ETH Zurich Courses

Agile Software Development

3 reviews

Learn fundamental agile concepts to enhance your software development skills.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Autonomous Mobile Robots

9 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 15 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• On-Demand
• 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
• 9 weeks, 4-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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 a week
• On-Demand
• 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 a week
• On-Demand
• 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 a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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 a week
• On-Demand
• 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 a week
• On-Demand
• 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 a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Worldviews - From Sustainability to Regeneration

8 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 a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Computing: Art, Magic, Science

1 review

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
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Computing: Art, Magic, Science - Part II

Learn functional programming, design patterns, loop invariants, and more in part 2 of this introductory programming course.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Microcredential

Future Cities

Explore urban planning, sustainability, and smart technologies to shape livable, resilient cities of tomorrow. Learn from cutting-edge research on transforming urban spaces for a better future.

• edX
• 41 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 2 courses

Future Cities

2 reviews

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
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quality of Life: Livability in Future Cities

1 review

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
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)