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      Imperial College London

      Epidemiology for Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Research Design, Clinical Research, Public Health, Preventative Care, Data Collection, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Program Evaluation, Research, General Medical Tests and Procedures, Probability & Statistics, Risk Analysis, Quantitative Research, Health Policy, Correlation Analysis, Science and Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Peking University

      Advanced Neurobiology I

      Skills you'll gain: Neurology, Anatomy, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biology, Basic Electrical Systems, Scientific Methods, Research

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      627 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Utrecht University

      Human Rights for Open Societies

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Court Systems, Political Sciences, Immigration Law, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, European History, Cultural Diversity, Social Sciences, Civil Law, Case Law, Media and Communications

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      593 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Sports Performance Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Data Cleansing, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Supervised Learning, Data Processing, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Matplotlib, Applied Machine Learning, Kinesiology, Injury Prevention, Statistical Machine Learning, Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      257 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Yale University

      Health Behavior Change: From Evidence to Action

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health and Disease Prevention, Nutrition and Diet, Public Health, Behavioral Health, Mental Health, Mental and Behavioral Health, Behavioral Economics, Patient Education And Counseling, Program Evaluation, Preventative Care

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      455 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Scrimba

      Frontend Development

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Color Theory, User Interface (UI), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Typography, React.js, Web Development Tools, JSON, Design, Event-Driven Programming, Web Design, Javascript, Debugging, Usability, Web Development, Node.JS, Front-End Web Development

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      474 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Relay Graduate School of Education

      Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms

      Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Positivity, Teaching, Education and Training, Classroom Management, Pedagogy, Curriculum Planning, Lesson Planning, Personal Attributes, Working With Children, Course Development, Growth Mindedness, Childhood Education and Development, Optimism, Research, Empowerment, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Persistence, Rapport Building

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      947 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Python for Data Analysis: Pandas & NumPy

      Skills you'll gain: Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Analysis, Data Science, Python Programming, Data Structures, Data Manipulation, Computer Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      342 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Text Mining and Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Data Mining, Unstructured Data, Statistical Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Analytics, Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Probability & Statistics, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      735 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Amazon Web Services

      Getting Started with Data Analytics on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Dashboard, Data Literacy, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Data Visualization, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Amazon S3, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      895 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Programación en Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Matplotlib, Python Programming, NumPy, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Pandas (Python Package), Debugging, Data Manipulation, Integrated Development Environments, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Scripting

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      194 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Manchester

      Protecting the World: Introducing Corrosion Science and Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Maintenance, Repair, and Facility Services, Engineering, Electrical Systems, Engineering Design Process, Failure Analysis, Civil Engineering, Industrial Design, Engineering Calculations, Chemistry, Environmental Issue, Laboratory Testing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      935 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular political science courses

    • Epidemiology for Public Health: Imperial College London
    • Advanced Neurobiology I: Peking University
    • Human Rights for Open Societies: Utrecht University
    • Sports Performance Analytics: University of Michigan
    • Health Behavior Change: From Evidence to Action: Yale University
    • Frontend Development: Scrimba
    • Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms : Relay Graduate School of Education
    • Python for Data Analysis: Pandas & NumPy: Coursera Project Network
    • Text Mining and Analytics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Getting Started with Data Analytics on AWS: Amazon Web Services

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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