Modern Apple Platform Admin: macOS & iOS Essentials

Course Overview

This course 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. Master the essentials of managing and securing Apple devices in today’s enterprise and educational environments. You’ll gain the skills to efficiently deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and Apple Intelligence features—ensuring smooth operation and maximum productivity. The course begins with foundational concepts of Apple device management, then progresses into iOS and macOS administration, covering hardware, security, recovery, and advanced configuration tools. You’ll explore Apple Configurator, Apple Business Manager, and Mosyle MDM, learning step-by-step how to automate enrollment, manage updates, and enforce compliance. Hands-on class projects mirror real-world IT scenarios, from BYOD iPhone deployments to Zero-Touch MacBook rollouts, Mac lab setups, and MDM migrations. By course end, you’ll have experience in implementing security hardening, app deployment, and large-scale Apple fleet management. Ideal for IT professionals, school tech admins, and enterprise support staff, this intermediate-level course assumes familiarity with basic computer operations. No prior Apple device management experience is required, but general IT knowledge is recommended.