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    Political science courses can help you learn how governments function, how policies are made, and how political systems shape societies around the world.

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      SAS

      Building a Large-Scale, Automated Forecasting System

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Statistical Methods, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Automation, Anomaly Detection, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Fundamentals of NuxtJS

      Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Vue.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Development Environment, Software Design, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Analytics and SEO, Application Programming Interface (API)

      3.5
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Teaching Impacts of Technology: Global Society

      Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Blockchain, Teaching, Emerging Technologies, Computer Networking, Internet Of Things, Instructional Strategies, Cybersecurity, Information Privacy, Encryption, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Social Studies, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Data Visualization with Python & R for Engineers

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Statistical Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization Software, Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Graphing, Big Data, Data Transformation, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Data Structures, Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Whizlabs

      Getting Started with Puppet

      Skills you'll gain: Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), Devops Tools, YAML, Software Installation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), System Configuration, Configuration Management, Development Environment, Database Management, Query Languages, JSON

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Quantization in Depth

      Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Dimensionality Reduction

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build a Fast Typing Game using Java Swing

      Skills you'll gain: Eclipse (Software), Data Structures, Java, Programming Principles, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Scrimba

      Build a Responsive Layout with CSS Grid

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Mobile Development, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crea una propuesta de negocio con Visme

      Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Business Writing, Price Negotiation, Presentations, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Content Creation

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Geographical Information Systems - Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Spatial Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, GIS Software, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Geostatistics, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Integration, Data Mapping, Augmented Reality, Sampling (Statistics)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Practical Data Wrangling with Pandas

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Pandas (Python Package), Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Statistics, Statistical Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Full-stack Development with Django: Managing Migrations

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Server Side, Data Migration, Full-Stack Web Development, Data Structures, Database Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Building a Large-Scale, Automated Forecasting System: SAS
    • Fundamentals of NuxtJS: Board Infinity
    • Teaching Impacts of Technology: Global Society: University of California San Diego
    • Data Visualization with Python & R for Engineers: Northeastern University
    • Getting Started with Puppet: Whizlabs
    • Quantization in Depth: DeepLearning.AI
    • Build a Fast Typing Game using Java Swing: Coursera Project Network
    • Build a Responsive Layout with CSS Grid: Scrimba
    • Crea una propuesta de negocio con Visme: Coursera Project Network
    • Geographical Information Systems - Part 2: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    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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