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      University of California San Diego

      Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 3

      Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Consumer Behaviour, Environmental Policy, Environment, Economics, Corporate Sustainability, Public Policies, Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Policy Analysis, Environmental Regulations, Community Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Java Primitive Types to Calculate Expenses

      Skills you'll gain: Java, Java Programming, Application Development, Programming Principles, Data Storage, Computer Programming, User Story, Algorithms

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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      Empreendedorismo e Inovação

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Fundraising, Ideation, Creative Thinking, Business Strategy, Professional Networking, Product Development, Business Strategies, Presentations, Value Propositions

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Institut Mines-Télécom

      IoT Communications and Networks

      Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Wireless Networks, Network Routing, Local Area Networks, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Network Performance Management, Computer Networking, Telecommunications, Real-Time Operating Systems

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Museum of Natural History

      The Solar System

      Skills you'll gain: Scientific Visualization, Environment, Water Resources, Physics, General Science and Research, Taxonomy, Scientific Methods, Chemistry

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Capstone Project: Predicting Safety Stock

      Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Feature Engineering, Inventory Management System, Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Matplotlib, Inventory Control, Predictive Modeling, Forecasting, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Product Knowledge, Statistical Modeling, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Machine Learning

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Codio

      Go for Python Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Services, Debugging, Development Environment, Python Programming, Restful API, Dependency Analysis, Performance Tuning, Version Control, Software Engineering

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Ball State University

      Data Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Ggplot2, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), R Programming, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Information Extraction from Free Text Data in Health

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Health Informatics, Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Medical Terminology, Artificial Neural Networks, Supervised Learning, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Cours intensif sur la science des données

      Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Literacy, Project Design, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Analytics, Performance Metric, Machine Learning, Statistical Inference

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      Question Reality: Matter

      Skills you'll gain: Physics, Physical Science, General Science and Research, Ancient History, Scientific Methods, Chemistry, Research, Experimentation, World History

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Getting There and Going Beyond

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Global Positioning Systems, Control Systems, Engineering, Human Factors, System Testing, Wireless Networks, Automation, Structural Engineering, Thermal Management, Electric Power Systems, Environmental Monitoring

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 3: University of California San Diego
    • Java Primitive Types to Calculate Expenses : Coursera Project Network
    • Empreendedorismo e Inovação: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • IoT Communications and Networks: Institut Mines-Télécom
    • The Solar System: American Museum of Natural History
    • Capstone Project: Predicting Safety Stock : LearnQuest
    • Go for Python Developers: Codio
    • Data Visualization: Ball State University
    • Information Extraction from Free Text Data in Health: University of Michigan
    • Cours intensif sur la science des données: Johns Hopkins 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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