Claude Code: Software Engineering with Generative AI Agents (Vanderbilt University on Coursera)
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What you'll learn
You practice running Claude Code like a tech lead directing several developers, giving it process and context, keeping code quality high, splitting work across git branches and using images in prompts.
- Generative AI, Claude Code and code quality
- Building process and context in Claude Code
- Version control and parallel development
- Multimodal prompting and process
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 5 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will paySee detailsUpfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- About 5 hours; 6 modules, self paced.
- Before you start
- Basic software development experience and familiarity with Git.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced, on Coursera.
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- Free to enroll; the certificate needs the paid Coursera certificate or Coursera Plus. Price not shown. Paid Claude Code access is required for the work.
- Where it applies
- Online worldwide.
Checked at the source Oct 23, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Coursera course page: Vanderbilt, 6 modules, about 5 hours, paid certificate, paid Claude Code needed ↗Coursera specialization page: Generative AI Software Engineering (Vanderbilt), 4 courses ↗What we verified: Course page loaded today confirms university, instructor, modules, length, prerequisites and that the certificate and Claude Code access cost extra. It is also the first course of Vanderbilt's four course Generative AI Software Engineering Specialization.
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