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.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storage, Middleware, Containerization, Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Cloud Applications, Amazon S3, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Information Systems, Information Management, Business Logic, Data Structures, Transportation Operations, Information Technology, Production Planning, Operations Management, Business Operations, Inventory Control, Logistics, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Decision Making, Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Collaborative Software, Data Sharing, Data Science, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Python Programming
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Commands, Ubuntu, Linux Administration, File Management, Command-Line Interface, Servers, Operating Systems, Web Servers, IT Automation, MySQL, Open Source Technology, Service Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Javascript and jQuery, Ajax, Javascript, Data Manipulation, Data Validation, UI Components, HTML and CSS, Scripting, JSON, Scripting Languages, Event-Driven Programming, Web Development Tools, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Animations, Programming Principles
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Ggplot2, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Data Science, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), MySQL, Database Application, Database Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Secure Coding, Authentications, Web Applications, SQL, Server Side, Data Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Model Based Systems Engineering, Peer Review, Programmable Logic Controllers, Systems Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Controls, Performance Measurement, Collaborative Software, Control Systems, Continuous Monitoring, Anomaly Detection, Machine Controls, Incident Response, Digital Transformation, Vulnerability Assessments, Software Development Life Cycle, Production Process, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing Operations
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Physics, Storytelling, Scientific Methods, Science and Research, General Science and Research, Simulations, Systems Of Measurement, Scientific Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Process Optimization, Report Writing, Network Model, Applied Mathematics, Business Modeling, Industrial Engineering, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Operations Management, Applied Machine Learning, Case Studies, Engineering Calculations, Algorithms, Feasibility Studies, Project Design, Engineering Management, Program Implementation, Business Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Random Forest Algorithm, Sampling (Statistics), Performance Metric
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months