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Agentic AI Development & Security Specialization

Coursera

Agentic AI Development & Security Specialization

Build Secure, Scalable AI Agent Systems.

Optimize and secure AI systems with advanced algorithms and enterprise security practices.

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and optimize reusable AI agent architectures using advanced algorithms and performance analysis

  • Implement comprehensive security controls including threat modeling, API protection, and vulnerability management

  • Build production-ready AI pipelines with testing frameworks, CI/CD integration, and ethical considerations

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December 2025

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Specialization - 10 course series

Architect Reusable AI Agent Systems

Architect Reusable AI Agent Systems

Course 1, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement reusable, modular AI agent systems by evaluating architectures and defining clear API contracts for core components.

Skills you'll gain

Category: AI Integrations
Category: API Design
Category: Engineering Software
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Category: Code Reusability
Category: Artifactory
Category: Solution Architecture
Category: Systems Architecture
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Systems Design
Category: Release Management
Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance

Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance

Course 2, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Diagnose and resolve AI performance bottlenecks by applying advanced algorithms and computational complexity analysis to optimize agentic systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Agentic systems
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Proposal Writing
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Proposal Development
Hybrid AI Search Workflows

Hybrid AI Search Workflows

Course 3, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will build and assess hybrid AI workflows, integrating generative AI with automation, modularity, and CI/CD best practices.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Unit Testing
Category: CI/CD
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Software Development
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Generative AI
Category: Context Engineering
Category: Code Reusability
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Category: Application Development
Category: Software Architecture
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Continuous Integration
Engineer & Explain AI Model Decisions

Engineer & Explain AI Model Decisions

Course 4, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will apply feature engineering and explainability to interpret AI model decisions, identify flaws, and build trustworthy systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Preprocessing
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Report Writing
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Decision Support Systems
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Feature Engineering
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Embeddings
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Optimize AI: Build Reusable Model Pipelines

Optimize AI: Build Reusable Model Pipelines

Course 5, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build reusable ML pipelines. Analyze model trade-offs, ensure reproducibility, and apply best practices for maintainable AI systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)
Category: Model Optimization
Category: Data Preprocessing
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Version Control
Optimize Python for Agentic AI

Optimize Python for Agentic AI

Course 6, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Refactor Python code for AI agents to improve readability and performance. Apply coding standards and use profiling to optimize bottlenecks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Maintainability
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Code Reusability
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Performance Testing
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Program Standards
Category: Technical Writing
Category: Python Programming
Test and Secure Your AI Code

Test and Secure Your AI Code

Course 7, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate AI code dependencies for security and compatibility, and design testing strategies to ensure long-term code quality and coverage.

Skills you'll gain

Category: CI/CD
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Code Coverage
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: Test Script Development
Category: Test Tools
Category: Integration Testing
Category: Test Automation
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: Security Testing
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: AI Security
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Development Testing
Secure AI: API and Dependency Risks

Secure AI: API and Dependency Risks

Course 8, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Implement security controls on AI service APIs and analyze dependency vulnerability reports to prioritize and execute remediation actions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Hardening
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Package and Software Management
Category: Authentications
Category: Data Validation
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: Security Controls
Category: API Testing
Category: Application Security
Category: Computer Security Incident Management
Category: Threat Management
Category: Secure Coding
Category: Vulnerability Management
Category: AI Security
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Security Testing
Secure Your AI: Threat Modeling

Secure Your AI: Threat Modeling

Course 9, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will apply threat modeling and architectural analysis to select secret management solutions and mitigate risks in AI systems using STRIDE.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Security Architecture Review
Category: AI Security
Category: Threat Modeling
Category: Managed Services
Category: Software Documentation
Category: IT Security Architecture
Category: Threat Management
Category: Data Security
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Cloud Management
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Security Controls
Category: Authentications
Category: Key Management
Category: Security Requirements Analysis
Category: Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)
Category: Security Engineering
Design Ethical AI Rewards and Policies

Design Ethical AI Rewards and Policies

Course 10, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will apply reinforcement learning to design and validate reward functions while analyzing ethical and societal implications of AI decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Policy Development
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Reinforcement Learning
Category: Due Diligence
Category: Accountability Frameworks
Category: Regulation and Legal Compliance
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Law, Regulation, and Compliance

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