Policy courses can help you learn about public policy analysis, regulatory frameworks, and advocacy strategies. You can build skills in data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and effective communication to influence decision-making processes. Many courses introduce tools such as policy simulation software, data visualization platforms, and statistical analysis programs that aid in evaluating policy impacts and crafting evidence-based recommendations.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Water Resources, Risk Management, Real Estate, Legal Risk, Water Sustainability, Water Resource Management, Balance Sheet, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investments, Property and Real Estate, Environmental Issue, Risk Control, Risk Mitigation, Sustainable Systems, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Sustainability Standards
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, AI literacy, AI powered creativity, AI Enablement, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Ethics, ChatGPT, Emerging Technologies, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Workforce Management, Scalability, Workforce Planning, Solution Design, Automation, Prompt Engineering, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Demography, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Laws, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issue, Environmental Resource Management, Pollution Prevention, Environment, Sanitation, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Water Resources, Environmental Science, Health And Safety Standards, Occupational Hygiene, Hazardous Waste Operations And Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER), Radiation Protection, Water Quality, Epidemiology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Development, Governance, Land Management, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Administration, Information Technology, Economic Development, Socioeconomics, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Financial Policy, Social Impact, Digital Transformation, Technology Strategies, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Employee Surveys, Data Sharing, User Feedback, IT Management, User Accounts, Account Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Laws, Environmental Regulations, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Sustainable Development, Health Disparities, Public Health, Sanitation, Land Management, Health Equity, Land Development, Water Resources, Community Health, Water Sustainability, Environmental Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Environmental Issue, Stormwater Management, Waste Minimization, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Water Quality
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Philanthropy, Fundraising, Social Impact, Socioeconomics, Social Justice, Innovation, Tax, Corporate Sustainability, Program Evaluation, Legal Risk, Public Policies, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Sciences, Tax Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Governance, European History, Psychology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Network Planning And Design, Microsoft Azure, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Load Balancing, Virtual Networking, Network Engineering, Network Performance Management, Network Administration, Network Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, IT Security Architecture, Scalability, Firewall, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Performance Tuning, Cloud Deployment, Wide Area Networks
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, Histogram, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Policy Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Descriptive Statistics, Data Ethics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Development Environment, Software Engineering
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, AI Security, Responsible AI, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Governance, Predictive Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Development, Conflict Management, Sustainable Development, Social and Human Services, Social Impact, International Relations, Social Work, Sociology, Advocacy, Creativity, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Storytelling, Peer Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months