Overview
Understanding College and College Life
College can be confusing and intimidating, but U101 can help. If you were just admitted to college and are nervous about what the next step in life might look like, this course is for you. If you are the parent of a newly admitted college student and curious about what college life is like, this course is also for you.
Introduction-Expectation
In this course students will review, address, understand and execute the importance of expectations and succeeding expectations in achieving your certification
Introduction to Computers and Office Productivity Software
In this course, you will learn the following essential computer skills for the digital age:
- Major hardware components of a computer system
- Different types of software on a computer system
- Photo Editing using GIMP
- Word processing applications, including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
1. Microsoft Office Suite
In this course, you will learn how to use all the basic and advance features of Excel, Word, Word Advance, PowerPoint and Outlook. This course will help prepare you to succeed in presenting professional documents in the real world and your studies.
2. English Composition 1
You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others’ ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose.
3. Learning How to Learn
This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.
4. Film, Images, & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century; Camera Never Lies (Foreign Requirement)
This course is a short taster on the topic of the use of Images, Film, and their use in historical interpretation in the 20th century. It is primarily provided for students learning the history that draws on photojournalism as primary evidence, and films based on historical events. introduction to the scientific study of human memory by focusing on a select group of topics that hold widespread appeal. To facilitate your understanding, This class will use clips from numerous films to illustrate different aspects of memory
5. Guild & Union
Students will learn in this advance master course the benefits, guidelines, structure, responsibilities and much more of the major industry guilds and unions.
6. Algebra
This specialization is intended for students looking to solidify their algebra and geometry necessary to be successful in future courses that will require precalculus and calculus. Quantitative skill and reasoning are presented throughout the course to train students to think logically, reason with data, and make informed decisions..
7. Graphic Design
The goal of this specialization is to equip learners with a set of transferable formal and conceptual tools for “making and communicating” in the field of graphic design. This core skill set will equip learners for formal studies in graphic design, and a starting point for further work in interface design, motion graphics, and editorial design.
8. Introduction to Computer Science
This specialization covers topics ranging from basic computing principles to the mathematical foundations required for computer science. You will learn fundamental concepts of how computers work, which can be applied to any software or computer system.
9. Precalculus through Data and Modelling Specialization
This specialization helps to build the foundational material to use mathematics as a tool to model, understand, and interpret the world around us. This is done through studying functions, their properties, and applications to data analysis. Concepts of precalculus provide the set of tools for the learner to begin their scientific career, preparing them for future science and calculus courses.
10. Introduction to Calculus
The focus and themes of the Introduction to Calculus course address the most important foundations for applications of mathematics in science, engineering and commerce. The course emphasizes the key ideas and historical motivation for calculus, while at the same time striking a balance between theory and application, leading to a mastery of key threshold concepts in foundational mathematics.
11. Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals Specialization
Take your first step towards a career in software development with this introduction to Java—one of the most in-demand programming languages and the foundation of the Android operating system.
12. Introduction to Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
Discrete Mathematics is the language of Computer Science. One needs to be fluent in it to work in many fields including data science, machine learning, and software engineering (it is not a coincidence that math puzzles are often used for interviews). We introduce you to this language through a fun try-this-before-we-explain-everything approach: first you solve many interactive puzzles that are carefully designed specifically for this online specialization, and then we explain how to solve the puzzles, and introduce important ideas along the way.
13. Introductory C Programming Specialization
This specialization develops strong programming fundamentals for learners who want to solve complex problems by writing computer programs. Through four courses, you will learn to develop algorithms in a systematic way and read and write the C code to implement them. This will prepare you to pursue a career in software development or other computational fields.
14. Python 3 Programming Specialization
This specialization teaches the fundamentals of programming in Python 3. We will begin at the beginning, with variables, conditionals, and loops, and get to some intermediate material like keyword parameters, list comprehensions, lambda expressions, and class inheritance.
15. Lab: Adobe After Effects – Adobe Photoshop- Adobe Suite-Pro Tools – Post-Production Software Tools DaVinci etc.
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16. Maya Lab – AutoDesk etc. Special Effects, Computer Graphics, Animation
Whether you’re animating lifelike digi doubles or lovable cartoon characters, Maya has the animation toolset to bring your 3D assets to life. From blazing explosions to complex snowstorms, Bifrost makes it possible to create physically accurate simulations in a single visual programming environment.
