MERN Stack Front To Back: Full Stack React, Redux & Node.js

Course Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course is a comprehensive guide to mastering full-stack web development with the MERN stack. You’ll start by setting up your development environment, exploring Express for server-side logic and MongoDB for database management. You'll build features like user authentication using JWT, as well as profile and post management systems. Additionally, you’ll learn to use Redux to streamline global state management across your application. The frontend development covers React, where you'll create components for user login, profile management, and posts. You’ll also implement advanced features like React Router for navigation and use Redux for managing app state. The course teaches you to seamlessly integrate the backend and frontend, ensuring secure data handling with protected routes and JWT tokens. Finally, you’ll deploy your full-stack app to Heroku, making it production-ready. This course is perfect for developers who want to strengthen their skills in React, Redux, and Node.js by building a complete web application. It’s designed for developers with a basic understanding of JavaScript, who want to take their skills to the next level with the MERN stack.