Political Science courses can help you learn about government structures, political theories, international relations, and public policy analysis. You can build skills in critical thinking, data interpretation, and effective communication, that support analyzing political systems and crafting informed arguments. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing political data, simulation models for understanding electoral processes, and case study methods to evaluate policy impacts.

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Storytelling, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Intercultural Competence, Socioeconomics, Sociology, World History, Social Sciences, Land Management, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Data Import/Export, Data Collection, Data Management, Web Scraping, Data Access, R Programming, MySQL, Application Programming Interface (API)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Decision Making, Information Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Git (Version Control System), Software Development Methodologies, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Version Control, Application Development, Software Development Life Cycle, SQL, Full-Stack Web Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Development, Restful API, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Cloud Deployment, Database Management, Digital Transformation, Java Programming, Generative AI
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Web Scraping, Google Sheets, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Spreadsheet Software, Large Language Modeling, Tableau Software, Data Literacy, Dashboard, LinkedIn, Pandas (Python Package), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Probability & Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Other Programming Languages, Software Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Data Structures, Software Architecture, Computer Programming, Functional Design, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Agentic systems, AI Security, Discussion Facilitation, Business Ethics, Embeddings, Regulatory Compliance, Case Studies, Data Synthesis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, SAS (Software), AI Workflows, Analytics, Machine Learning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Javascript and jQuery, Systems Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Databricks, Data Lakes, Data Transformation, Data Quality, Data Governance, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Terraform, Data Validation, Apache Spark, Data Integrity, Data Storage, CI/CD, Cloud Computing, Scalability, Data Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Microsoft Azure, No-Code Development, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Cloud Deployment, Feature Engineering, Model Evaluation, Data Science, Data Analysis, Classification Algorithms
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Experience, User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, A/B Testing, Design Research, Prioritization, Data Literacy, Usability, Product Improvement, Process Design, Business Priorities, Kanban Principles, Product Testing, Business Research, Creative Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Business Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, Scripting, 3D Assets, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, C# (Programming Language), Debugging
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months