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Public Administration Courses

Public administration courses can help you learn policy analysis, public finance management, organizational behavior, and program evaluation. You can build skills in effective communication with stakeholders, strategic planning, and ethical decision-making in governance. Many courses introduce tools such as data visualization software, budgeting applications, and performance measurement frameworks that support the implementation of public policies and enhance service delivery.


Popular Public Administration Courses and Certifications


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    University of California San Diego

    Communicating with the Public

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Media and Communications, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Interviewing Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Content Creation, Writing

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    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health and Disease Prevention, Research Methodologies, Health Policy, Public Health, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Disparities, Maternal Health, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Cultural Diversity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Water Sustainability, Nutrition and Diet, Food and Beverage, Public Health, Sustainability Standards, Health Disparities, Environmental Science, Systems Thinking, Climate Change Mitigation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data and Health Indicators in Public Health Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Policy, Health Care, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Medical Records, Descriptive Analytics, Statistical Methods

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Substance Abuse, Lawsuits, Litigation and Civil Justice, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Policy Analysis, Public Health, Policy Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Trend Analysis, Advocacy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Public Health Leadership: Leadership in Crisis

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Health Care Administration, Crisis Intervention, Leadership, Health Disparities, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Community Health, Emergency Response, Decisiveness, Adaptability, Communication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit

    Skills you'll gain: Health Assessment, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Intelligence Collection and Analysis, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Data Collection, Report Writing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Imperial College London

    Foundations of Public Health Practice: Behaviour & Behaviour Change

    Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Behavioral Economics, Public Health, Applied Behavior Analysis, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Cultural Diversity, Psychology, Risk Analysis

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    IBM

    Relational Database Administration Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, SQL, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Data Security, Data Import/Export, Data Transformation

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    Imperial College London

    Logistic Regression in R for Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistics, Model Evaluation, R Programming, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Preprocessing, Public Health

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    University of Geneva

    Disease Screening in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Gerontology, Health Policy, Program Evaluation, Geriatrics, Preventative Care, Prenatal Care, Epidemiology, Maternal Health, Health Disparities, Diagnostic Tests, Public Health, Healthcare Ethics, Chronic Diseases, Cardiology, Oncology, Mental Health

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Introduction to Participatory Approaches in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Community Health, Health Policy, Health Equity, Health Promotion, Social Determinants Of Health, Social Justice, Cultural Responsiveness, Qualitative Research, Program Evaluation, Research Methodologies, Collaboration

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public administration courses

  • Communicating with the Public: University of California San Diego
  • Major Depression in the Population: A Public Health Approach: Johns Hopkins University
  • Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets: Johns Hopkins University
  • Data and Health Indicators in Public Health Practice: Johns Hopkins University
  • Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law: University of Michigan
  • Public Health Leadership: Leadership in Crisis: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Foundations of Public Health Practice: The Public Health Toolkit : Imperial College London
  • Foundations of Public Health Practice: Behaviour & Behaviour Change: Imperial College London
  • Relational Database Administration Capstone Project: IBM
  • Logistic Regression in R for Public Health: Imperial College London

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