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      Coursera Project Network

      Terraform for absolute beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Microsoft Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, DevOps

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      190 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      ESSEC Business School

      L'investissement à impact, la finance qui change le monde

      Skills you'll gain: Due Diligence, Sustainable Development, Project Finance, Investments, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investment Management, Proposal Development, Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Fundraising, Sustainable Business, Governance, Return On Investment, Needs Assessment, Stakeholder Engagement, Economic Development, Financial Analysis, Asset Management, Financial Services

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      284 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      INSEAD

      Web3 and Blockchain Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Digital Assets, Blockchain, Emerging Technologies, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, E-Commerce, Systems Design, Scalability, Business Strategy, Governance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      106 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Machine Learning with Apache Spark

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Machine Learning, Generative AI, PySpark, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Predictive Modeling, Data Transformation, Regression Analysis

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      109 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 3 (Projects)

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Simulations, User Interface (UI), Automation, Debugging, Data Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      460 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Edinburgh

      Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Oil and Gas, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Policy Analysis, Economics, Environmental Policy, Feasibility Studies, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      87 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      CertNexus

      Promote the Ethical Use of Data-Driven Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Emerging Technologies, Business Ethics, Big Data, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      272 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Black-box and White-box Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Acceptance Testing, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Java Programming

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      113 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Rochester

      Introduction to Translational Science

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Medical Science and Research, Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Health Policy, Research, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Research Design, Community Health, Research Methodologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      119 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Basic Data Processing and Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Web Scraping, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Data Cleansing, Matplotlib, Data Import/Export, NumPy, Jupyter, JSON, Python Programming

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      198 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      AI for Scientific Research

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Bioinformatics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Pandas (Python Package), Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Cleansing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Transformation, NumPy, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Tensorflow, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Science

      3.2
      Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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      81 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Detecting COVID-19 with Chest X-Ray using PyTorch

      Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Medical Imaging, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, X-Ray Computed Tomography

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      339 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Terraform for absolute beginners: Coursera Project Network
    • L'investissement à impact, la finance qui change le monde: ESSEC Business School
    • Web3 and Blockchain Fundamentals: INSEAD
    • Machine Learning with Apache Spark: IBM
    • Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving, Part 3 (Projects): University of Colorado Boulder
    • Climate Change: Carbon Capture and Storage: The University of Edinburgh
    • Promote the Ethical Use of Data-Driven Technologies: CertNexus
    • Black-box and White-box Testing: University of Minnesota
    • Introduction to Translational Science: University of Rochester
    • Basic Data Processing and Visualization: University of California San Diego

    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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