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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Renewable Power and Electricity Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Energy and Utilities, Basic Electrical Systems, Systems Of Measurement, Sustainable Technologies, Case Studies, Reliability, Market Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Scalability, Systems Integration, Capacity Management

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      The History of Medicine: Philosophy, Science, and Psychology

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Pharmacology, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, General Medicine, Medical Science and Research, Culture, Medical Equipment and Technology, Behavioral Health, Ancient History, Medical Practices and Procedures, World History

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      Board Infinity

      Mastering Laravel Framework and PHP

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Secure Coding, Application Deployment, Web Development, Database Development, Cloud API, Application Development, Development Environment

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Data Engineer Professional Certificate 日本語版

      Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Lakes, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Real Time Data, Unstructured Data, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Big Data, Cloud Infrastructure, Security Controls, Tensorflow, Data Visualization, Data Architecture

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      IBM

      Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Risking, Business Ethics, Legal Risk, Socioeconomics, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Information Privacy, Workforce Development

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      New York University

      Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Artificial Neural Networks, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Regression Analysis, Deep Learning, Financial Services, Finance, Tensorflow, Jupyter, Reinforcement Learning

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Concurrent Programming with GPUs

      Skills you'll gain: C and C++, System Programming, Distributed Computing, Computer Systems, Programming Principles, Hardware Architecture, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Python Programming, Development Environment, Debugging

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      Duke University

      Programming for Python Data Science: Principles to Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Structures, Scientific Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Predictive Analytics, Debugging, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Regression Analysis, Python Programming, Data Science, Algorithms, Simulations, Microsoft Visual Studio, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis

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      Universidade Estadual de Campinas

      Cosmetologia em prol do envelhecimento com saúde e beleza

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, Product Testing, Personal Care, Laboratory Research, Biology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Physiology, Safety Standards, Biochemistry, Clinical Assessment

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      Shanghai Jiao Tong University

      当代应用心理学

      Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, Consumer Behaviour, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Professional Development, Psychological Evaluations, Psychology, Leadership, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Mental Health, Human Development, Human Services, Scientific Methods, Decision Making

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      University of London

      Web Application Development with JavaScript and MongoDB

      Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, MongoDB, Full-Stack Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Command-Line Interface, Web Applications, Web Development, Javascript, Data Access, Data Validation, Query Languages

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      King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

      Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Bioinformatics, Unix, Scientific Visualization, R Programming, Rmarkdown, Unix Commands, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, NumPy, Data Manipulation

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

    • Renewable Power and Electricity Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
    • The History of Medicine: Philosophy, Science, and Psychology: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Mastering Laravel Framework and PHP: Board Infinity
    • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Data Engineer Professional Certificate 日本語版: Google Cloud
    • Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues: IBM
    • Guided Tour of Machine Learning in Finance: New York University
    • Introduction to Concurrent Programming with GPUs: Johns Hopkins University
    • Programming for Python Data Science: Principles to Practice: Duke University
    • Cosmetologia em prol do envelhecimento com saúde e beleza: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
    • 当代应用心理学: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    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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