Harvard University Offers Free, Online Course Entirely in Portuguese for Brazilians

Estudar Foundation is Offering the Free CC50 Course, Fully Updated for Those Who Wish to Enter the Programming Sector. This Online Course is One of the Most Popular at Harvard University

The Estudar Foundation is now offering the free CC50 course, an introduction to computer science, which is one of the most popular at Harvard University. This course celebrated its ten-year anniversary last year and has been released in a new high-resolution version with updates that have emerged in recent years. The online course classes are available with subtitles in Portuguese.

Harvard University Online Computer Science Course is Fully in Portuguese

In addition to content and format updates, the program has been expanded, increasing its duration from 10 weeks to 11 weeks. Now, the classes of the free course are available in the original Harvard University course’s own development environment. It is worth noting that CC50 is the translation of the original “CS50,” but with a focus on native Portuguese speakers.

The online course can be a great opportunity for those who want to start a career in the technology sector, for those entering university, as well as for those looking to pursue another career and for those seeking to learn a bit about programming.

The CC50 focuses on individuals with no previous knowledge but who wish to learn about Computer Science. In the Harvard University online course classes, students will learn basic concepts of the internet and computing, such as algorithms, project development, programming, in addition to having access to a community of students with various levels of experience in the field.

It is important to emphasize that the classes will be taught by the following instructors: David J. Malan, Professor of Computer Science Practices, member of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University and creator of the CS50 course; Brian Yu, Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education; and Doug Lloyd, Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education.

How Will the Free Course Classes Be Taught?

In total, there will be 25 hours of video lessons with theory and case studies. The course aims to teach how to think algorithmically and solve programming problems efficiently, in addition to introducing Programming and Computer Science and becoming familiar with programming languages such as C, SQL, Python, Javascript, HTML, and CSS.

The online course will also teach how to develop and present a final project, concepts of algorithms, abstraction, data structures, resource management, encapsulation, security, web development, software engineering, among many others.

To enroll in CC50, it is necessary to access the course page and click on “I Want to Enroll.” On the page, it is necessary to fill out a form with your details and confirm the enrollment to access the complete free course.

On the course page, the introduction and ten more lesson modules will be available, in addition to a supplementary material booklet.

Get to Know the Estudar Foundation

The Estudar Foundation is a non-profit organization created in 1991 with the goal of spreading a culture of excellence and boosting the studies and careers of university students and recent graduates through the formation of a community of leaders, encouraging academic experience abroad.

So far, more than 700 leaders have graduated from the Lideres Estudar program, 70,000 students have been trained by the Cursos Na Prática by the Estudar Foundation, and 8,000 young people have connected with major companies in the events market of the institution.

In addition to Brazil, 25 countries have trained Brazilian professionals with the foundation’s support, and over 60 million readers have sought knowledge on the Na Prática and Estudar Fora content platforms.