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.

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Network Model, Programming Principles, Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Routing, Computational Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Data Management, Data Governance, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Technologies, Big Data, Cloud Storage, Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Digital Transformation, Data Collection, Data Structures
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Logistic Regression, Statistical Modeling, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Regression Analysis, R Programming, Statistics, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Graphing, Matplotlib, Data Visualization Software, Graphical Tools, Histogram, Data Analysis, Python Programming
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Customer Analysis, Big Data, Data Processing, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Text Mining, Customer Insights, Data Transformation, Unstructured Data, Simulation and Simulation Software, Data Manipulation, Image Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Data Modeling, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Processing, Data Storytelling, Data Transformation, Data Preprocessing, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Tree Maps, Geographic Information Systems, Plotly, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Jupyter, Statistical Analysis, Pandas (Python Package)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Research Design, Matplotlib, Research, Data Ethics, Data Processing, Data Collection, Seaborn, Text Mining, Data Science, Data Visualization Software, Pandas (Python Package), JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Analysis, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Pandas (Python Package), Data Import/Export, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, NumPy, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Data Management, Data Strategy, Data Modeling, Data Quality, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Management, Data Governance, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Big Data, Information Privacy, Data Visualization, Business Strategy, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Collection, Regression Analysis, Data Science, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Preprocessing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks