USA University of California, San Diego

The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) is a student-centered, research-focused, service-oriented public institution that provides opportunity for all. This young university has made its mark regionally, nationally and internationally. Named in the top 15 research universities worldwide, UC San Diego fosters a culture of collaboration that sparks discoveries, advances society and drives economic impact.

The campus offers a wide range of education and research opportunities—from engineering, medicine and oceanography to the arts and humanities, and physical and social sciences—lending itself naturally to interdisciplinary learning. UC San Diego students, who learn from Nobel laureates, MacArthur Fellows and National Academy members, are as committed to public service as they are to their studies. Regularly listed among the top 10 public universities in the nation, for the fifth consecutive year UC San Diego has also been ranked first based on research, civic engagement and social mobility.

UC San Diego are unique among other University of California campuses—UC San Diego offers undergraduates the “small college” concept patterned after those at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Each of the six undergraduate colleges has its own residence halls, student services, traditions and even graduation ceremonies. While the undergraduate remains part of one university, they also develop a sense of identity within the smaller family of their chosen college.

UC San Diego is one campus with multiple pillars of excellence, a leading public university that is transforming lives, shaping new disciplines and advancing the frontiers of knowledge.

UC San Diego have partnered with Coursera and 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 UC San Diego:

Courses on Coursera
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• Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics
• Introduction to Algae
• Our Energy Future
• Drug Development
• Drug Discovery
• Drug Commercialization

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Courses on edX
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• Machine Learning Fundamentals
• Probability and Statistics in Data Science using Python
• Python for Data Science
• The Science of Parenting
• Data Structures Fundamentals
• How Virtual Reality Works
• Algorithmic Design and Techniques
• Creating Virtual Reality (VR) Apps
• Algorithms and Data Structures Capstone
• Graph Algorithms in Genome Sequencing
• Dynamic Programming: Applications In Machine Learning and Genomics
• String Processing and Pattern Matching Algorithms
• NP-Complete Problems
• So You Want to Be a Biomedical Engineer
• Graph Algorithms
• Computer Graphics
• Big Data Analytics Using Spark
• Minecraft, Coding and Teaching
• Data Structures: An Active Learning Approach
• Introduction to Genomic Data Science
• Analyze Your Genome!

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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.

UC San Diego have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:

Virtual Reality (VR) App Development Professional Certificate
This Professional Certificate program will teach you what VR devices exist, how VR technology works, and how to write software, often called VR experiences, for it.

MicroMasters® Program in Data Science
In this MicroMasters program, you will develop a well-rounded understanding of the mathematical and computational tools that form the basis of data science and how to use those tools to make data-driven business recommendations.

MicroMasters® Program in Algorithms and Data Structures
This MicroMasters program is a mix of theory and practice: you will learn algorithmic techniques for solving various computational problems through implementing over one hundred algorithmic coding problems in a programming language of your choice.

UCSD WILL OFFER AN ONLINE MASTER OF DATA SCIENCE, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, THE UC OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND WSCUC.