Software Engineering

Software Engineering is a discipline that involves the application of engineering principles to software design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation. Coursera's Software Engineering catalogue educates you on the systematic approach used in the development and maintenance of software systems. You'll learn about software requirements, object-oriented design, data structures, algorithms, testing, and debugging techniques. You'll also gain insights into various software development methodologies, such as Agile and Waterfall, and get the opportunity to apply these principles in real-world projects. This knowledge will help you excel as a software engineer, improve software quality, and effectively manage software projects, irrespective of the industry you're working in.
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  • Status: Free Trial

    Microsoft

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, Programming Principles, Pseudocode, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Engineering Software, C# (Programming Language), Version Control, Software Engineering, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Data Structures, Microsoft Copilot

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    92 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Object Oriented Design, Image Analysis, Python Programming, Jupyter, Software Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Computer Vision, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    1.5K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Service Level, Software Engineering, Software Architecture, Data Architecture, Distributed Computing, Microservices, Transaction Processing, Database Systems, Blockchain, Maintainability, Big Data, Data Structures, Test Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration, System Monitoring

    Build toward a degree

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    87 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Web Development, Maintainability, Software Engineering

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    38 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development, Software Engineering, Maintainability, Systems Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Technical Design, Web Services, Model View Controller, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, Software Development, Software Architecture, Automation, Software Testing, Software Design

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    7.9K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Computer Science, Formal Learning, Software Engineering, Program Development, Text Mining, Data Science, Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Debugging, Technical Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Unit Testing, Debugging, OS Process Management, File Management, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Engineering Software, Software Development, Interviewing Skills, Software Engineering, Relationship Building, Professional Development, Application Development, DevOps, Professionalism, Verbal Communication Skills, Problem Solving, Communication, Cloud Computing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    330 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Programming Principles, Maintainability, Software Testing, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Algorithms, Pseudocode, Simulations, System Programming, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Software Development, Software Engineering, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Problem Solving, Software Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    7.4K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Scrimba

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Anthropic Claude, Web Applications, Tool Calling, GitHub, Web Development, Real Time Data, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), API Gateway, Servers, Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, Video Game Development, Middleware, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    239 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Scrimba

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Python Programming, Programming Principles, User Interface (UI), Computer Programming, Scripting, Software Engineering, Performance Tuning, Scripting Languages, File Management, Web Development, Computational Thinking, Debugging, Software Development, Web Development Tools

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    46 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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