Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Courses
In my previous post I have discussed about basic of Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrency. Today I want to discuss about some famous universities which are offering courses on Blockchain & Cryptocurrency. Many more university are coming forward to offer more courses. Some are offering Diploma courses, some degree and masters program.
1. University of Nicosia
University of Nicosia is one of the largest University in Cyprus. More than eleven thousands students are studying here from all over the world.
University of Nicosia is offering Master of Science degree in Digital Currency through online.
If you really interested in digital currency, you can take this course online. This is also beneficial for:
- Business professionals
- Public administrators
- Entrepreneurs
https://digitalcurrency.unic.ac.cy/about-the-program/
2. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Former name Illinois Industrial University, founded in 1867. Illinois University is one of first university which provide the accommodation for the students of disabilities. They have over 150 undergraduate and 100 degree program.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is offering many course on cryptocurrency. For more details check below link
http://decentralize.ece.illinois.edu/
3. University of California at berkeley
University of California at berkeley, founded in 1868 is a public research university. This university is one of the top university in the world.
University of California at berkeley
University of California is offering some awesome online courses on cryptocurrency and blockchain. These courses help students to understand key features of cryptocurrency, how it works and back end technology.
https://blockchain.berkeley.edu/
4. Stanford University
Stanford online is offering lifetime learning opportunity for learners. Satnford online is part of the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL) also offering some free online courses .
These courses will be help to understand Bitcoin network and distributed consensus. This course is suitable graduate ans undergraduate students.
https://crypto.stanford.edu/cs251/syllabus.html
https://online.stanford.edu/courses
5. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is one of the best University in Australia. This university is famous for professional and vocational education.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology is offering amazing courses on Blockchain which helpful to understand folloing:
- Technical aspects of blockchain
- The concept of blockchain technology
- Strategic frameworks for adopting the technology to your company
- Blockchain’s impact on the society
- Blockchain use cases in various industries
- Blockchain value propositions
6. New York University
Founded in 1831, New York university is a private nonprofit research university. It's main campus located in Manhattan, The NYU Stern campus is located at Greenwich Village.
Courses;
- FinTech Analytics: Data-Driven Credit Modeling
- Digital Currencies, Blockchains, and the Financial Services Industry
- Financial Information Systems
- Robo Advisors & Systematic Trading
- Applications in Entrepreneurial Finance: FinTech
- Risk Management for FinTech
- FinTech Personal Finance and Payments
- Dealing with Data
More info:
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/full-time-mba/academics/specializations/fintech
7. MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT media lab launched the Digital Currency Initiative. This is a cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology based research community. Their mission is to bring together the brightest mind together and support the development of blockchian technology.
Some important features which may attract students:
- Discreet Log Contracts
- The Decentralized Web
- Cryptokernel - A toolkit to help everyone learn about blockchain technology
- Decentralized autonomous electric microgrids
- Open-source blockchain protocol for verifiable records
- The Lightning Network
- Digital Fiat currency
8. Georgetown University
Established in 1789, Georgetown University is one of the best research universities in the world. This university is offering students a world-class learning experiences which help them prepares the next generation of global citizens.
McDonough School of Business of Georgetown University is offering it’s first fintech class on Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrency.
I have tried to pick right information and put it all together. If anyone wants to learn about this revolutionary technology, this post may be helpful for them. Please comment, if you find any mistake or you have any farther information.
Free books On Cryptocurrency:
https://d28rh4a8wq0iu5.cloudfront.net/bitcointech/readings/princeton_bitcoin_book.pdf?a=1
Ref: https://blockonomi.com/blockchain-universities/
https://www.accounting-degree.org
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://cointelegraph.com
https://technical.ly/