Crystallography & Crystal Structure Courses and Certifications

Introduction to Materials Science

241 ratings at Coursera

Explore how bonding and structure set material properties: materials selection, materials families, atomic structure, the periodic table, crystal structures, and directions in unit cells.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Materials Science for Technological Application

305 ratings at Coursera

Explore materials science at the concept level: atomic bonding, crystal structures of metals, shape and property control, and phase diagrams, with minimal mathematics.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Ceramics and Composites

56 ratings at Coursera

Explore glassy and crystalline ceramics, network modifiers, glass strengthening, flaw effects on strength, and fiber-reinforced composites, their properties, processing, and applications.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of Materials Science

204 ratings at Coursera

Trace how composition, microstructure and processing set the properties of metals, ceramics and polymers: crystal structures, dislocations, strengthening, diffusion, phase diagrams and phase transformations.

• Coursera
• 16 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry

2 ratings

In this course, we will explore what makes things in the world the way they are and why, to understand the science and consider the engineering.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 31 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Structure of Ceramics: Materials Science Fundamentals

Trace ceramic performance to atomic structure: analyze close-packed lattices, write Kröger-Vink defect notation, build Brouwer diagrams, and qualify a solid oxide fuel cell electrolyte.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Structure of Materials

Trace how atomic structure sets material behavior: characterize glasses and polymers, probe crystals with x-ray diffraction, and link symmetry, liquid crystals, and defects to properties.

• MITx Online
• 16 weeks, 6-8 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Minerals and the crystalline state

18 ratings at OpenLearn

Rocks are made of minerals and, as minerals are natural crystals, the geological world is mostly a crystalline world. This free course, Minerals and the crystalline state, introduces the study of ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Basics of Materials Engineering

Explore how crystal structures, defects, phase transformations, and heat treatments shape material strength, fracture, fatigue, and mechanical performance.

• YouTube
• 1 day 3 hours 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

3 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope, you will experience the study of minerals using a polarising microscope. While the study of minerals can involve ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Synchrotrons and X-Ray Free Electron Lasers (part 2)

The first MOOC to provide an extensive introduction to synchrotron and XFEL facilities and associated techniques and applications.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Transmission electron microscopy for materials science

Learn about the fundamentals of transmission electron microscopy in materials sciences: you will be able to understand papers where TEM has been used and have the necessary theoretical basis for takin

• edX
• 8 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Solid State Physics

Build a foundational understanding of solids through crystal structure, electronic bands, lattice vibrations, magnetism, and superconductivity.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Chemistry and the Solid State

Introduces solid-state chemistry through crystal structures, materials synthesis, characterization, defects, phase diagrams, and an initial approach to nanomaterial design.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIEST Shibpur;  NPTEL

X-ray Crystallography & Diffraction

Learn how X-ray diffraction reveals crystal structures and supports phase, chemical, particle-size, texture, stress, and orientation analysis in crystalline materials.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course