The beginning of the year is a great time to set fresh goals and invest in your personal and professional growth. Whether you want to build practical skills, explore new ideas, or advance your career, Duke courses and programs are designed to help you learn with purpose.
Goal: Increase Productivity
Work smarter with our newest course, AI for Productivity. Learn to use tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini to automate tasks, streamline workflows, and create effective content. No prior experience is required, and you will finish the course ready to build AI-driven workflows that save time.
Goal: Personal Growth
Theology for Personal Spiritual Growth is a beginner-friendly specialization that explores Christian theology through scripture, virtues, and worship practices. Across three courses, you will learn how theological insights can shape your character, community, and daily life.
Goal: Smarter Investing
Our Gold Market Foundations course is designed to help you understand the forces shaping today’s gold market, including supply and demand dynamics, key price drivers, and gold’s role as both an inflation hedge and a safe-haven asset. You will develop analytical tools to better evaluate gold’s place within a diversified investment strategy.
In Duke’s Gold and Bitcoin course, you will examine how these assets compare and where they fundamentally differ. By exploring bitcoin’s unique risks alongside gold’s established investment profile, the course equips you to weigh tradeoffs and make more informed portfolio decisions.
For those interested in investing with a purpose, our Raising Impact Investment Capital Specialization explores how to evaluate investments that aim to deliver both financial returns and positive social impact. Through practical frameworks and real-world examples, you’ll develop the skills needed to make more informed, values-aligned investment decisions.
Goal: Environmental Awareness
Climate Science for Everyone provides a clear introduction to climate change science, covering evidence, causes, impacts, and future projections. You will gain knowledge you can apply both personally and professionally.
Start 2026 with learning that supports your goals and fits your schedule. Duke’s courses on Coursera are ready when you are.
