College of Engineering students, faculty, and alumni now have the opportunity to pursue Coursera Career Academy certificates at no cost. This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting professional growth, lifelong learning, and teaching innovation.
Through Coursera Career Academy Plus, participants gain access to professional certificates developed by leading industry and university partners such as Google, IBM, Meta, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and more. These programs provide practical, industry-recognized credentials that can be applied immediately in the workplace or leveraged to advance career opportunities.
Instructions
Faculty
Faculty are invited to participate in our Coursera pilot. With Coursera Career Academy, students and instructors can have access to a wide range of resources to enrich teaching and learning experiences. We are looking to explore possible ways to effectively implement and integrate these resources for students and faculty. The instructions to access these courses are below:
- Follow this UNL COE Coursera trial link.
- Log in/sign up using your UNL email.
- Click “join” on the top corner. This will give you access to our available programs for free.
- Browse our available programs:
- View the full list of available certificates, courses and guided projects. You can access the Coursera content by clicking the provided link or searching the name in Coursera.
- The Coursera interface allows you to browse programs by roles or text search.
- Please contact the ECEC (details below) to set up your Coursera program or if you have any questions.
Notes:
- The hours listed on Coursera tend to be higher than the average time taken by learners. See the excel sheet to view the average total learning hours of each course.
- Courses listed here are free once you join using your UNL email address. Please ensure you are logged in with your UNL address and have selected "join" if you are prompted to pay or join a free trial.
Alumni
Enrollment Timeline
Spring Enrollment
- Registration closes on December 1st (first-come, first-served)
- Complete enrollment by January 1st
- Deactivating access on July 15th
Fall Enrollment
- Registration closes on June 1st (first-come, first-served)
- Enrollment completion by July 1st
- Deactivating access on January 15th
ECEC Contacts
For questions about using Coursera in your class, set up, integration or pedagogical uses, contact Raycelle Garcia (rgarcia25@unl.edu) for City Campus courses and Yaoling Wang (ywang127@unl.edu) for Scott Campus courses.