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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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      Microsoft

      Ethical and Regulatory Implications of Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Compliance Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Governance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Governance, Information Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Social Studies

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Council on Foreign Relations

      Climate Change: The Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, International Relations, Physical Science, Scientific Methods, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, World History, Natural Resource Management, Systems Thinking, Research, Manufacturing Processes, Energy and Utilities

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 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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      Illinois Tech

      History of Video Games

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Art History, Music History, Computer Displays, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Virtual Reality, Culture, Electronic Media, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Intellectual Property, Cultural Diversity, Storytelling, Media and Communications, Innovation, Interactive Learning

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      University of Lausanne

      HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 3 : Design and policies

      Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Systems, Community Health, Health Equity, Policy Development, Systems Thinking, Preventative Care, Community Development, Governance, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Tokyo

      Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change on Quality of Life

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Mitigation, Environmental Resource Management, Community Development, Disaster Recovery, Environmental Policy, Environment, Risk Management Framework, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Simulation and Simulation Software

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Cryptography: Learn Public Key Infrastructure from Scratch

      Skills you'll gain: Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Key Management, Encryption, Infrastructure Security, Cyber Security Policies, Windows Servers, Identity and Access Management, Data Integrity

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Thinking About Care

      Skills you'll gain: Caregiving, Health Care, Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Sociology, Economics, Childhood Education and Development

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      Johns Hopkins University

      ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out

      Skills you'll gain: Advocacy, Public Safety and National Security, Community Mental Health Services, Crisis Intervention, Public Policies, Family Law, Public Health, Community Health, Legal Proceedings, Community and Social Work, Mental and Behavioral Health, Civil Procedures, Healthcare Ethics

      4.5
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Building Trust: Ethics for AI-powered Chatbots

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative AI Agents, Diversity and Inclusion, Algorithms

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EIT Digital

      Becoming a Cybersecurity Consultant

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Threat Management, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Strategy, Risk Management, Threat Detection, Business Risk Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Information Privacy, Network Security, Data Security, Technology Strategies, Vulnerability Assessments

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

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

    • Climate change and health: Imperial College London
    • Ethical and Regulatory Implications of Generative AI: Microsoft
    • Climate Change: The Basics: Council on Foreign Relations
    • Globalisation and health governance: Imperial College London
    • History of Video Games: Illinois Tech
    • HEALTHY URBAN SYSTEMS - PART 3 : Design and policies : University of Lausanne
    • Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change on Quality of Life: The University of Tokyo
    • Cryptography: Learn Public Key Infrastructure from Scratch: Packt
    • Thinking About Care: University of Colorado Boulder
    • ERPO: A Civil Approach to Gun Violence Prevention Teach-Out: Johns Hopkins University

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