Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN
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Who Is This Program For?
Career Launchers: early career professionals wanting to start a career in a high-growth field and gain exposure to the full development lifecycle as the launch point.
Career Builders: professionals ready to build on existing skills in coding, to formalize training, and earn a valued certificate.
Career Switchers: mid- or later career professionals looking to switch into software development from another field, such as marketing, sales, operations, or any other field.
There are no prerequisites for this program, though a capacity for technical concepts is recommended.
Program Highlights
Earn a certificate and 48 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from MIT xPRO
Insights and coding demos from renowned MIT faculty
Market-ready coding skills in a high-growth market
GitHub portfolio to share with potential employers
Daily Live Chat with Learning Facilitators
Key Takeaways
Build, test, and deploy a web application using the MERN stack
Build, test, and deploy APIs
Build, test, and deploy a front-end web application using React
Setup Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines to deploy a React application
Present a GitHub portfolio of your work to potential employers
Program Topics
This program is organized into three main modules using the MERN stack: Web Development, Front-End Development/React, and Back-End Development. Each module builds on the next, and is designed to prepare you to enter the job market as an entry-level full-stack developer, or to specialize in one of these areas with further skill development.
Career Preparation and Guidance
Stepping into a career in software and web development requires a variety of skills, both hard and soft. This course offers you guidance for navigating a career path into tech, including crafting your elevator pitch and communication tips. These services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this program. The program support team includes course leaders to help you reach your learning goals. The primary goal is to give you the skills needed to be prepared for a job in this field, however, job placement is not guaranteed.
There is a career preparation aspect of this course, elements include:
Crafting your elevator pitch
LinkedIn profile tips
Resumes/cover letters
Navigating your job search
Interview tips and preparation
Negotiating salary
Building confidence and being assertive
Advancing in your career
Career exercises focused on launching a career as a developer:
Building your personal brand and promoting your skills
Communicating technical concepts to non-technical colleagues
Understanding the roles and workflow of Agile development
Reflecting on your skills to learn how to troubleshoot and learn more quickly
Job search and interviewing for developer positions
Program Faculty
Professor of Information Engineering in MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
John Williams holds a BA in Physics from Oxford University, an MS in Physics from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Numerical Methods from University of Wales, Swansea. His research focuse...
Research Scientist and Executive Director of MIT's Geospatial Data Center
Dr. Abel Sanchez holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is the Executive Director of MIT's Geospatial Data Center, architect of "The Internet o...
Learning Facilitators
Our Learning Facilitators are industry experts who bring their insights to the course experience through live office hour sessions and personalized support.
LETICIA ESCANCIANO - Full Stack Developer at Factorial HR
Leticia brings a passion for all things tech. She currently works as a full stack developer and previously held the position of CTO at Madrid-based start-up Sportmadness for two years, where she was in charge of building their digital product.
MAHA MAHMOOD - Associate Success Engineer at Acquia
Maha brings a trifecta of skills – analytical, creative, and technical – developed over more than a decade of holding positions in consumer products and EdTech markets. Her varied experiences in marketing and web development give her the ability to be adaptable and innovative.
PATRICK ANDRE - Director of Engineering at Forbes
Patrick is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience managing site/application development, product management, architecture, product development, process improvement, resource allocation, and digital strategy. He has a proven track record, delivering web products/solutions on time and on budget.
PUNEET SARASWAT - Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Unfinished
Puneet has over nine years of experience, ranging from core algorithmic research to full stack development, leading projects from inception to delivery. He previously worked with Schlumberger for over eight years, starting from research and development in the area of seismic wave modeling, inversion, and earth-model building.
Note: These are some of our learning facilitators and may change for upcoming cohorts.
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Certificate
Get recognized! Upon successful completion of this program, MIT xPRO grants a certificate of completion to participants and 48 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This program is graded as a pass or fail; participants must receive 75% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.
After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you, at no additional cost, in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of MIT.
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FAQs
Financing Options
We offer several options to help you afford tuition for the Professional Certificate in Coding: Full Stack Development with MERN Program.
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