Overview
The University of California, Berkeley was chartered in 1868, and its flagship campus — envisioned as a "City of Learning" — was established at Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay. Berkeley faculty consists of 1,582 full-time and 500 part-time faculty members dispersed among more than 130 academic departments and more than 80 interdisciplinary research units. Berkeley alumni have received 28 Nobel prizes, and there are eight Nobel Laureates, 32 MacArthur Fellows, and four Pulitzer Prize winners among the current faculty.
MOOCs
The University of California, Berkeley have partnered with edX to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from The University of California, Berkeley:
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Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from The University of California, Berkeley:
Click on a course title to go to the course page
- How to Save Money: Making Smart Financial Decisions
- Marketing Analytics: Products, Distribution and Sales
- Academic and Business Writing
- Marketing Analytics: Competitive Analysis and Market Segmentation
- The Foundations of Happiness at Work
- Foundations of Data Science: Computational Thinking with Python
- Foundations of Data Science: Prediction and Machine Learning
- Foundations of Data Science: Inferential Thinking by Resampling
- Marketing Analytics: Price and Promotion Analytics
- The Science of Happiness
- Marketing Analytics: Marketing Measurement Strategy
- Effective Business Writing
- Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligence at Work
- English for Journalists, Part 1
- English for Journalists, Part 2
- Blockchain Technology
- Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies
- How to Write an Essay
- Journalism for Social Change
Micro-Credentials
A micro-credential is a certificate program that is made up of a series of related courses to develop a particular skill for professional development.
The University of California, Berkeley have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Foundations of Data Science Professional Certificate
This program will help you become a data scientist by teaching you how to analyze a diverse array of real data sets including economic data, geographic data and social networks
The Science of Happiness at Work Professional Certificate
You will learn the hallmarks and benefits of a happy workplace, and you’ll come away with concrete, research-based strategies you can implement—individually or in teams—to boost your own emotional well-being, support the well-being of colleagues and employees, and foster a workplace culture of happiness.
MicroMasters® Program in Marketing Analytics
The MicroMasters program from Berkeley Extension will help you to gain skills in quantitative marketing techniques to deploy immediately and see practical benefits in the workplace.
Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate
Developed by Blockchain at Berkeley and faculty from UC Berkeley's premier Computer Science department, the Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate program is a comprehensive survey of core topics in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, and blockchain technology.
Agile Development Using Ruby on Rails Professional Certificate
Learn fundamental software engineering skills using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and Agile methodology to enhance your career as a software engineer.
Business Writing Professional Certificate
Enhance your writing skills as you learn how to craft clear, effective messages to better communicate in a business environment.
Data Science and Engineering with Spark XSeries Program
The Data Science and Engineering with Spark XSeries, created in partnership with Databricks, will teach students how to perform data science and data engineering at scale using Spark, a cluster computing system well-suited for large-scale machine learning tasks.
The University of California, Berkeley have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Foundations of Data Science Professional Certificate
This program will help you become a data scientist by teaching you how to analyze a diverse array of real data sets including economic data, geographic data and social networks
The Science of Happiness at Work Professional Certificate
You will learn the hallmarks and benefits of a happy workplace, and you’ll come away with concrete, research-based strategies you can implement—individually or in teams—to boost your own emotional well-being, support the well-being of colleagues and employees, and foster a workplace culture of happiness.
MicroMasters® Program in Marketing Analytics
The MicroMasters program from Berkeley Extension will help you to gain skills in quantitative marketing techniques to deploy immediately and see practical benefits in the workplace.
Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate
Developed by Blockchain at Berkeley and faculty from UC Berkeley's premier Computer Science department, the Blockchain Fundamentals Professional Certificate program is a comprehensive survey of core topics in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, and blockchain technology.
Agile Development Using Ruby on Rails Professional Certificate
Learn fundamental software engineering skills using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript and Agile methodology to enhance your career as a software engineer.
Business Writing Professional Certificate
Enhance your writing skills as you learn how to craft clear, effective messages to better communicate in a business environment.
Data Science and Engineering with Spark XSeries Program
The Data Science and Engineering with Spark XSeries, created in partnership with Databricks, will teach students how to perform data science and data engineering at scale using Spark, a cluster computing system well-suited for large-scale machine learning tasks.
