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University of California San Diego

Big Data Specialization

Unlock Value in Massive Datasets. Learn fundamental big data methods in six straightforward courses.

Amarnath Gupta
Mai Nguyen
Ilkay Altintas

Instructors: Amarnath Gupta

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(9,629 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
3 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Taught in English
38 practice exercises

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Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Big Data
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Data Science
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Data Processing
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Data Infrastructure
Category: Scalability

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Modeling
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Big Data
Category: Data Structures
Category: Data Processing
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Scalability
Category: Data Management
Category: Real Time Data
Category: NoSQL
Category: Database Design
Category: Virtual Environment

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Processing
Category: Apache Spark
Category: Data Integration
Category: MongoDB
Category: SQL
Category: NoSQL
Category: Apache Hadoop
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: Big Data
Category: Splunk
Category: Data Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Database Systems
Category: Data Pipelines

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Apache Spark
Category: Applied Machine Learning
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Supervised Learning
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Decision Tree Learning
Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Big Data
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Data Mining
Category: Data Transformation

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Analysis
Category: Graph Theory
Category: Query Languages
Category: Big Data
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Management
Category: Computing Platforms
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: Algorithms
Category: Unsupervised Learning
Category: Scalability
Category: Database Design

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Splunk
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Big Data
Category: Data Processing
Category: Apache Spark
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Unsupervised Learning

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Instructors

Amarnath Gupta
University of California San Diego
10 Courses479,130 learners
Mai Nguyen
University of California San Diego
1 Course77,242 learners
Ilkay Altintas
University of California San Diego
14 Courses506,943 learners

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