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      Coursera Project Network

      تطوير الألعاب باستخدام برنامج Unity: تصميم لعبة جري لا نهائي

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Interaction Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), Data Import/Export, Scripting, Event-Driven Programming

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Building Rust AWS Lambda Microservices with Cargo Lambda

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, Rust (Programming Language), Debugging, Application Deployment, Development Environment, Linux

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      L&T EduTech

      Underground Metros Shafts and Caverns

      Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction, Engineering Analysis, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Building Codes, Building Design, Construction Management, Engineering Calculations, Finite Element Methods

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Enhancing Mac Security: Strategies for Protection

      Skills you'll gain: Mac OS, Network Security, Threat Management, Endpoint Security, Threat Detection, Security Strategy, Information Systems Security, Security Controls, Security Awareness, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Architecting Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations in italiano

      Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Containerization, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Native Computing, Docker (Software), Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Management, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Unity Scripting, AI, & Complete 3D Game Development

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Responsive Web Design, Video Game Development, Version Control, Mobile Development, Android (Operating System), User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), C# (Programming Language), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Virtual Environment, Scripting, Artificial Intelligence, Animations

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Canva para estudiantes universitarios

      Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Planning, Graphic Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design Software, Collaboration

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Mastering Image Segmentation with PyTorch

      Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Data Processing, Performance Tuning, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      OpenCL Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Performance Tuning, C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, System Programming, Computer Architecture, Cross Platform Development, Hardware Architecture, Application Development, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Open Source Technology, Program Development, Application Performance Management, Development Environment

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Relational Database with Go: Build an Article Search Engine

      Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, SQL, Database Application, Data Access, Go (Programming Language), Database Management, Relational Databases, Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Application Security

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      HDFS Architecture and Programming

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, File Systems, Big Data, Java, Data Structures, File Management, Software Architecture, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, Development Environment, Scalability, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Creating a Data Transformation Pipeline with Cloud Dataprep

      Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Extract, Transform, Load, Exploratory Data Analysis, Big Data, Google Cloud Platform, Google Analytics

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • تطوير الألعاب باستخدام برنامج Unity: تصميم لعبة جري لا نهائي: Coursera Project Network
    • Building Rust AWS Lambda Microservices with Cargo Lambda: Duke University
    • Underground Metros Shafts and Caverns : L&T EduTech
    • Enhancing Mac Security: Strategies for Protection: LearnQuest
    • Architecting Google Kubernetes Engine: Foundations in italiano: Google Cloud
    • Advanced Unity Scripting, AI, & Complete 3D Game Development: Packt
    • Canva para estudiantes universitarios: Coursera Project Network
    • Mastering Image Segmentation with PyTorch: Packt
    • OpenCL Programming: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Relational Database with Go: Build an Article Search Engine: 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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