Certificate Programs
Learn and hone career-ready skills by earning industry-leading certificates for high-demand career paths.
Currently enrolled UT Austin undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars have FREE access to online learning for one or more of the following course and professional certificate programs.
Expand the sections below to learn more about which program is best for you. Once you know, click on one of the two links here:
Self-enroll in Career Academy – Students
Student Registration for All Other Programs – Fill Out This Form
Career Academy
The most popular choice for students, Career Academy features over 700 certificate-based courses designed by leading companies such as Google, IBM, Intuit, Meta, PwC and Salesforce.
The Career Academy is organized into 50+ job categories, each of which offers a number of certificate-based courses and guided projects. “Grow with Google” is included in Career Academy. Categories include but are not limited to:
- Marketing Analyst
- Graphic Designer
- Sales Development
- iOS Developer
- Technology Consultant
- Human Resources Specialist
- Data Analyst
- Project Manager
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Data Scientist
Self-enroll in Career Academy – Students
You may be prompted to add a password and recovery email; without a recovery email, you may lose access to your progress and certificates after graduation.
GenAI Academy
GenAI Academy offers a curation of projects, courses, and certificates related to generative artificial intelligence and the technology transforming the future of work. Students can learn the following skills through GenAI Academy:
- Prompt engineering: Learn how to create effective prompts that yield the results you need from generative AI.
- Communication and ideation: Build your communication and writing skills to improve the clarity and effectiveness of your generative AI prompts.
- AI ethics: Tools like generative AI transform how we work and live today. Explore AI ethics to learn how to use such technology safely and responsibly.
- Cybersecurity: Learn how to operate AI tools and technology in a secure, safe way.
- Programming languages: Those who wish to create digital tools powered by generative AI, such as chatbots, will need a strong grasp of programming languages like Python or C++.
Top Tech & Sustainability
This program offers (1) a curation of the top technology tools used in the current job market and data visualization PLUS (2) a collection of courses and multi-course specializations on various topics related to sustainability and climate change. Students can learn and practice:
- Intro to AI
- Smart Device & Mobile Emerging Technologies
- IoT
- Google & Microsoft products – Docs, Gmail, Drive, etc.
- Big Data Emerging Technologies
- Data Visualization (e.g. Tableau)
- Project management tools (e.g. Asana, Wrike)
- Sustainability topics in business, construction, & public health
- Climate change modeling
- Sustainability analyst fundamentals
Top Tech & Sustainability Registration Interest Form
Please allow at least a week to receive an email from Coursera with your invitation to join the program. You will need to click on that link to activate your account.
UT Austin faculty and staff have access to Career Academy. Please visit the HR website to learn more.
Contact Us
Email us at Coursera@austin.utexas.edu for questions about Coursera.
For all other questions, please email CareerSuccess@austin.utexas.edu.