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    Social work courses can help you learn how to support individuals and communities through advocacy, counseling, and social services in a variety of settings.

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    Find the Best Social Work Course for Your Goals

    • E

      EDHEC Business School

      Global Financing Solutions (by EDHEC and Société Générale)

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Project Finance, Investment Banking, Securities (Finance), Risk Management, Finance, Corporate Finance, Banking, Loans, Asset Management, Derivatives

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      194 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Organizational Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity Programs, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Intercultural Competence, Diversity Training, Human Resource Strategy, Employee Retention, Demography, Benchmarking, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Human Resources, Recruitment Strategies, Peer Review, Organizational Development, Workforce Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Organizational Change

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      317 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • U

      University of Lausanne

      Unethical Decision Making in Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Decision Making, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Management, Research, Sociology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Compliance Management, Mindfulness

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      424 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Lund University

      Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Economics, Environmental Management Systems, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Consumer Behaviour, Business Strategy, Community Development, Policy Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      604 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Corporate Finance I: Measuring and Promoting Value Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Working Capital, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Return On Investment, Capital Budgeting, Cash Flows, Investment Management, Cash Flow Forecasting, Performance Measurement, Financial Forecasting, Risk Analysis

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Approach

      Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Preventative Care, Community Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Systems, Political Sciences, Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      482 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of London

      Responsive Web Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Usability, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, Data Structures, JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.9K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Nanjing University

      Data Processing Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Structures, Data Presentation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Scraping, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      374 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Get started with Jira

      Skills you'll gain: Workflow Management, Jira (Software), Product Roadmaps, Backlogs, Kanban Principles, Project Coordination, Agile Methodology, Issue Tracking, Agile Project Management, Project Management Software, Work Order

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      953 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad Austral

      Trabajar para ser feliz

      Skills you'll gain: Relationship Building, Constructive Feedback, Professional Development, Employee Engagement, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Relations Movement, Corporate Sustainability, Leadership, Personal Development, Family Therapy, Organizational Change, Economics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      616 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Geneva

      Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Epidemiology, Environment, Public Health, Environment Health And Safety, Health Policy, Nutrition and Diet, Microbiology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      356 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      APIs

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Django (Web Framework), API Design, Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Test Tools, Debugging, JSON, Performance Tuning, Data Validation, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      341 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social work courses

    • Global Financing Solutions (by EDHEC and Société Générale): EDHEC Business School
    • Organizational Leadership in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Rice University
    • Unethical Decision Making in Organizations: University of Lausanne
    • Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia: Lund University
    • Corporate Finance I: Measuring and Promoting Value Creation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Approach: Imperial College London
    • Responsive Web Design: University of London
    • Data Processing Using Python: Nanjing University
    • Get started with Jira: Coursera Project Network
    • Trabajar para ser feliz: Universidad Austral

    Why Learn Social Work?

    Social work is a practice-based profession focused on supporting individuals, families, and communities through challenges like poverty, mental health, and social inequality. It blends advocacy, communication, and problem-solving to promote well-being and social justice. Learning social work can prepare you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare, education, policy, and human services.

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