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Professional Certificate in Learning Python for Data Science

Join Harvard Online in this series of online courses taught by renowned faculty to put your Python skills into practice for applied data science.

    • 3 Courses
    • 6 Months
    • Earn Your Certificate
    What You'll Learn

    Data science is an ever-evolving field, constantly iterating and innovating as technologies and algorithms improve.

    In order to drive your career forward, you must stay on the cutting-edge of the newest programming languages, such as Python, to stand out from the rest. Based around three courses, this Professional Certificate in Learning Python for Data Science focuses on hands-on learning—putting your Python skills into practice for applied data science. Each course will build upon each other, preparing you to solve complex business challenges using coding and data analysis. No prior coding experience required to enjoy this program. Taught by experts in the field, you will learn the foundations of Python programming and statistics before moving into more advanced learning around Python for machine learning and AI—all while building your quantitative reasoning and statistical skills. By combining these tools, you will not only become a more invaluable contributor to your team and organization, but you also will kickstart your career in the in-demand field of data science.

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    Learning Outcome

    Functions, arguments, and return values; variables and types; conditionals and Boolean expressions; and loops.

    Learning Outcome

    Applications of Python programming for data science, using popular libraries such as Pandas, numPy, matplotlib, and SKLearn.

    Learning Outcome

    How Python serves as a foundation for machine learning and artificial intelligence.

    3 Courses

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    Introduction to Data Science with Python

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    CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Python

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    Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up

    3-5 hours a week

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    Learn from the best in the industry

    Meet your instructors

    Benedict Gross

    Benedict Gross

    David J. Malan

    David J. Malan

    Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University

    Emily Riehl

    Emily Riehl

    Joseph Harris

    Joseph Harris

    Pavlos Protopapas

    Pavlos Protopapas

    Scientific Program Director at Harvard

    Job Outlook

    According to Glassdoor in 2022, data scientists have the third highest-paying job in America, with a median base salary of $120,000 per year.

    The BLS job outlook for those with a data science career and others in computer and information research is projected to increase by 15 percent between 2019 and 2029. This employment growth rate is much faster than average for all occupations (by 11%).