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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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      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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      Illinois Tech

      Statistical Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Inference, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Dimensionality Reduction

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      Intermediate · 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

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      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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      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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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Flutter Qwik Start

      Skills you'll gain: Flutter (Software), Cross Platform Development, Mobile Development, Mobile Development Tools, Development Environment, Package and Software Management

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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Whizlabs

      Data Governance with Databricks

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Metadata Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Cleansing, Databricks, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Amazon Web Services, Data Migration, Amazon Redshift, Data Architecture, Data Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Capture

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Design Restaurant Menu Website using HTML and CSS on VScode

      Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design and Development, Web Design, Web Development, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Information Architecture

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions 3: University of California San Diego
    • Getting There and Going Beyond: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Statistical Learning: Illinois Tech
    • Java Primitive Types to Calculate Expenses : Coursera Project Network
    • Empreendedorismo e Inovação: Fundação Instituto de Administração
    • IoT Communications and Networks: Institut Mines-Télécom
    • Question Reality: Matter: Dartmouth College
    • Flutter Qwik Start: Google Cloud
    • Data Governance with Databricks: Whizlabs
    • Design Restaurant Menu Website using HTML and CSS on VScode: 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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