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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Cambio Climático: México en el contexto de América Latina

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Environment, Water Resources, Social Sciences, Mitigation, Environmental Science, International Relations, Public Policies, Environment and Resource Management, Public Health, Systems Thinking, Economics

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Social Media and Influencer Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Trend Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media Campaigns, TikTok, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Analytics, Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Land Management, Community Development, Governance, Water Resources, Transportation Operations, Data Strategy, Systems Thinking, Economic Development, Drive Engagement, Environment and Resource Management, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Public Administration, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement, Financial Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      MEAN Stack Developer: MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS & NodeJS

      Skills you'll gain: MongoDB, Node.JS, Angular, Restful API, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Authentications, Database Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Database Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), JavaScript Frameworks, Database Management, Performance Tuning, Authorization (Computing), Database Architecture and Administration, Scalability, Query Languages, Server Side, Model View Controller

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      The History of Rocket Science

      Skills you'll gain: Cost Estimation, International Relations, World History, Physical Science, Political Sciences, Emerging Technologies, Innovation

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      KodeKloud

      Jenkins for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Devops Tools, Command-Line Interface, Application Deployment, Software Development Tools, Systems Administration, DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Build Tools, Software Installation, Configuration Management, Virtual Machines

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, AWS SageMaker, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Amazon Web Services, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Natural Language Processing

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      Data Exploration in Psychology

      Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Software, Regression Analysis, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Histogram, Data Literacy, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Graphing, Probability & Statistics, Analytical Skills, Variance Analysis, Box Plots, Quantitative Research, Statistical Methods, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Expressway to Data Science: R Programming and Tidyverse

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Ggplot2, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Relational Databases, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Communication

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Product Design Brainstorming with Miro

      Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, Ideation, Product Design, Timelines, Persona Development, Product Planning, Product Development, Collaborative Software, User Centered Design, Innovation, Collaboration, Teamwork

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      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Sustentabilidad: los desafíos desde Latinoamérica

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Environment, Socioeconomics, Environmental Science, Environment and Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Systems Thinking, Social Sciences

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Asset Security

      Skills you'll gain: Security Management, Data Loss Prevention, Data Management, Security Controls, Data Security, Asset Management, Information Management, Data Governance, Encryption, Personally Identifiable Information, Cloud Security, Compliance Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Cambio Climático: México en el contexto de América Latina: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • GenAI for Social Media and Influencer Marketing: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • MEAN Stack Developer: MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS & NodeJS: EDUCBA
    • The History of Rocket Science: University of Michigan
    • Jenkins for Beginners: KodeKloud
    • Exam Prep AIF-C01: AWS Certified AI Practitioner: Whizlabs
    • Data Exploration in Psychology: American Psychological Association
    • Expressway to Data Science: R Programming and Tidyverse: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Create a Product Design Brainstorming with Miro: 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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