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Public Relations Courses

Public relations courses can help you learn media relations, crisis communication, brand management, and strategic messaging. You can build skills in audience analysis, content creation, and effective storytelling. Many courses introduce tools like press release software, social media management platforms, and analytics tools, that support measuring campaign success and engaging with diverse audiences.


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1

    Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Crisis Intervention, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Water Resources, Chronic Diseases, Emergency Response, Nutrition and Diet, Community Health, Health Systems, Environmental Resource Management, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases

    4.8
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Strategic Communications

    Skills you'll gain: Non-Verbal Communication, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Technical Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Target Audience, Strategic Communication, Communication, Business Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Persuasive Communication, Leadership, Influencing, Professionalism, Organizational Leadership, Active Listening, Organizational Structure, Culture

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Communication with Stakeholders

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Conflict Management, Strategic Communication, Project Management, Business Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Communication, Relationship Building, Influencing, Program Management, Cultural Sensitivity, Governance

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Amazon Web Services

    Introduction to Information Technology and AWS Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Web Applications, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, IT Infrastructure, Amazon S3, General Networking, Network Security, Web Servers, Operating Systems, Servers, Data Centers, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Computer Hardware, Javascript, Data Analysis, Project Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Wonders of Ancient Egypt

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, World History, Anthropology, Research Methodologies

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    Northwestern University

    The Importance of Listening

    Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Big Data, Crisis Management, Analytics, Content Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Text Mining, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Brand Strategy

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Davis

    Advanced Content and Social Tactics to Optimize SEO

    Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Social Media, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Search Engine Marketing, Target Audience, Brand Awareness, Influencing, Relationship Building

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    New York University

    Cyber Attack Countermeasures

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Computer Security, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Security Controls, Encryption, Multi-Factor Authentication

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    708 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Michigan State University

    Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

    Skills you'll gain: Photography, Photo Editing, Image Quality, Peer Review, Digital Publishing, Creativity, Information Privacy, Web Design and Development

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    AI for Good

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Disaster Recovery, Data Analysis, Jupyter, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Image Analysis, Emergency Response, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Mitigation, Applied Machine Learning, Text Mining, Environmental Monitoring, Convolutional Neural Networks, Unstructured Data, Information Privacy, Computer Vision, Supervised Learning, Natural Language Processing

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    The George Washington University

    Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Clinical Leadership, Health Care Administration, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Policy, Health Information Management, Health Care, Healthcare Ethics, Health Equity, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Systems Thinking, Collaboration

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The State University of New York

    International Cyber Conflicts

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Security Policies, Cybersecurity, International Relations, Cyber Governance, Network Infrastructure, Conflict Management, Security Management, Political Sciences, Media and Communications, Psychology

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public relations courses

  • Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1: Johns Hopkins University
  • Foundations of Strategic Communications: Johns Hopkins University
  • Communication with Stakeholders: Microsoft
  • Introduction to Information Technology and AWS Cloud: Amazon Web Services
  • Wonders of Ancient Egypt: University of Pennsylvania
  • The Importance of Listening: Northwestern University
  • Advanced Content and Social Tactics to Optimize SEO: University of California, Davis
  • Cyber Attack Countermeasures: New York University
  • Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing: Michigan State University
  • AI for Good: DeepLearning.AI

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