Astrobiology courses can help you learn about the origins of life, extremophiles, planetary habitability, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. You can build skills in analyzing biological data, understanding chemical processes in extreme environments, and applying scientific methods to evaluate astrobiological hypotheses.

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Blood Collection, Specimen Collection, Specimen Processing, Specimen Preparation, Urinalysis, Laboratory Testing, Cell Cultures, Cell Biology, Analytical Testing, Laboratory Research, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Technology, Laboratory Equipment, Biology
★ 4.8 (356) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Arizona
Skills you'll gain: Water Resources, Environment, Climate Change Programs, Hydrology, Environmental Science, Biology, Water Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Monitoring, Water Sustainability, Life Sciences, Sustainable Systems, Natural Resource Management, Systems Thinking, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Experimentation, Research
★ 4.9 (145) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Precision Medicine, Structural Analysis
★ 3.7 (29) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Data Synthesis, Network Analysis, Analysis, Biology, Biotechnology, Data Integration, Laboratory Testing, Bioinformatics, Network Model, Systems Integration, Research, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling
★ 4.5 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Team Building, Biotechnology, Team Management, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurial Finance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Commercialization, New Business Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Planning, Strategic Partnership, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Life Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Environmental Issue, Environment and Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Scientific Methods
★ 4.6 (48) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Science, Sustainable Systems, Natural Resource Management, Environment, Environment and Resource Management, Anthropology, Sustainable Development, Human Development, Culture, Community Organizing, Life Sciences, Teaching, Lecturing, Storytelling, Biology, Systems Thinking, Education and Training, Creativity, Physics
★ 4.8 (164) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Systems Of Measurement, Physical Science, Biology, General Science and Research, Biochemistry, Physics, Scientific Methods, Experimentation, Chemistry, Environmental Science
★ 4.8 (2.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Geospatial Information and Technology, Political Sciences, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Governance, Higher Education, Public Policies, Public Affairs, Policy Analysis, Financial Policy, Business, Market Opportunities, New Business Development, Commercialization, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Budgeting, Innovation, Emerging Technologies
★ 4.3 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Houston
Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, International Relations, Failure Analysis, World History, Public History
★ 4.4 (438) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Journalism, Music, Culture, Media and Communications, Liberal Arts, Storytelling, Creativity, Music History, Visual Storytelling, Ancient History, Social Studies, World History, Cinematography, Scientific Visualization, Science and Research, Videography, Writing
★ 4.6 (15) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Materials science, Quantum computing, Biology, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Neurology
★ 4.4 (170) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months