Computer Science Courses for Beginners
Beginner computer science courses can help you learn programming basics, data structures, algorithms, and web development. You can build skills in problem-solving, logical thinking, and coding in languages like Python or JavaScript. Many courses introduce tools such as Git for version control, integrated development environments (IDEs) for coding, and databases for data management, showing how these skills are applied in real-world projects.
Popular Beginner Computer Science Courses and Certifications
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Web Scraping, File I/O, Python Programming, Jupyter, Data Structures, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation, JSON, Computer Programming, Restful API, NumPy, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Data Analysis
Status: Free TrialUniversity of London
Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Debugging, Development Environment, Computer Systems, Web Applications, Arithmetic, Computer Literacy, Javascript, Network Security, Computer Networking, Computer Programming Tools, Applied Mathematics, Computer Graphics, Web Design and Development, Software Development Tools, Cybersecurity, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, General Mathematics, Problem Solving
Status: FreePrinceton University
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Java Programming, Java, Program Development, File I/O, Computational Thinking, Computer Science, Algorithms, Animations, Debugging
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Logical Reasoning, Combinatorics, Computational Logic, Deductive Reasoning, Cryptography, Probability, Computational Thinking, Encryption, Probability Distribution, Network Analysis, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Theoretical Computer Science, Bayesian Statistics, Python Programming, Data Structures, Cybersecurity, Algorithms, Arithmetic, Visualization (Computer Graphics)
Status: Free TrialRice University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Probability, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Program Development, Big Data, Python Programming, Data Analysis, User Interface (UI), Machine Learning Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming
Status: Free TrialUniversity of London
Skills you'll gain: Arithmetic, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computational Thinking, General Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Algebra, Cryptography, Systems Of Measurement
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Status: PreviewUniversity of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Program Development, Pseudocode, Problem Solving, Python Programming, Data Structures, Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Analysis, Debugging
Status: Free TrialStatus: AI skillsSkills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Unsupervised Learning, Interactive Data Visualization, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis, Jupyter, Data Manipulation, Data Literacy, Plotly, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Data Import/Export
Status: Free TrialDuke University
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Problem Solving, Solution Design
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Graph Theory, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures, Game Design, Software Documentation
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Software Documentation
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Logical Reasoning, Computational Logic, Deductive Reasoning, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Combinatorics, Algorithms, Python Programming, Computer Science, Program Development
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular computer science courses
- Python for Data Science, AI & Development: IBM
- Introduction to Computer Science and Programming: University of London
- Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose: Princeton University
- Introduction to Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science: University of California San Diego
- Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
- Mathematics for Computer Science: University of London
- Computational Thinking for Problem Solving: University of Pennsylvania
- IBM Data Science: IBM
- Programming Fundamentals: Duke University
- Coding for Everyone: C and C++: University of California, Santa Cruz
