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Political Science Courses

Political Science courses can help you learn about government structures, political theories, international relations, and public policy analysis. You can build skills in critical thinking, data interpretation, and effective communication, that support analyzing political systems and crafting informed arguments. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing political data, simulation models for understanding electoral processes, and case study methods to evaluate policy impacts.


Popular Political Science Courses and Certifications


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Computer Security Awareness Training, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Social Impact, Media and Communications, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Global Strategy I: How The Global Economy Works

    Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Cultural Diversity, International Relations, World History, Policy Analysis, Economics, Political Sciences, Economic Development, Business Management, Business Strategy, Business Economics, Competitive Analysis, Risk Management, Business Development

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Optimization for Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Business Modeling, Business Analytics, Analytics, Data Modeling, Business Mathematics, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Excel, Decision Making, Linear Algebra, Spreadsheet Software, Graphing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Advanced Data Visualization with R

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Tidyverse (R Package), Ggplot2, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Manipulation, Scatter Plots, Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, R Programming, Data Mapping, Animations

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Practical Introduction to the Command Line

    Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Command-Line Interface, Unix, Bash (Scripting Language), File Management, Linux Commands, Productivity, Computer Programming

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    Coursera

    Create website videos with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Product Demonstration, Web Content, Video Production, Presentations, Marketing Materials, Graphic Design, Data Visualization, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Video Editing, Web Design, Team Oriented, Storytelling, Content Marketing

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    DeepLearning.AI

    IA Para Todos (Español)

    Skills you'll gain: Market Opportunities, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Apache Kafka

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Prometheus (Software), Data Pipelines, Distributed Computing, Real Time Data, Data Integration, Apache Hadoop, Microservices, Data Processing, Security Controls, Configuration Management, Performance Tuning, Encryption, Authorization (Computing), Authentications, Server Administration, Network Monitoring

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Intel

    An Introduction to Practical Deep Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Artificial Neural Networks, Transfer Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Computer Vision, Machine Learning Methods, Natural Language Processing, Scalability, Reinforcement Learning, Performance Tuning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Intermediate Java Development: Spring, Databases, Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Hibernate (Java), Object-Relational Mapping, CI/CD, Spring Boot, Restful API, Java Programming, Integration Testing, Docker (Software), Database Development, Cloud Deployment, Application Security, Java, Containerization, SQL, Databases, MySQL, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Test Driven Development (TDD), Object Oriented Design

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Moneyball and Beyond

    Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Python Programming, Data Manipulation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Web of Data

    Skills you'll gain: Semantic Web, Query Languages, Data Management, Data Integration, Data Processing, JSON, Data Sharing, Data Mining, Interoperability, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Web Services, Data Modeling

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    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    94 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Computing, Ethics, and Society Foundations: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Global Strategy I: How The Global Economy Works: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Optimization for Decision Making: University of Minnesota
  • Advanced Data Visualization with R: Johns Hopkins University
  • Practical Introduction to the Command Line: Coursera
  • Create website videos with Canva: Coursera
  • IA Para Todos (Español): DeepLearning.AI
  • Apache Kafka: LearnKartS
  • An Introduction to Practical Deep Learning: Intel
  • Intermediate Java Development: Spring, Databases, Deployment: SkillUp

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