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The Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development in collaboration with COURSERA would like to provide you with over 3,800 online training courses that can help you and your family in getting better prepared to seek new employment opportunities! This is a limited-time offer, sign-up and complete all of your courses by September 30, 2020. 

Sample Courses

Achieve your goals with Coursera

The courses below are just a sample of the many training courses and certifications available to you with Coursera:

  • Introduction to Virtual Reality  - The course will teach you everything from the basics of VR- the hardware and the history of VR- to different applications of VR, the psychology of Virtual Reality, and the challenges of the medium.
  • Big Data Modeling and Management Systems -  In this course, you will experience various data genres and management tools appropriate for each. You will be able to describe the reasons behind the evolving plethora of new big data platforms from the perspective of big data management systems and analytical tools. 
  • Science of Exercise - Learners who complete Science of Exercise will have an improved physiological understanding of how your body responds to exercise, and will be able to identify behaviors, choices, and environments that impact your health and training.
  • High-Impact Business Writing -  Learn how to articulate your thoughts in a clear and concise manner that will allow your ideas to be better understood by your readers. Improve your business writing skill by learning to select and use appropriate formats for your audience, use the correct medium and adjust your writing style accordingly, as well as identify your objective and communicate it clearly.

Enroll today!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Coursera Campus Response Initiative?

We will provide every university in the world impacted by COVID-19 with free access to our course catalogue through our Coursera Campus Response Initiative. Universities can sign up to provide their enrolled students with access to more than 3,800 courses, 400 Specializations, and 270 Guided Projects from Coursera’s university and industry partners. These institutions will have access until September 30, 2020. Students who enroll on or before September 30 will continue to have access to their course for at least two months from the date of enrollment.

What Can I do if I am a Student?

University and college students can learn for free on Coursera by signing up with a verified college or university email address and enrolling in courses by September 30, 2020. Students can earn certificates for courses, projects, and Specializations they are enrolled in for free, by completing the course within two months from the date of enrollment.

What are the Deadlines for Free Access?

September 30, 2020. The university can decide to renew all, or a percentage of licenses to continue to use Coursera for Campus after the free contract end date.  Given that this offering is free and the coronavirus situation is evolving, we reserve the right to end the initiative earlier at our discretion.

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