Current

Beginner

Building AI Agents for Beginners

edX · Davidson College · Updated March 2026

Platform rating

4.5/5

AI Tutor Rating

8.3/10

Duration

4-6 weeks

Classes

20

An introductory course on building AI agents from scratch. Learn the fundamentals of agent design, decision-making systems, and practical implementation techniques suitable for beginners.

What you'll get

Understand the core principles of AI agent architecture

Build functional AI agents for practical applications

Apply decision-making algorithms in agent systems

Deploy and test AI agents in real-world scenarios

Course Curriculum

4 chapters

Fit

Best for

Leaders

Analysts

Researchers

Decision-makers

Not ideal for

Experts seeking deep specialization

Prerequisites & pricing

Prerequisites

Basic programming knowledge, familiarity with Python

Pricing

Free

Certification

Certificate

AI Agents

Machine Learning

Python

Agent Development

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