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      Arizona State University

      Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Design Process, Prototyping, Engineering Drawings, Product Design, Product Development, Product Testing, Hardware Design, Research and Design, 3D Modeling, Mockups, Industrial Design, Computer-Aided Design, Usability Testing, Design Specifications, Manufacturing Processes, Cost Estimation, Design, Ideation, Mechanical Engineering, User Feedback

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Global Climate Change Policies and Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Energy and Utilities, Environment, International Relations, Environmental Regulations, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Governance, Environmental Science, Forecasting, Mitigation, Emerging Technologies, Innovation

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      Sciences Po

      Data and Urban Governance

      Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Data Governance, Political Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Data Sharing, Policy Analysis, Big Data, Algorithms, Data Ethics, Computing Platforms, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy

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      King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

      Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Bioinformatics, Unix, Scientific Visualization, Statistical Methods, R Programming, Rmarkdown, Unix Commands, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Programming Principles, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, NumPy, Data Manipulation, Data Structures

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      University of California San Diego

      Delivery Problem

      Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Operations Research, Data Structures, Applied Mathematics, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Program Development, Mathematical Modeling

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      University of Michigan

      Rocket Science 101

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Global Positioning Systems, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Environment, Physical Science, Geographic Information Systems, Research, Scientific Methods, Manufacturing and Production, World History, Chemical Engineering, International Relations, Engineering Analysis, Chemistry, European History, Political Sciences, Timelines

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      IBM

      Generative AI Advance Fine-Tuning for LLMs

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Performance Tuning, Probability Distribution

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      Scrimba

      Learn to code with AI

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Web Development, GitHub, Front-End Web Development, Version Control, Mobile Development, Application Deployment, ChatGPT, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Debugging, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Development, Database Application, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Programming, Machine Learning

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      Sciences Po

      Entreprendre dans les Industries Culturelles à l'ère du numérique

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Business Leadership, Promotional Strategies, Business Modeling, New Business Development, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Content Creation, Digital Transformation, Market Opportunities, Consumer Behaviour, Business Economics, Intellectual Property, Digital Media Strategy, Fundraising

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      Coursera Project Network

      Exploratory Data Analysis With Python and Pandas

      Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, NumPy, Statistical Analysis, Python Programming

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      Codio

      C++ Object Basics: Functions, Recursion, and Objects

      Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Software Documentation, Computer Science, Maintainability

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      EDUCBA

      .NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers

      Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, ASP.NET, Test Driven Development (TDD), Debugging, C# (Programming Language), Software Testing, Scalability, Performance Testing, Restful API, Unit Testing, Microservices, .NET Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Software Architecture, Web Applications, User Accounts, Data Integrity, Object Oriented Design, Distributed Computing, Redis

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing: Arizona State University
    • Global Climate Change Policies and Analysis : University of Colorado Boulder
    • Data and Urban Governance: Sciences Po
    • Fundamental Skills in Bioinformatics: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    • Delivery Problem: University of California San Diego
    • Rocket Science 101: University of Michigan
    • Generative AI Advance Fine-Tuning for LLMs : IBM
    • Learn to code with AI: Scrimba
    • Entreprendre dans les Industries Culturelles à l'ère du numérique: Sciences Po
    • Exploratory Data Analysis With Python and Pandas: 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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