Learn CS Fundamentals 100% Online with Rice University

Explore Computer Science Principles and Python essentials

Whether you have limited or no programming experience, looking to advance your career, or prepare for an advanced CS course, this Specialization will go over main concepts, skills, and theories that will help you on your CS journey.

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7-Course Fundamentals of Computing Specialization Specialization

This Specialization covers much of the material that first-year Computer Science students take at Rice University, brought to you by the world-class Faculty who teach our master's and PhD programs. Students learn sophisticated programming skills in Python from the ground up and apply these skills in building more than 20 fun projects. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone exam that allows the students to demonstrate the range of knowledge that they have acquired in the Specialization.

Who should attend:

Career-minded people wanting to upskill in Python coding
Students wanting to prepare for advanced Computer Science courses
Individuals yearning to learn coding essentials

You will be able to:

Gain essential Python programming skills
Use simple algorithms effectively
Challenge yourself with over 20 coding projects

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MEET YOUR RICE PROFESSOR

Luay Nakhleh

Luay Nakhleh Luay Nakhleh is the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, as well as a Professor of Computer Science and of BioSciences at Rice University.

Scott Rixner

Scott Rixner is a Professor of Computer Science at Rice University. He is currently helping to lead the Master of Computer Science (100% Online) and Master of Data Science (100% Online) degree programs. Prior to joining Rice, he received his Ph.D. from MIT.

Joe D. Warren

Joe Warren is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rice University.

Joe has led the development of several award-winning specializations on introductory programming on Coursera. Joe was an undergraduate at Rice from 1979-1983 and received his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1986. He has been a professor at Rice ever since and served as the Chair of the Department from 2008-2013.