University of California San Diego
Big Data Specialization
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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Specialization - 6 course series

Introduction to Big Data

Course 118 hours4.6 (10,929 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

Big Data Modeling and Management Systems

Course 213 hours4.4 (3,002 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Modeling
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Big Data
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Real Time Data
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Storage
Category: NoSQL
Category: Scalability
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: Databases
Category: Database Design
Category: Data Infrastructure
Category: Data Architecture
Category: Data Management

Big Data Integration and Processing

Course 317 hours4.4 (2,410 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

Machine Learning With Big Data

Course 420 hours4.6 (2,487 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

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

Graph Analytics for Big Data

Course 511 hours4.3 (1,269 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Graph Theory
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Query Languages
Category: Big Data
Category: Analytics
Category: Database Systems
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Apache Spark
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Structures
Category: Algorithms
Category: Scalability
Category: Computing Platforms

Big Data - Capstone Project

Course 620 hours4.4 (397 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Splunk
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Mining
Category: Apache Spark
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Science
Category: Big Data
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Unstructured Data
Category: Data Processing
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Technical Communication

Instructors

Amarnath Gupta
University of California San Diego
10 Courses471,994 learners
Mai Nguyen
University of California San Diego
1 Course75,245 learners
Ilkay Altintas
University of California San Diego
14 Courses499,682 learners

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