iOS App Development with Swift Specialization

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iOS App Development with Swift Specialization

Launch Your Career in iOS. Start building iOS apps in Swift in just four courses.

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4 course series

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4.0

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Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

1 month at 10 hours a week

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4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.0

(974 reviews)

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

Flexible schedule

1 month at 10 hours a week

Earn a career credential

Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

Master Swift, design elegant interactions, and create a fully functioning iOS app.

This Specialization covers the fundamentals of iOS application development in the Swift programming language. You’ll learn to use development tools such as XCode, design interfaces and interactions and evaluate their usability, and integrate camera, photo, and location information to enhance your app. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply your skills to create a fully-functioning photo editing app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. A Mac computer is required for success in this course.

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Taught in English

13 practice exercises

Specialization - 4 course series

Introduction To Swift Programming

Course 17 hours3.9 (1,435 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

Introduction to Swift Programming is the first course in a four part specialization series that will provide you with the tools and skills necessary to develop an iOS App from scratch. By the end of this first course you will be able to demonstrate intermediate application of programming in Swift, the powerful new programming language for iOS. Guided by best practices you will become proficient with syntax, object oriented principles, memory management, functional concepts and more in programming with Swift.

This course is unique in its dedication to teaching Swift programming. With new features and capabilities you will be at the forefront of writing iOS apps. Currently this course is taught using Swift 2. The team is aware of the release of Swift 3 and will be making edits to the course in time. Please be aware that at this time the instruction is entirely with Swift 2. Please note that to take part in this course (and the full specialization) it is required to have a Mac computer and, though not required, ideally an iPhone, iPod, or an iPad. NOTE: This course has been designed and tested (and content delivered) on a Mac. While we are aware of hacks and workarounds for running Mac in a virtual machine on windows we do not recommended a PC. We hope you have fun on this new adventure.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Swift Programming

Category: Apple Xcode

Category: Development Environment

Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

Category: Integrated Development Environments

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Programming Principles

Category: Computer Graphics

Category: Mobile Development

Category: Objective-C (Programming Language)

Category: Apple iOS

iOS App Development Basics

Course 25 hours4.2 (552 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

iOS App Development Basics, the second course in the iOS App Development with Swift specialization, expands your programming skills and applies them to authentic app development projects. The topics covered in this course include Xcode basics, Core iOS and Cocoa Touch frameworks, simple user interface creation, MVC Architecture and much more. With a focus on using Apple’s components to access sensors like camera, microphone and GPS, by the end of this course you will be able to create a basic App according to specified parameters and guidelines.

Skills you'll gain

Category: UI Components

Category: Apple iOS

Category: Apple Xcode

Category: Storyboarding

Category: Swift Programming

Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design

Category: Application Development

Category: User Interface (UI)

Category: Computer Programming

Category: Mobile Development

App Design and Development for iOS

Course 39 hours4.1 (269 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

In App Design and Development for iOS, the third course of the iOS App Development with Swift specialization, you will be developing foundational programming skills to support graphical element presentation and data manipulation from basic functions through to advanced processing. You will continue to build your skill set to use and apply core graphics, touch handling and gestures, animations and transitions, alerts and actions as well as advanced algorithms, threading and more. By the end of this course you will be able to develop a more advanced, fully functioning app.

Skills you'll gain

Category: User Interface (UI)

Category: iOS Development

Category: Storyboarding

Category: Model View Controller

Category: User Interface (UI) Design

Category: Application Programming Interface (API)

Category: Apple iOS

Category: Persistence

Category: Application Development

Category: Swift Programming

Category: Mobile Development

Category: Data Storage Technologies

Build Your Own iOS App

Course 46 hours3.2 (70 ratings)View course

What you'll learn

In the Build Your Own iOS App capstone you will expand your repertoire of additional features and more advanced functions that may be implemented within the iOS environment. You will refine your development skill set and will apply your accumulated skills over the entire specialization series in an applied application development capstone project. This particular course is project based and structured around you building a high quality app as a capstone to the specialization.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Technical Review

Category: User Interface (UI) Design

Category: Computer Vision

Category: Apple iOS

Category: Image Analysis

Category: Application Development

Category: Animations

Category: iOS Development

Category: Swift Programming

Category: Mobile Development

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Parham Aarabi

University of Toronto

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Frequently asked questions

Time to completion can vary based on your schedule, but most learners are able to complete the Specialization in 6 months.

Each course in the Specialization is offered on a regular schedule, with sessions starting about once per month. If you don't complete a course on the first try, you can easily transfer to the next session, and your completed work and grades will carry over.

We recommend taking the courses in the order presented, as each subsequent course will build on material from previous courses.

iOS App Development with Swift Specialization

What you'll learn

Master Swift, design elegant interactions, and create a fully functioning iOS app.

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

What’s included