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      Interactive Brokers

      ESG-focused Financial Products

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investment Management, Financial Market, Fixed Asset, Capital Markets, Investments, Portfolio Management, Environmental Issue, Equities, Environmental Policy, Financial Analysis, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Compliance Training, Market Dynamics, Applied Machine Learning

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Trustworthy AI: Managing Bias, Ethics, and Accountability

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Mitigation, Diversity Awareness, Machine Learning, Risk Management Framework, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Regulation and Legal Compliance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Davis

      Planned Giving

      Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Tax Planning, Philanthropy, Marketing Materials, Marketing Planning, Estate Planning, Administration, Benefits Administration, Educational Materials, Tax Laws, Relationship Building, Policy Development

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Ethical Issues in Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Medical Privacy, Data Science, Data Security, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Information Privacy, Cybersecurity, Diversity Awareness

      Build toward a degree

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Climate change and health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Environmental Policy, Environment, Public Health, Health Disparities, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Governance, Environmental Science, Mitigation, Research

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Museum of Natural History

      Virology and Epidemiology in the Time of COVID-19

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Microbiology, Pathology, Mathematical Modeling, Environmental Science, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Taxonomy

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Council on Foreign Relations

      Climate Change and Global Affairs

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Environmental Issue, Financial Policy, Energy and Utilities, Social Justice, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Mitigation, Public Policies, Emerging Technologies, Environment, Technology Solutions, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Laws, Diplomacy, International Relations, Governance, Physical Science, Scientific Methods

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Globalisation and health governance

      Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Health Equity, Advocacy, Public Health, Governance, International Relations, Health Policy, Social Sciences, Research, Economics

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      U.S. Nutrition Policies and Implications

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Public Policies, Public Health, Health Policy, Emergency Services, Policy Analysis, Food Safety and Sanitation, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Policy Development, Community Health

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Parsons School of Design, The New School

      Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

      Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Justice, Socioeconomics, Labor Relations, Social Sciences, Social Studies, International Relations, Economics, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, World History, Global Marketing, Business Economics, Sociology, Market Dynamics, Employee Relations, Behavioral Economics, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      MedCerts

      Pharmacy Law, Emergency Preparedness, and Biopharmaceutics

      Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Privacy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Healthcare Ethics, Safety and Security, Emergency Response, Regulatory Compliance, Infectious Diseases, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Information Privacy

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to Social Determinants of Health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Community Health, Systems Thinking, Social Justice, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Informatics, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Visualization

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

    • ESG-focused Financial Products: Interactive Brokers
    • Trustworthy AI: Managing Bias, Ethics, and Accountability: Johns Hopkins University
    • Planned Giving: University of California, Davis
    • Ethical Issues in Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Climate change and health: Imperial College London
    • Virology and Epidemiology in the Time of COVID-19: American Museum of Natural History
    • Climate Change and Global Affairs: Council on Foreign Relations
    • Globalisation and health governance: Imperial College London
    • U.S. Nutrition Policies and Implications: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality: Parsons School of Design, The New School

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