Structural Engineering Courses and Certifications

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Steel Member Design: Theory to Practice

Design steel tension, compression and flexural members, built-up columns, roof trusses, plate girders and connections to relevant codes, with case studies and project-based detailing.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

L&T EduTech

Design of Flexural Steel Member

Design steel beams for flexure by classifying sections, checking lateral-torsional buckling and web crippling, and sizing plate girders, gantry girders, purlins, and beam-columns.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Engineering of Structures Around Us

16 ratings at edX

Explore how engineers design bridges and buildings in our communities and iconic structures around the world.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Design of Steel Structures

The course provides material specifications and design considerations. It provides relevant material properties of different types of steel. It deals with two types of connections namely welded and bolted connections.

• YouTube
• 1 day 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Understanding the World's Greatest Structures

389 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Take a unique tour of our world's most remarkable and enduring structural masterpieces and learn why these architectural wonders stand the test of time.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

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Structural Design

Design steel and concrete structures: composite beams, columns and walls, welded plate girders, bolted and welded connections, and prestressed, pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete.

• edX
• 41 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $4,500.00
• 6 courses

Advanced Timber Plate Structural Design

A trans-disciplinary approach in structural design and digital architecture of timber structures with advanced manufacturing workflow.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Design of Steel Structures

2 ratings

Design industrial steel structures using limit state design and the Indian Standard IS 800:2007.

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

Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

Design steel–concrete composite beams, slabs, columns, and connections for strength, serviceability, varied loads, and fire safety.

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

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

Advanced design of steel structures

Advanced methods for designing steel structures under ordinary and extreme loads, with stability analysis, code compliance, and MATLAB-supported numerical modeling.

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

Basic Principles of Steel Structures

Learn the principles and design methods of steel beams, columns, beam-columns, welded connections, and bolted connections under China’s GB50017 standard.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Japanese Architecture and Structural Design

In this revised course, fundamental and modern approaches to Japanese structural design will be explained using historical overviews and Tokyo-Tech’s campus buildings as case studies. Learners will be

• edX
• 5 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design of steel structures

Applies steel design methods to gabled frames, industrial plants, long-span roofs, residential systems, and high-rise structures.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Chengdu University

Structural Loads and Principles of Reliability Design

Learn how to characterize gravity, lateral, wind, and seismic loads and apply probabilistic reliability methods to design safer, serviceable structures.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Behavior and Design of Cold formed steel structures

Design cold-formed steel members to AISI S100:2024: manufacturing process, mechanical properties, structural behavior under various loading conditions, and industrial construction applications.

• Swayam
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course