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Fundamentals Of Natural Language Processing

Coursera · Coursera Project Network · Updated March 2026

Platform rating

4.5/5

Champ rating

8.3/10

Duration

4 weeks, 3 hours/week

Classes

28

Learn the core concepts and techniques of natural language processing. Cover tokenization, text preprocessing, word embeddings, and fundamental NLP algorithms. Build understanding of how machines process and understand human language.

What you'll get

Understand fundamental NLP concepts and workflows

Implement text preprocessing and tokenization

Work with word embeddings and semantic representations

Build basic NLP applications

Fit

Best for

Leaders

Analysts

Researchers

Decision-makers

Not ideal for

Learners seeking only entry-level overviews

Prerequisites & pricing

Prerequisites

Python programming basics

Pricing

Free to audit, $49 for certificate

Certification

Certificate

NLP

natural-language-processing

text-analysis

machine-learning

Python

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