes, apply ZModeler tools, execute advanced polygon workflows, create detailed...

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Scene Optimization, Landscaping, and Final Rendering

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Unreal Engine 5 Integration & Scene Finalization

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Blender Modeling & Export: From Props to Unreal

Create production-ready 3D assets with Blender and learn how to prepare them for use in Unreal Engine. In Master...

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3DS Max UV Unwrapping: Analyze, Create & Render

Build the skills to create clean, production-ready UV layouts and present professional-quality 3D models in Autodesk...

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Houdini FX: Model, Animate & Optimize 3D Workflows

Master the core workflows of Houdini FX and develop practical skills in procedural 3D modeling, animation, and...

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Premiere Pro Pt. 3 — Audio, Color & Exporting

Professional video editing is about more than cutting clips together — it’s about creating the right mood, sound,...

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Affinity Photo: Beyond the Basics – Masking & Color

Are you ready to take your Affinity Photo skills to the next level? In this course, taught by Ally, the creator of...

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Master RAW Editing in Affinity Photo

Follow along with your instructor Ally, the creator of Affinity Revolution and unlock the full potential of your...

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Video Editing Efficiency: Enhance Your Editing Workflow

Take on any project without the stress by optimizing your project management, folder organization and overall...

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After Effects VFX: Special Effects Videos for Social Media

Stop scrolling thumbs in their tracks by using visual effects to create out of the ordinary video content. Emonee...

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Validate & Elevate: Usability Testing in Sketch

This course equips you with skills for usability testing and design documentation. You'll create comprehensive...

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Interaction Architect: Dynamic Prototyping in Sketch

In this course, you'll elevate your skills through designing intuitive navigation and micro-interactions,...

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Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma

In this course, learners will elevate their UX design skills by immersing themselves in comprehensive usability...

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Interaction Intelligence: Advanced Prototyping with Figma

In this course, learners will elevate their UX design skills by immersing themselves in advanced prototyping...

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Scene Detailing, Prop Creation, and Rendering

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time...

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Modern Sound Editing

Explore the sound that comes from the narrative world of film. Understand what film pioneers did to use images for...

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Multimedia Content Creation

Discover the core skills behind compelling digital content in our Multimedia Content Creation course—designed for...

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Brand Identity and Vector Graphics

This course develops graphic designs skills using Adobe IIllustrator and design sensibilities through effective...

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Intermediate 3D Modelling and Game Asset Creation

This course is designed to help you take your 3D modelling skills to the next level, focusing on the creation of...

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Efectos de audio y automatizaciones

"Al finalizar este curso serás capaz de: Aplicar efectos de audio básicos y avanzados Realizar efectos espectrales...

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Images with DALL-E

Welcome to our course designed to guide you through interacting with the OpenAI API and making your first API...

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Mapa de empatía en Miro

Gracias a este curso aprenderás a desarrollar un mapa de empatía en Miro. Miro es una herramienta que te permite...

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Diseñar una experiencia del usuario de una iniciativa de interés público y prepararse para el trabajo

Diseñar una experiencia del usuario de una iniciativa de interés público y prepararse para el trabajo es el séptimo...

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العمل مع المكونات في تطبيق فيغما

في هذه الدورة التدريبية القائمة على المشروع والتي تستغرق ساعة واحدة، ستتعلم كيفية العمل مع المكونات في فيغما. ستكتسب...

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How to Create Realistic Reflections with Adobe Photoshop

**Enroll in this Guided Project before April 2026, for a free 1-month trial to the Creative Cloud Pro Plan!** After...

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The Piano Sonata: Beethoven and the Romantics

In this course, learners will review sonata form and learn how the piano sonata was taken to new heights by Ludwig...

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Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers

Bright Sheng guides us through three works — by Brahms, Beethoven, and Sheng — for an intimate look inside the...

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Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR

Meeting another person is one of the most amazing experiences you can have in Virtual Reality. It is quite unlike...

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Improvisação no Jazz

Aprenda os conceitos básicos de improvisação com Gary Burton, um dos improvisadores mais renomados do mundo do jazz,...

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剪辑：像编剧一样剪辑

剪辑台前，剪辑师就像厨师对待食材一样，摆弄着拍摄现场记录下来的影像片段，用影像和声音去捕捉线索和瞬间，讲述一个故事，同时赋予故事以力量、以情感。怎样平衡剪辑給画面带来的跳跃？当有几条情节线索相互穿插时，又应使用哪些剪辑手法？剪辑过程和...

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Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final

El proyecto final te introducirá en el mundo de la creación del videojuego. Se te proporcionará una versión básica...

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Camera Control

Welcome to Course Two of Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR! Now that you have a broad...

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