Stanford University Courses

Principles of Economics

7 ratings

This course is designed as an introduction to the study of economics. Participants will be exposed to the economic way of thinking and learn about the functioning of a modern market economy.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to Statistics

4302 ratings at Coursera

You will gain the foundational skills that prepare you to pursue more advanced topics in statistical thinking and machine learning.

• Coursera
• 12 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Love as a Force for Social Justice

430 ratings at Coursera

Explore agape love as a force for social justice through non-violent communication, the biology of the brain, religious and ethical traditions, and love in action in NGOs and business.

• Coursera
• 11 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Cooking for Busy Healthy People

180 ratings at Coursera

Cook without being chained to recipes: stock key ingredients, shop and store vegetables, and improvise healthy breakfasts, desserts, plant-based dishes and seasonal comfort food.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The AI Awakening: Implications for the Economy and Society

140 ratings at Coursera

Examine how generative AI works and what it changes: model development and data, startup and business implications, workforce shifts, and the societal risks of automation.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Giving 2.0: The MOOC

220 ratings at Coursera

Anyone who gives time, money, skills or networks is a philanthropist: craft a giving strategy, assess nonprofits, and build an Individual Giving Action Plan.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Stories of Infection

1857 ratings at Coursera

Follow patients' illnesses from presentation to resolution across bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections, linking each case to the underlying microbiology, immunology and pathophysiology.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Graph Search, Shortest Paths, and Data Structures

2001 ratings at Coursera

Apply breadth-first and depth-first search, strong components, and Dijkstra's shortest-path algorithm, then build heaps, balanced binary search trees, hash tables, and bloom filters.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Financing Innovation - Common Mistakes Even Great Investors Make

6 ratings

In this webinar Stanford Professor Peter DeMarzo, Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Business and instructor within the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship certificate, discusses how to value ideas and innovations so they receive the pr…

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Stanford Seminar - Modular Engineering, Electric Cars and More

6 ratings

Explore Tesla's modular engineering approach and its impact on electric car design with Dave Duff. Gain insights into innovative solutions for climate change challenges in the automotive industry.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Prospecting for Oil and Natural Gas Lecture

6 ratings

Learn how rock formations, field anatomy, exploration methods, regulation, and resource locations shape the prospecting of oil and natural gas.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Biofuels: Types, Production, and Environmental Impact - Lecture

6 ratings

Explore biofuels: ethanol and biodiesel production, incentives, and standards. Gain insights into renewable energy alternatives and their environmental impact.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Shortest Paths Revisited, NP-Complete Problems and What To Do About Them

832 ratings at Coursera

Compute shortest paths with Bellman-Ford, Floyd-Warshall and Johnson, recognize NP-complete problems, and cope with them through exact, approximation, and local search algorithms.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare

646 ratings at Coursera

Learn how machine learning applies to medicine: explore medical use cases, healthcare-specific evaluation metrics, foundation models, and best practices for designing, building, and evaluating clinical machine learning applications.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking

623 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate food choices for their health and environmental impact, cook simple healthy meals, and build mindful eating habits through moderation, varied meals, and self-compassion.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses