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      SkillUp

      Network Traffic Analysis with Wireshark

      Skills you'll gain: Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Incident Response, Anomaly Detection, Network Analysis, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Protocols, Threat Detection, Technical Communication, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Computer Security, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Introduction to DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: DevOps, Agile Methodology, Cloud-Native Computing, CI/CD, Test Driven Development (TDD), Scrum (Software Development), Behavior-Driven Development, Performance Metric, Accountability, Team Oriented, Culture Transformation, Microservices, Cross-Functional Collaboration

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Prompt Engineering for Vision Models

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Image Analysis, Large Language Modeling, Computer Vision, AI Personalization, Applied Machine Learning

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      A Practical Approach to Timeseries Forecasting Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, Feature Engineering, Data Visualization Software

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      GCP: Compute Services

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Serverless Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Application Deployment, Virtual Machines, Containerization, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Scalability, Command-Line Interface, Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Natural Language Processing, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      The Arduino Platform and C Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Debugging, C (Programming Language), Electronic Hardware, Integrated Development Environments, Electronic Components, Development Environment, Computer Programming Tools, Computer Hardware, Computer Programming, Digital Communications

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Building the Core Mechanics of a Pinball Game in UE

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Performance Tuning, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Virtual Environment, Scripting, Animations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      Statistical Learning for Engineering Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Software, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Generative AI, Random Forest Algorithm, Predictive Modeling, Feature Engineering

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Macquarie University

      Cyber Security Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Security Awareness, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Strategy, Cybersecurity, Mobile Security, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Assessment, Data Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Management, Security Strategy, Human Factors (Security), Malware Protection, Cyber Threat Hunting, Personally Identifiable Information, Cloud Security, Email Security, Multi-Factor Authentication

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft R Programming for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Version Control, Regression Analysis, Knitr, Web Scraping, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Manipulation, Dimensionality Reduction, Ggplot2, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Plotly, Data Cleansing, Microsoft Azure, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Data Wrangling, Software Documentation, R Programming, Microsoft Copilot

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Large Multimodal Model Prompting with Gemini

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Application Programming Interface (API), Image Analysis, Text Mining, Application Development, Real Time Data

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Network Traffic Analysis with Wireshark: SkillUp
    • Introduction to DevOps: IBM
    • Prompt Engineering for Vision Models: DeepLearning.AI
    • A Practical Approach to Timeseries Forecasting Using Python: Packt
    • GCP: Compute Services: Whizlabs
    • AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers: Board Infinity
    • The Arduino Platform and C Programming: University of California, Irvine
    • Building the Core Mechanics of a Pinball Game in UE: EDUCBA
    • Statistical Learning for Engineering Part 2: Northeastern University
    • Cyber Security Essentials: Macquarie University

    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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