17. Object Oriented Programming in Java Specialization
This Specialization is for aspiring software developers with some programming experience in at least one other programming language (e.g., Python, C, JavaScript, etc.) who want to be able to solve more complex problems through objected-oriented design with Java. In addition to learning Java, you will gain experience with two Java development environments (BlueJ and Eclipse)
18.Applied Data Science with Python Specialization
Introduction to Data Science in Python (course 1), Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python (course 2), and Applied Machine Learning in Python (course 3) should be taken in order and prior to any other course in the specialization. After completing those, courses 4 and 5 can be taken in any order. All 5 are required to earn a certificate.
19. Intellectual Law (Copy Write, Patent, Trademark, Intellectual)
Intellectual property is the currency of the tech world. The copyright for the Harry Potter franchise has generated over $25 billion to date, and the trademarked brands of the world’s largest tech companies now eclipse $100 billion in value. But what makes these intangible assets so valuable?
Through the courses in this specialization, you will learn the differences between the various forms of U.S. intellectual property rights, including patents, copyrights, and trademarks, and their various applications to human innovations.
20. MATLAB Programming for Engineers and Scientists Specialization
This Specialization aims to take learners with little to no programming experience to being able to create MATLAB programs that solve real-world problems in engineering and the sciences. The focus is on computer programming in general, but the numerous language features that make MATLAB uniquely suited to engineering and scientific computing are also covered in depth.
21. Virtual Reality Specialization
Virtual reality is one of the most highly requested skill sets in the jobs market, and this specialization will give you an introduction to the subject and key skills in the field. You will hear from world-leading lecturers and industry experts, use Unity to develop your own VR environment, and end the specialization by creating your first VR game.
22. C++ Programming for Gaming
This Specialization is intended for intermediate programmers who want to learn how to program Unreal Engine games using C++. Learners should complete at least one other programming Specialization. The first course assumes that level of programming experience, and throughout the 4 courses in the Specialization you’ll learn how to program in C++ and how to use that C++ knowledge to program Unreal Engine games.
23. Ui/UX Programming
The UI/UX Design Specialization brings a design-centric approach to user interface and user experience design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone. In this sequence of four courses, you will summarize and demonstrate all stages of the UI/UX development process, from user research to defining a project’s strategy, scope, and information architecture, to developing sitemaps and wireframes. You’ll learn current best practices and conventions in UX design and apply them to create effective and compelling screen-based experiences for websites or apps.
24. GPU Programming Specialization
This specialization is intended for data scientists and software developers to create software that uses commonly available hardware. Students will be introduced to CUDA and libraries that allow for performing numerous computations in parallel and rapidly. Applications for these skills are machine learning, image/audio signal processing, and data processing.
25. Meta Front End Developer
Create a responsive website using HTML to structure content, CSS to handle visual style, and JavaScript to develop interactive experiences. Learn to use React in relation to Javascript libraries and frameworks. Learn Bootstrap CSS Framework to create webpages and work with GitHub repositories and version control.
26. Meta Backend Developer
Gain the technical skills required to become a qualified back-end developer. Learn to use programming systems including Python Syntax, Linux commands, Git, SQL, Version Control, Cloud Hosting, APIs, JSON, XML and more. Build a portfolio using your new skills and begin interview preparation including tips for what to expect when interviewing for engineering jobs. Learn in-demand programming skills and how to confidently use code to solve problems.
27. Geometric Algorithms
Course Information: In many areas of computer science such as robotics, computer graphics, virtual reality, and geographic information systems, it is necessary to store, analyze, and create or manipulate spatial data. This course deals with the algorithmic aspects of these tasks: we study techniques and concepts needed for the design and analysis of geometric algorithms and data structures.
28. Mathematics for Machine Learning Specialization
Mathematics for Machine Learning and Data Science is a foundational online program created by DeepLearning.AI and taught by Luis Serrano. This beginner-friendly Specialization is where you’ll master the fundamental mathematics toolkit of machine learning.
29. Metavere
Meta builds technologies that help people connect with friends and family, find communities, and grow businesses. The Meta Professional Certificates create opportunities so that anyone regardless of education, background or experience can learn high-quality skills to land a high-growth career—no degree or experience required to get started.
30. Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control Specialization
This Specialization provides a rigorous treatment of spatial motion and the dynamics of rigid bodies, employing representations from modern screw theory and the product of exponentials formula. Students with a freshman-level engineering background will quickly learn to apply these tools to analysis, planning, and control of robot motion. Students’ understanding of the mathematics of robotics will be solidified by writing robotics software.
