ETH Zurich Courses

Agile Software Development

3 ratings

Learn fundamental agile concepts to enhance your software development skills.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Autonomous Mobile Robots

11 ratings at edX

Basic concepts and algorithms for locomotion, perception, and intelligent navigation.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 4-8 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Landscape Ecology

14 ratings at edX

This is the first MOOC to teach Landscape Ecology. Participants learn theory, methods and tools to understand the landscapes we live in and to solve landscape-related environmental problems.

• edX
• 14 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Worldviews - From Sustainability to Regeneration

12 ratings at edX

Explore holistic approaches to address global challenges, shifting from sustainability to regeneration. Develop new worldviews and integrate scientific and design thinking for transformative action.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Environmental DNA: Sensing the Diversity of Life and Assessing Ecosystem Health

The first MOOC on environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis for biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Learn how to detect, identify and monitor species in a non-invasive way to improve our assessments of diverse ecosystems, so we can find better ways to prot…

• edX
• 7 weeks, 1-2 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microrobotics

The first MOOC on robots at small scale. You will learn the concepts, functioning principles, building methods and state-of-the-art applications of microrobots.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 1-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Self-Driving Cars with Duckietown

Self-Driving Cars with Duckietown is the first robotics and AI MOOC with scale-model self-driving cars. Learn state-of-the-art autonomy hands-on: build your own real robot (Duckiebot) and get it to drive autonomously in your scaled city (Duckietown).

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Beyond Systems Thinking

Explore scientific and designerly approaches to complex challenges, focusing on systems thinking, transformative resilience, and systemic innovation for regenerative action.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Regenerative Materials and Construction

Discover sustainable construction materials like earth, bamboo, timber, and straw for regenerative building practices in rapidly urbanizing regions worldwide.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Web Cartography: Part 2

Explore the fascinating world of Web Cartography and learn how to produce web maps yourself.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Web Cartography: Part 1

Explore the fascinating world of Web Cartography and learn how to produce web maps yourself.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Future Cities

2 ratings

Understand a city’s people, components, functions, scales and dynamics, as precondition for its sustainable design and management.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course

Computing: Art, Magic, Science

1 rating

Learn the basics of Information Technology and how to write quality programs in this introductory computer science course.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Quality of Life: Livability in Future Cities

1 rating

Learn how urban planning, energy, climate, ecology and mobility impact the livability and quality of life of a “future city.”

• edX
• 11 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course

Beyond Systems Thinking

14 ratings at edX

Explore scientific and design approaches to complex challenges like climate change in this 6-week course by ETH Zurich. Learn about systems thinking, resilience, circularity, and systemic innovation.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course