Data protection courses can help you learn data privacy regulations, risk assessment techniques, incident response strategies, and encryption methods. You can build skills in compliance management, data governance, and implementing security protocols to safeguard sensitive information. Many courses introduce tools like data loss prevention software, encryption tools, and privacy management platforms, showing how these skills are applied in practical work to protect personal and organizational data.

Tsinghua University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Computer Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Ethics, Data Transformation, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Collection, Data Pipelines, Data Preprocessing, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Integrity, R Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Information Privacy, Statistical Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: JSON, Data Processing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Scraping, Debugging, Python Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Structures, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Responsible AI, Exploratory Data Analysis, AI Enablement, Data Ethics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Pandas (Python Package), Automation, Data Visualization Software, Descriptive Statistics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Data Quality, Anomaly Detection, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Ethics, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Synthesis, Data Validation, Responsible AI, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Theoretical Computer Science
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Microsoft Azure, Unsupervised Learning, Databricks, Cloud Management, Classification Algorithms, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Applied Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Supervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Core Data (Software), Restful API, Apple iOS, iOS Development, JSON, Swift Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, Application Development, Data Persistence, Data Modeling, Authentications, Data Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Risk Management, Empathy, Risk Analysis, Risk Control, Decision Making, Analysis, User Research, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Psychological Evaluations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Data Presentation, Data Sharing, Data Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Autoencoders, Data Security, Information Privacy, Anomaly Detection, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Android Development, Kotlin, Android Studio, Application Programming Interface (API), Mobile Development, Data Persistence, Database Management, Databases, JSON, Web Applications, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months