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Meta Android Developer Professional Certificate
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Meta Android Developer Professional Certificate

Launch your career as an Android app developer. Build job-ready skills for an in-demand career and earn a credential from Meta. No degree or prior experience required to get started.

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Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
8 months, 7 hours a week
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Build toward a degree
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.7

(2,115 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
8 months, 7 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
Build toward a degree

What you'll learn

  • Gain the skills required for an entry-level career as an Android developer.

  • Learn how to create applications for Android including how to build and manage the lifecycle of a mobile app using Android Studio.

  • Learn coding in Kotlin and the programming fundamentals for how to create the user interface (UI) and best practices for design.  

  • Create cross-platform mobile applications using React Native. Demonstrate your new skills by creating a job-ready portfolio you can show during interviews.

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Prepare for a career in Android Development

  • Receive professional-level training from Meta
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Meta
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Android Developer, Mobile Applications Developer, Mobile Developer
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$141,000+
median U.S. salary for Android Development
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12,000+
U.S. job openings in Android Development
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Professional Certificate - 12 course series

Introduction to Android Mobile Application Development

Course 111 hours4.6 (1,385 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Define the Fundamental concepts of Android app development

  • Set up and explore the Android Studio interface, configurations and built-in tools

  • Use Kotlin Playground

  • Create a simple Android app

Skills you'll gain

Category: Mobile Development Tools
Category: Android Studio
Category: Android Development
Category: Mobile Development
Category: Software Engineering
Category: CI/CD
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Build Tools
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Software Engineering Tools
Category: Android (Operating System)
Category: Development Environment
Category: Software Development
Category: Cross Platform Development
Category: Gradle
Category: Application Development
Category: Devops Tools

Version Control

Course 213 hours4.6 (3,439 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Implement Version Control systems 

  • Navigate and configure using the command line 

  • Use a GitHub repository. Create a GitHub repository

  • Manage code revisions

Skills you'll gain

Category: Software Configuration Management
Category: Version Control
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Configuration Management
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Unix Commands
Category: GitHub
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Unix Shell
Category: Unix
Category: Linux Commands
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Linux
Category: Linux Administration
Category: Software Development
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Collaboration

Programming Fundamentals in Kotlin

Course 324 hours4.7 (309 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Practice building and using functions

  • Practice different types of comparisons using operators

  • Use Kotlin to solve a coding challenge

  • Review and apply the fundamentals of programming

Skills you'll gain

Category: Kotlin
Category: Software Development
Category: Object Oriented Design
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Computer Science
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Programming Principles

Principles of UX/UI Design

Course 421 hours4.7 (959 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Describe the fundamentals of User Experience (UX) design and research

  • Describe accessibility considerations in design

  • Practice developing user empathy through research

  • Create wireframes and prototypes in Figma

Skills you'll gain

Category: User Experience Design
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: User Centered Design
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: Figma (Design Software)
Category: Design Research
Category: Interactive Design
Category: Design and Product
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: UI/UX Research
Category: Usability
Category: Digital Design
Category: Design
Category: Experience Design
Category: Persona (User Experience)
Category: Mockups
Category: User Flows
Category: Interaction Design
Category: User Experience

Create the User Interface in Android Studio

Course 535 hours4.6 (136 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Use UI component libraries to build Android UI

  • Compose UI using Kotlin UI views

  • Build a simple UI using the Layout Editor

  • Create a simple Android UI

Skills you'll gain

Category: Mobile Development Tools
Category: Android Jetpack
Category: Android Development
Category: Android Studio
Category: Digital Design
Category: Kotlin
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Human Computer Interaction
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: Interaction Design
Category: Android (Operating System)
Category: Mobile Development
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: UI Components
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Interactive Design
Category: Cross Platform Development
Category: Creative Design

Advanced Programming in Kotlin

Course 620 hours4.7 (107 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Implement an Android application with an Activity.

  • Implement advanced object-oriented features in Android.

  • Use mocks and fakes to perform unit testing in Android.

  • Use a Lambda expression to define a function as an object. Use collection processing methods for multistep collection processing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Android Development
Category: Kotlin
Category: Mobile Development
Category: Computer Science
Category: Software Testing
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: Software Development
Category: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Category: Software Design
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Android (Operating System)
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Development Testing
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Quality Assurance and Control
Category: Object Oriented Design

Working with Data in Android

Course 727 hours4.7 (55 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Review some of the most useful tools and packages available to a Kotlin developer

  • Apply Kotlin coroutines in Android applications

  • Integrate code from other languages into Kotlin. Build a data driven Android app

Skills you'll gain

Category: Android Development
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Systems
Category: Database Development
Category: SQL
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: API Design
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Web Services
Category: Mobile Development
Category: Query Languages
Category: Restful API
Category: Kotlin
Category: Database Management
Category: Database Theory
Category: Systems Integration
Category: Database Architecture and Administration
Category: Android (Operating System)
Category: Databases
Category: Software Development

Mobile Development and JavaScript

Course 845 hours4.2 (103 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Create simple JavaScript code

  • Create and manipulate objects and arrays

  • Write unit testing using Jest

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Development
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Javascript
Category: Full-Stack Web Development
Category: Web Applications
Category: Javascript and jQuery
Category: Scripting Languages
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Development Testing
Category: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework)
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: Software Testing
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Software Development
Category: Software Quality Assurance
Category: Software Engineering
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: JSON

React Basics

Course 926 hours4.7 (2,189 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Use reusable components to render views where data changes over time

  • Organize React projects to create more scalable and maintainable websites and apps

  • Use props to pass data between components. Create dynamic and interactive web pages and apps

  • Use forms to allow users to interact with the app. Build an application in React

Skills you'll gain

Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: React.js
Category: Web Development
Category: Web Design and Development
Category: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Category: UI Components
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: HTML and CSS

React Native

Course 1038 hours4.8 (326 ratings)

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: React Native
Category: Cross Platform Development
Category: Mobile Development
Category: Application Development
Category: Web Development Tools
Category: JavaScript Frameworks
Category: React.js
Category: Front-End Web Development
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: UI Components
Category: Software Development
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Mobile Development Tools
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Integrated Development Environments
Category: Development Environment
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Devops Tools
Category: CI/CD

Android App Capstone

Course 1115 hours4.6 (36 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Build and style a user interface (UI) using fragments and views

  • Use Kotlin and MVVM architecture to design an efficient and engaging app

  • Fetch data from an application programming interface (API) and make use of LiveData

  • Demonstrate clean and bug free coding while keeping an eye on optimization

Skills you'll gain

Category: Android Development
Category: Android Jetpack
Category: Mobile Development Tools
Category: Android Studio
Category: User Interface (UI) Design
Category: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
Category: Software Development Life Cycle
Category: Software Development Tools
Category: Design
Category: Digital Design
Category: Software Development
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Software Engineering
Category: Peer Review
Category: Interactive Design
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: Application Lifecycle Management
Category: Interaction Design
Category: Human Computer Interaction
Category: Mobile Development

Coding Interview Preparation

Course 1211 hours4.6 (616 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Prepare for a coding interview

  • Prepare for a Meta interview

  • Solve problems using code

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Science
Category: Algorithms
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Data Structures
Category: Theoretical Computer Science
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Category: Complex Problem Solving
Category: Creative Problem-Solving
Category: Communication
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Problem Solving
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Pseudocode

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