iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs

Build a Foundation in iOS

Go from Objective-C novice to iOS app developer in just five courses.

About This Specialization

This Specialization focuses on the basics of iOS application development. You’ll gain the skills you need to create your own app, including fluency in Objective-C and UIKit and SpriteKit user interface concepts, and you’ll learn to leverage networking, security, audio, video, location, and sensor frameworks. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply your skills to create a networked game that leverages sensors on the phone to create a unique gaming experience, and that you can showcase in job applications and interviews or offer in the iTunes store.

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6 courses

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Projects

Designed to help you practice and apply the skills you learn.

Certificates

Highlight your new skills on your resume or LinkedIn.

Courses

Beginner Specialization.: No prior experience required.

COURSE 1
Foundations of Objective-C App Development
Upcoming session: Oct 23
Commitment
4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
An introduction to the Objective-C programming language. This will prepare you for more extensive iOS app development and build a foundation for advanced iOS development topics. Objective-C programming requires a Mac laptop or desktop computer.
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COURSE 2
Networking and Security in iOS Applications
Upcoming session: Oct 23
Subtitles
English
About the Course
You will learn to extend your knowledge of making iOS apps so that they can securely interact with web services and receive push notifications. You'll learn how to store data securely on a device using Core Data. You’ll also learn to securely deploy
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COURSE 3
Best Practices for iOS User Interface Design
Upcoming session: Nov 6
Subtitles
English
About the Course
You will learn to develop sophisticated user interfaces for iOS, with a focus on user interface design best practices, UI animations, and responsive design. You will learn about the key UI widgets, mapping interfaces a
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COURSE 4
Games, Sensors and Media
Upcoming session: Nov 6
Commitment
4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
You will learn to make fluid digital interactive experiences that are suitable for gaming and use the advanced sensor hardware built into the iPhone and iPad. This includes drawing 2D graphics, playing sounds and music, integrating with Game
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COURSE 5
Toward the Future of iOS Development with Swift
Upcoming session: Nov 6
Subtitles
English
About the Course
An introduction to the Swift programming language. This will prepare you for more extensive iOS app development and build a foundation for advanced iOS development topics. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Assoc
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COURSE 6
iOS Project: Transreality Game
Upcoming session: Oct 23
Commitment
8 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Capstone Project
Students will produce a networked game that will leverage sensors on the phone to create a unique gaming experience. The focus of the game will be to make it physical through real-world gestures, motion and knowledge of other players real-world location
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Creators

From pioneering computer science courses more than three decades ago to the creation of the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, UCI leads information technology education and research across the globe.
Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.