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      University of Virginia

      How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics

      Skills you'll gain: Mechanics, Torque (Physics), Physics, Energy and Utilities, Experimentation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Berklee

      Music Education for Teachers

      Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Music Theory, Education Software and Technology, Instrumental Music, Storytelling, Collaboration, Music Performance, Empowerment, Classroom Management, Teaching, Oral Expression, Media Production, World Music, Peer Review, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Writing, Editing

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Zurich

      Teaching Science at University

      Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Learning Theory, Pedagogy, Teaching, Education and Training, Instructional Strategies, Drive Engagement, Laboratory Experience, Instructing, Lecturing, Interactive Learning, Higher Education, Course Development, Scientific Methods, Experimentation, Technical Communication, Constructive Feedback

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Leeds

      Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics)

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Network Analysis, Planning, Applied Machine Learning, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Data Visualization Software, Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Linear Algebra, Bayesian Statistics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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      Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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      SAS

      SAS Programmer

      Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Validation, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Data Access, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Statistical Programming, Data Integration, SQL, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, Debugging

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Master of Science in Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Engineering, Project Schedules, SQL, Real-Time Operating Systems, Sustainability Reporting, Cost Management, Supervised Learning, New Product Development, Generative AI, Object Oriented Design, Large Language Modeling, Process Capability, Data Ethics, Agile Project Management, Unsupervised Learning, Sampling (Statistics), Technical Management, Corporate Sustainability

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      Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Introduction to Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Medical Science and Research, Data Science, Computational Thinking, Data Mining, Scientific Visualization, Unsupervised Learning, Correlation Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Markov Model, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Algorithms

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      University of Michigan

      Applied Machine Learning in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Feature Engineering, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Python Programming, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google

      Discover the Art of Prompting

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Content Creation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Data Science Coding Challenge: Loan Default Prediction

      Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      IBM

      JavaScript Programming with React, Node & MongoDB

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, React Redux, React.js, API Design, Server Side, NoSQL, JavaScript Frameworks, Javascript, Authentications, MongoDB, Ajax, Back-End Web Development, Debugging, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, JSON, Web Development, Web Applications, Scalability

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      MedCerts

      Medical Billing and Coding Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Terminology, Revenue Cycle Management, Pathology, Conflict Management, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Professionalism, Trustworthiness, Copayment Collection and Processing, Emotional Intelligence, Medical Office Procedures, Medical Records, Professional Development, Medical Privacy, Anatomy, Time Management, Nutrition and Diet, Biology, Vital Signs, Payment Processing

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics: University of Virginia
    • Music Education for Teachers: Berklee
    • Teaching Science at University: University of Zurich
    • Master of Science in Data Science (Statistics): University of Leeds
    • SAS Programmer: SAS
    • Master of Science in Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to Bioinformatics: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
    • Applied Machine Learning in Python: University of Michigan
    • Discover the Art of Prompting: Google
    • Data Science Coding Challenge: Loan Default Prediction: Coursera Project Network

    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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