This is a new category of online Master’s level education that was initially pioneered by MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the intention of bridging the knowledge gap between higher education and the work environment. These modular programs offer a credential leading to credit and also provides learners with high-quality education from some of the best universities to help them launch and advance their careers or pursue an accelerated Master’s program. MicroMasters Programs by edX

is a revolutionary initiative whose mission is to increase access to high-quality as well as career relevant education at affordable prices.

edX has partnered with 14 top universities that include MIT, Columbia University, Thunderbird School of Global Management, University of Michigan, Rochester Institute of Technology among others to offer MicroMasters programs enabling learners to pursue advanced education in a flexible and affordable manner. Subjects range from artificial intelligence, supply chain management and project management. The various MicroMasters courses have been created by professional edX University partners and are recognized by top companies besides leading to great career outcomes.

The MicroMasters programs were developed after close consultations with industry stakeholders in order to understand the challenges they face when hiring or developing a competent workforce.

According to the CEO of edX Anant Agarwal, the workplace environment has rapidly changed thus employers are constantly looking for highly-developed talent with career-relevant skills.

Earning a MicroMasters certificate is almost half as valuable as the traditional Master’s degree and is also a great standalone credential that enables learners to advance their careers.

List of MicroMaster Programs

Algorithms and Data Structures

The University of California, San Diego via edx

Pavel Pevzner, Daniel Kane, Alexander S. Kulikov, Michael Levin, Neil Rhodes, Phillip
Compeau
8-10 hours a week, 3-7 weeks long
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Rochester Institute of Technology via edx

Mike Johansson, Lorraine Justice, Jennifer Englert, Dan Harel
8-12 hours a week, 6 weeks long

Internet of Things (IoT)

Curtin University via edx

Cesar Ortega-Sanchez, Lenin Gopal, Regina Reine Hendranata, Eleanor Sandry, Iain Murray AM, Nazanin Mohammadi, Aloke Phatak, Johannes U. Herrmann, Valerie Maxville, Joshua Gilchrist
2-8 hours a week, 5-12 weeks long
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Statistics and Data Science

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edx

Healthcare Administration

Doane University via edx

Nicholas King, Alice Kindschuh, Kimberley Meisinger, Jody Woodworth, Debora Sepich, Susan Sapp, Helen Abdali Soosan Fagan, Stephanie LaPuma
5-10 hours a week, 1-5 weeks long
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Supply Chain Management

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edx

Business Leadership

The University of Queensland via edx

Daniel Egger, Jana Schaich Borg
3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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Marketing Analytics

University of California, Berkeley via edx

Stephan Sorger, Honored Instructor
5-7 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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Business Fundamentals

Duke University via edx

Daniel Egger, Jana Schaich Borg
3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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Project Management

Project Management via edx

Leonie Fernandes, Celine Gullace
8-12 hours a week, 1-11 weeks long
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Sustainable Energy

The University of Queensland via edx

Simon Smart, Andrew Garnett, Will Steffen, Peta Ashworth, Diego Schmeda, Geoff Bongers, Martin Oettinger
8-10 hours a week, 8-11 weeks long
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Corporate Innovation

The University of Queensland via edx

Martie-Louise Verreynne, Anna Jenkins, Tim Kastelle, John Steen
8-10 hours a week, 5-10 weeks long
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Cyber security

Rochester Institute of Technology via edx

Bo Yuan, Jonathan S. Weissman, Yin Pan, Tong Sun
10-12 hours a week, 8 weeks long
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Business Analytics

Columbia University via edx

Daniel Guetta, Hardeep Johar, Vineet Goyal, Kamel Jedidi, Asim Ansari, Costis Maglaras
8-10 hours a week, 12 weeks long
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Digital Leadership

Boston University via edx

Kristen J. McCormack, Darrell Griffin, N. Venkat Venkatraman, Marshall Van Alstyne, Paul R. Carlile, Ben Lubin, John W. Byers, Chris Dellarocas, Andrei Lapets, Sandra Deacon Carr, Lloyd Baird
4-8 hours a week, 6-8 weeks long
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Artificial Intelligence

Columbia University via edx

Ansaf Salleb-Aouissi, John W. Paisley, Matei Ciocarlie, Eitan Grinspun
8-10 hours a week, 12 weeks long
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Analytics: Essential Tools and Methods

The Georgia Institute of Technology via edx

Yu Jeffrey Hu, Sridhar Narasimhan, Richard W. Vuduc, Joel Sokol, Beverly Wright
5-10 hours a week, 15 weeks long
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Robotics

University of Pennsylvania via edx

Ani Hsieh, Camillo J. Taylor, Mark Yim, Jianbo Shi, Kostas Daniilidis, Dan Lee, Vijay Kumar, Dan Koditschek
8-10 hours a week, 12 weeks long
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Big Data

University of Adelaide via edx

Katrina Falkner, Claudia Szabo, Nick Falkner, David Suter, Lewis Mitchell, Simon Tuke, Frank Neumann, Wanru (Kelly) Gao, Aneta Neumann, Vahid Roostapour, Gary Glonek, Lingqiao Liu, Gavin Meredith, Ian Knight, Markus Wagner
8-10 hours a week, 6-10 weeks long
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Cloud Computing

UMUC, University System of Maryland via edx

MBA Core Curriculum (Course no more available)

The University of Maryland, College Park, University System of Maryland via edx

Ritu Agarwal, Kathryn Bartol, Progyan Basu, Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Gilad Chen, Nicole Coomber, Michael FaulkenderTrevor Foulk, Judy Frels, David Godes, Anandasivam Gopal, Anil Gupta, Rebecca Hann, P.K. Kannan, Michael Kimbrough, Henry Lucas, Wendy Moe, Neta Moye, Myeong-Gu Seo, Nick Seybert, Subra Tangirala, Susan White
8-10 hours a week, 7 weeks long

Bioinformatics

UMUC, University System of Maryland via edx

James Coker, Associate Professor and Program Chair, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Specializations
8-10 hours a week, 8 weeks long
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Professional Android Developer

Universidad Galileo via edx

Jorge Giuffra, Rocael Hernández, Maria Isabel Palomar Bernardino, Byron Ajin, Adrián Catalán, Francisco Anzueto, Byron Linares, John Chávez, Pedro Borrayo, Rocael Hernández, Jorge VargasVictor Orozco, Noe Branagan
8-10 hours a week, 5-8 weeks long
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Leadership in Global Development

The University of Queensland via edx

Mark Moran, Andre Taylor, Bernard McKenna, Ali Intezari, Nina Lansbury Hall, Saleem H. Ali, Jodie Curth-Bibb, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Sarah Glavey, Tim Grice, Erin Lord-Lynch
10-12 hours a week, 3-12 weeks long
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Entrepreneurship

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore via edx

Ashis Mishra, MS Narasimhan, Suresh Bhagavatula, Vasanthi Srinivasan
4-6 hours a week, 6-11 weeks long
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Business Management

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore via edx

Ashok Thampy, Ashis Mishra, Sai Yayavaram, P D Jose, Vasanthi Srinivasan, MS Narasimhan, B. Mahadevan, Rejie George Pallathita
4-6 hours a week, 5-9 weeks long
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is developed to enhance one’s skills from world’s top universities and get better job opportunities.

Online MicroMasters Program – a pathway to Top Jobs