Accounting courses cover financial reporting, budgeting, auditing, and tax preparation. You can learn how to analyze financial statements, manage accounts, and use software like QuickBooks and Excel for bookkeeping tasks. Topics may also include cost accounting, managerial accounting, and the principles of financial management.

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Capital Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Decision Making
★ 4.7 (752) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Equities, Decision Making
★ 4.7 (485) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Journals
★ 4.8 (189) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Equities, Tax, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Asset, Securities (Finance), Financial Market, Corporate Tax, Inventory Accounting, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Depreciation, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Consolidation
★ 4.9 (76) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Accounting Records
★ 4.6 (157) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, Revenue Recognition, International Financial Reporting Standards, Lease Contracts, Contract Accounting, Financial Reporting, Credit Risk, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Auditing, Insurance, Technical Accounting, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Statements, Contract Review, Cash Flows, Derivatives
★ 5 (27) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, Fixed Asset
★ 4.7 (229) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Partnership Accounting, Business Valuation, Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Corporate Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Corporate Tax, Equities, Financial Statement Analysis, Business, Finance, Business Administration
★ 4.7 (15) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Hedge Accounting, Financial Reporting, Reconciliation, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Auditors Report, Fixed Asset, Financial Auditing, Auditing, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Oil and Gas, Technical Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Fraud detection, Specialized Accounting, Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Revenue Recognition
★ 4.9 (13) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Asset Management, Budgeting, Small Business Accounting, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Business, Business Operations, Communication Strategies
★ 4.6 (129) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Accounting, Data Management, Internal Controls, Internal Auditing, Auditing, Fraud detection, Data Quality, Data Integrity, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Emerging Technologies, Data Analysis, Analytics, Automation, GitHub, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing
★ 4.6 (87) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Compilation, Analytics, Accounting Software, Analytical Skills, Accounting Systems, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Data Architecture
★ 4.8 (460) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Start with what area of accounting you want to study. If you're focused on financial accounting, choose courses covering GAAP, financial statements, and balance sheets. If you're interested in managerial accounting, check for courses that include budgeting, cost analysis, and performance evaluation.