Practical Deep Learning for Coders
Practical Deep Learning for Coders is a self-paced online course delivered by fast.ai. It is free, takes about 13.5 hours, and does not award a credential.
- Relevance to work
- 1.8 / 3
- Cost and access
- 2 / 2
- Provider
- 1.7 / 2
- Credential
- 0.3 / 1.5
- Currency
- 0.9 / 1.5
- Total
- 6.7 / 10
Provider learner rating: Not published by the provider
Key facts
| Cost | FreeFree. No certificate. |
|---|---|
| Time | 13.5 hours (estimated from modules) |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Format | self-paced online |
| Prerequisites | About a year of coding experience, ideally Python, and high school maths |
| Credential | No credential |
| Open to | Worldwide |
| Free in | Worldwide |
| Content written for | Any country |
| Last checked | 2026-09-29 |
Topics:Technical
Things to know
- Needs coding experience, not suitable for non-technical learners
- No certificate
- Current version recorded in 2022
- Time estimate is 9 lessons of about 90 minutes; practice time is extra, and Part 2 adds over 30 hours
Summary
The one technical pick: a free, highly regarded hands-on course that teaches coders to build and deploy deep learning models from the first lesson. It was recorded at the University of Queensland and favours practical results over theory.
You will be able to
- Train and deploy working deep learning models
- Build models for images, text and tabular data
- Understand how neural networks work under the hood
- Use random forests and collaborative filtering where they fit
- Consider the ethics of data and model use
Modules
- Getting started
- Deployment
- Neural net foundations
- Natural Language (NLP)
- From-scratch model
- Random forests
- Collaborative filtering
- Convolutions (CNNs)
- Data ethics
Who it suits
Professionals who already code and want to build AI models themselves rather than just use AI tools.
Who is behind it
- Delivered by
- fast.ai (Jeremy Howard)
- Hosted on
- course.fast.ai
- Funded by
- Not stated
- Partners
- Not stated
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Questions
- Is Practical Deep Learning for Coders free?
- Yes. It is free as at our last check. Free. No certificate.
- How long does it take?
- About 13.5 hours (estimated from modules).
- Do you get a certificate?
- No. It does not award a credential.
- Who is it for?
- Professionals who already code and want to build AI models themselves rather than just use AI tools.
- Can I take it from outside Australia?
- Yes. It is open worldwide. It is free in: Worldwide.
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