HarvardX Data Science Professional Certificate
The HarvardX Data Science Professional Certificate lives on edX at edx.org, and you can audit all nine courses for free. Auditing gives you the video lectures and readings; the graded assignments and the certificate itself sit behind a payment. Unlike Harvard's CS50 courses, there is no separate Harvard-hosted free mirror for this one, so edX is the place to take it. We are not in edX's affiliate program, so we earn nothing whether you audit or pay for the certificate. Choose the free audit track if you want the knowledge, or pay for the certificate track if you need the graded projects and the credential for your resume.
The certificate bundles nine separate courses and runs about 180 hours of work, all taught in R (source: edx.org HarvardX Data Science certificate page).
About This Course
Harvard's 9-course data science certificate on edX. Covers R programming, data visualisation, probability, inference, regression, machine learning, and capstone.
Course Details
Platform
edXLanguage
machine-learningLevel
intermediate
Duration
180h
Certificate
Yes, included
Cost
Free to audit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I take the HarvardX Data Science certificate for free?
You can audit the courses free. The graded work and the certificate need payment or edX financial assistance.
Is it taught in Python or R?
R. The whole series teaches data science through R, which sets it apart from Python-first programs like IBM's certificate or DeepLearning.AI's courses.
What do the nine courses cover?
R basics, data visualization, probability, inference and modeling, regression, productivity tools, data wrangling, machine learning, and a capstone.
Is there a free Harvard-hosted version like CS50?
No. This series is edX-only. CS50 mirrors its courses on cs50.harvard.edu, but the Data Science certificate does not have that.
Do you get paid if I enroll?
No. We hold no edX affiliate account, so this listing earns us nothing either way.
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