12 Best Sound Design Courses on Coursera
We compared 12 Sound Design courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 1 comes from a named university or institution, including Howard University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 12
- Price range
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 12 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "sound design" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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The Art of Film Editing: Visual Effects & Sound Design
Offered by Skillshare
By the end of this course, taught by Baudilio Perez, you’ll be able to enhance your films with professional-level visual effects and immersive sound design directly in Adobe Premiere Pro. You’ll learn how to stabilize sh...
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Music Production: Crafting Award-Worthy Songs
Offered by Howard University
In the Music Production: Crafting Award-Worthy Songs specialization, develop the mindset and confidence of an award-winning producer by producing songs that meet the highest musical standards of the industry, across musi...
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Game Deployment and Final Touches
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
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AI Sound Generation for Business Communication
Offered by SkillsBooster Academy
Sound is one of the most underutilized dimensions of brand communication — and AI is changing that. In this course, you'll master the art and science of AI-generated audio to create emotionally engaging sound that elevat...
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Produce & Write in Ableton Live: Write Music in Any Genre
Offered by Skillshare
By the end of this course with Future Skills, you will be able to write compelling harmony parts in Ableton Live, design rich layered arrangements across genres, and shape professional mixes using EQ, compression, and re...
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AI for Audio and Music
Offered by AI CERTs
AI is changing how music is created, edited, mixed, and produced. The AI for Audio and Music Certification is a practical, beginner-friendly course designed for musicians, producers, audio engineers, sound designers, and...
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Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course
Offered by Packt
This course is perfect for aspiring game developers looking to create a survival horror game using Unreal Engine. You'll start by building a strong foundation with game instances, modes, states, and player controls, ensu...
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Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery
Offered by Coursera
In the rapidly evolving realm of game development, the transition from foundational concepts to mastering advanced platforms like Unreal Engine marks a pivotal journey for beginners and intermediate enthusiasts alike. Th...
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What Does a Music Producer Do?
Offered by GRAMMY GO
Step into the dynamic world of music production with '"What Does a Music Producer Do?" This course is designed to help you cultivate your identity as a music producer, providing insights into the roles, responsibilities,...
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The Art of Film and Video Editing
Offered by Skillshare
This Specialization, taught by Baudilio Perez, is intended for aspiring filmmakers, content creators, and video editors seeking to develop professional film editing, color grading, and visual effects skills. Through thre...
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Electronic Music Production
Offered by Berklee
In the Electronic Music Production specialization, you will learn the tricks of the trade to create high-quality, professional sounding music. You’ll begin by learning about the nature of sound and how a signal flows thr...
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Visual Development and Audio Design in Games
Offered by Epic Games
In this course, you’ll be introduced to visual and audio development for games. You’ll learn about 3D models, animation, visual effects (VFX), and sound effects (SFX). This course covers a variety of art-related topics t...
$49.00listed price
Best Sound Design Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Art of Film Editing: Visual Effects & Sound Design | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Music Production: Crafting Award-Worthy Songs | Coursera | Howard University | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Game Deployment and Final Touches | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | AI Sound Generation for Business Communication | Coursera | SkillsBooster Academy | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Produce & Write in Ableton Live: Write Music in Any Genre | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | AI for Audio and Music | Coursera | AI CERTs | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | Game Development: HTML to Unreal Engine Mastery | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | What Does a Music Producer Do? | Coursera | GRAMMY GO | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | The Art of Film and Video Editing | Coursera | Skillshare | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | Electronic Music Production | Coursera | Berklee | $49.00 | View → |
| 12 | Visual Development and Audio Design in Games | Coursera | Epic Games | $49.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 12 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 1 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Howard University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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