Software Architecture

Software Architecture is the practice of designing and managing large, complex software systems. It involves not only the structure of software systems but also their functionality, performance, resilience, reusability, and comprehensibility. Coursera's Software Architecture catalogue helps you gain an in-depth understanding of the principles and patterns behind system design. You'll learn how to deal with system complexity, understand design principles such as abstraction, modularity, and hierarchy, and familiarize yourself with architectural styles and patterns. Furthermore, you'll gain insight into the trade-offs involved in designing and implementing software architectures, and learn how to evaluate different architectures for their suitability to a given problem or application context. This knowledge will empower you to create effective, efficient, and robust software systems for various industries and applications.
56credentials
3online degrees
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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Cloud-Native Computing, Identity and Access Management, Data Migration, Software Architecture, Stakeholder Analysis, Process Optimization, Extract, Transform, Load, Systems Design, Systems Architecture, Stakeholder Management, Data Integration, Cybersecurity, Business Process Modeling, Release Management, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, Software Testing, Information Technology, Software Design Patterns

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    290 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Code Review, Solution Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Software Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    4K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Unified Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Solution Architecture, Software Development, Software Documentation, Software Design Patterns, Enterprise Architecture, Maintainability, Scalability, Databases

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    935 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Software Design, Scrum (Software Development), Software Engineering, Software Design Patterns, Agile Methodology, Software Development, Programming Principles, Application Development, Cloud Development, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    4.2K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Scalability, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Software Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Applications, Cloud Security, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Load Balancing, Serverless Computing, Software Design Patterns, Microservices, Event-Driven Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    32 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Scalability, Software Architecture, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, API Gateway, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Application Design, Continuous Integration, Docker (Software), Software Design Patterns, Systems Architecture, Systems Design, Kubernetes, Service Oriented Architecture, Event-Driven Programming, Transaction Processing, Data Management, Distributed Computing

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Data Lakes, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Scalability, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Security, Solution Architecture, Data Visualization, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Storage, Data Architecture, Software Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, API Gateway

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Thinking, Software Design Patterns, Stakeholder Communications, Systems Analysis, Application Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Skills you'll gain: Service Level, Software Engineering, Data Architecture, Web Applications, Software Architecture, Performance Testing, Scalability, Functional Requirement, Distributed Computing, Databases, Microservices, Acceptance Testing, Application Deployment, Application Development, Predictive Modeling, Software Testing, Development Testing, System Design and Implementation, Transaction Processing, Big Data

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    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    102 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Continuous Integration, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Istio, Linux Commands, Agile Software Development, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Kubernetes, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Restful API, Git (Version Control System), DevOps, Grafana, Software Engineering, Data Import/Export, Application Development

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    63K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pearson

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Business Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Technology Strategies, Event-Driven Programming, Serverless Computing, Digital Transformation, Scalability, Distributed Computing, Restful API, Innovation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Istio, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, React Redux, Node.JS, Responsive Web Design, Restful API, Django (Web Framework), Git (Version Control System), Server Side, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cloud Computing, Data Import/Export, Engineering Software

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    58K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months