31. First Principles of Computer Vision Specialization
This specialization presents the first comprehensive treatment of the foundations of computer vision. It focuses on the mathematical and physical underpinnings of vision and has been designed for learners, practitioners and researchers who have little or no knowledge of computer vision. The program includes a series of 5 courses.
32. Fundamentals of Flight Mechanics Specialization
How do planes take off? How do they fly? How do pilots maintain control of them? And how high can airplanes fly? Get answers to all these questions and more with this specialization exploring the fundamentals of flight mechanics.
33. Electrodynamics Specialization
If you want to apply electrodynamics to your materials research project, this Specialization will help you do so. Electromagnetic force is one of the fundamental forces that hold atoms and molecules together, which are the building blocks of any material. In four courses, you will learn the foundations of electrodynamics starting from the nature of electrical force up to the level of in-depth solutions of Maxwell equations. We will walk you through vector calculus, concepts of field, flux and circulation, electrostatics, and magnetostatics as well as electrodynamics. By the end of this Specialization, you will understand four beautiful equations organized by Maxwell in a full picture. Special relativity will be covered as well to grasp the idea that magnetism is a relativistic effect of electricity.
34. Biomedical Visualization
Visualization is a rapidly progressive specialty in academia, research and industry, and becoming the future of science. With the advancement of digital technologies and their applications, biomedical visualization is an evolving and popular field.
35. Extended Reality for Everybody Specialization
Welcome to XR for Everybody! When we say “for everybody,” we really do mean it. This specialization is designed to be a broad learning experience around all things augmented, virtual, and mixed reality.
36. Trans Media
Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in a cohesive story experience across multiple traditional and digital delivery platforms – for entertainment, advertising and marketing, or social change.
Have you ever read a book, seen a movie, watched a television show, or played a game that centered around different aspects of a larger story or universe? You may be familiar with popular examples of such universes like Star Wars, Marvel, and The Walking Dead (to name a few).
37. Meta Augmented Reality Developer
Prepare for a career as an AR Developer. In this program, advance your software development skills with the latest augmented reality concepts, tools, and technologies.
38. Green Screen Science vs. Digital Production (Lab)
You will learn the features, functions, benefits, and differences between using Green Screen Technology vs. Digital Production. When to use and what’s the best technology to use based on what your production goal.
39. Production I,II,III
In this master course, students gain a complete understanding and knowledge of pre-production production and post-production.
40. Interaction Design Specialization
You will learn how to design technologies that bring people joy, rather than frustration. You’ll learn how to generate design ideas, techniques for quickly prototyping them, and how to use prototypes to get feedback from other stakeholders like your teammates, clients, and users.
41. Entertainment Business I & II
In this master course, students will learn the entire lifecycle of the Film & T.V. entertainment industry from an Executive Producer lens. This class covers the details of accounting, finance, film industry, t.v. industry, global marketing, the movie business, and much more.
42. Start-Up Entrepreneurship Specialization (sub-certification)
Entrepreneurship Specialization covers the conception, design, organization, and management of new enterprises. This five-course series is designed to take you from opportunity identification through launch, growth, financing and profitability.
43. Web Design For Everybody: Basic of Web Development & Coding Specialization (sub-certification)
This Specialization covers how to write syntactically correct HTML5 and CSS3, and how to create interactive web experiences with JavaScript. Mastering this range of technologies will allow you to develop high quality websites that, work seamlessly on mobile, tablet, and large-screen browsers accessible. During the capstone, you will develop a professional-quality web portfolio demonstrating your growth as a web developer and your knowledge of accessible web design.
44. Introduction to Computers and Operating Systems and Security
This course forms part of a series of courses that offers a good starting point for a career in cybersecurity. It will help you gain knowledge and skills related to Computers and Operating Systems, Enterprise Systems, and Security, including Business Systems Applications. This course gets you one step closer to the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate, which requires no degree or prior experience.
45. Network Security & Database Vulnerabilities
This course gives you the background needed to understand basic network security. You will learn the about Local Area Networks, TCP/IP, the OSI Framework and routing basics. You will learn how networking affects security systems within an organization. You will learn the network components that guard an organization from cybersecurity attacks.
46. CAPSTONE
Final project to be submitted. (TBD)