Microsoft Getting Started with ASP.NET Core Professional Certificate
Become a Microsoft ASP.NET Core Developer. Learn MVC, Minimal APIs, EF Core, and CI/CD with job-ready projects.
Instructor: Microsoft
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Recommended experience
What you'll learn
Build modern web apps; manage data; secure apps; test, deploy, and optimize apps
Skills you'll gain
- Middleware
- Maintainability
- Application Programming Interface (API)
- API Design
- Object-Relational Mapping
- Debugging
- Data Validation
- .NET Framework
- Database Management
- Dependency Analysis
- Restful API
- Database Application
- Data Modeling
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Configuration Management
- ASP.NET
- Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Security Testing
- Unit Testing
- Development Testing
- Secure Coding
- Web Applications
- Test Case
- Identity and Access Management
- Authorization (Computing)
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Integration Testing
- Authentications
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Application Security
- Javascript and jQuery
- Full-Stack Web Development
- React.js
- C# (Programming Language)
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Development Environment
- Responsive Web Design
- Model View Controller
- UI Components
- Bootstrap (Front-End Framework)
- Web Development
- HTML and CSS
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Frequently asked questions
Most learners finish in about 3–4 months with 5–7 hours of study per week. The flexible schedule allows you to learn at your own pace.
Learners should already understand basic programming concepts, C# syntax, and object-oriented principles. Prior experience with .NET or web development is helpful but not required.
Completing this program prepares you for roles such as ASP.NET Developer, Full-Stack .NET Developer, or Web Application Developer. You’ll build skills that are in demand across industries where secure, data-driven, and scalable web applications are essential.
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¹Based on Coursera learner outcome survey responses, United States, 2021.