Online Course – Certified Professional Internship in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Technologies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Explore the world of 3D printing and create objects from ideas. Learn how 3D printers work, gain skills in 3D design, and experience how this technology is changing the way companies and individuals develop products. Gain tangible skills for designing, prototyping, manufacturing, and sharing (or selling) physical products.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Knowledge of 3D printing
  • Ability to turn ideas into objects
  • 3D design skills
  • Experience in practical projects
  • Working with 3D modeling software
  • Collaboration with the 3D printing industry

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Industrial designer
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Product Engineer
  • Graphic designer
  • 3D printing expert
  • 3D Printing Technician
  • Engineering Project Manager
  • Entrepreneur in technology and design
  • Software developer in the field of 3D modeling
  • Teacher or instructor in the field of 3D printing

Internship – Series of 5 courses

This internship will expose you to the magic of 3D printing. Through a series of four connected courses and a hands-on final experience, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to turn your ideas into objects and your objects into ideas.

The course brings together a unique mix of academia and industry, in collaboration with:

  • Ultimaker – Leading manufacturer of desktop 3D printers
  • Autodesk – the leader in 3D modeling software

Hands-on Learning Project

The final project will allow you to turn an idea into an object using the knowledge and skills acquired during the internship. During the project, you will go through a step-by-step process where you will imagine, design, manufacture, and share a 3D printed object.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

3D printing revolution

Course 1

Duration: 9 hours

Rating: 4.7 (1,623 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Understand the concept of 3D printing and its revolutionary potential
  • Be able to print and customize 3D designs

Skills you will acquire:

  • Category: 3D Manufacturing
  • Category: Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

Course 2

Duration: 20 hours

Rating: 4.6 (667 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Describe the ways in which 3D printing enables new manufacturing methods
  • Describe trends in the 3D printing industry
  • Explain the different applications of 3D printing
  • Understand the basics of the Design Thinking approach

Skills you will acquire:

  • Category: Materials
  • Category: New Product Development
  • Category: Human-Computer Interaction
  • Category: Product Development

Course 3

Duration: 15 hours

Rating: 4.6 (536 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Plan ideas that can be turned into 3D designs
  • Model ideas in 3D and convert them into designs for 3D printing
  • Scan people and objects for 3D printing

Skills you will acquire:

  • Category: 3D Manufacturing
  • Category: 3D visualization
  • Category: 3D Scanning

Course 4

Duration: 31 hours

Rating: 4.1 (105 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Understand the history and development of 3D printers for home use
  • Describe different types of home 3D printers, how they work, what their uses are, and what can be created with them.
  • Prepare and respond to a 3D printer to print a magical object

Skills you will acquire:

  • Category: Design Thinking
  • Category: 3D Manufacturing

Course 5

Duration: 5 hours

Rating: 4.4 (31 ratings)

What you’ll learn:

  • Gain a functional understanding of the 3D printed solution process for a problem
  • Effectively design the production of parts in a 3D printed solution
  • Apply basic 3D printing concepts to solve a real problem

Skills you will acquire:

  • Category: 3D Manufacturing