Public relations courses can help you learn media relations, crisis communication, brand management, and strategic messaging. You can build skills in audience analysis, content creation, and effective storytelling. Many courses introduce tools like press release software, social media management platforms, and analytics tools, that support measuring campaign success and engaging with diverse audiences.

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Public History, Ancient History, Anthropology, Scientific Methods, Peer Review, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Research, Science and Research, World History, Culture, Research Methodologies
★ 4.8 (27) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, R Programming, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, R (Software), Public Health
★ 4.5 (31) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yad Vashem
Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Pedagogy, K-12 pedagogy, Educational Materials, Public History, Lesson Planning, Social Justice, European History, Social Studies, World History, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Demography, Political Sciences
★ 5 (41) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Governance, Data Ethics, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Loss Prevention, Data Management, Security Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Management, Compliance Training, Data Integrity, Security Strategy, Safety Culture, Data Processing, Incident Response, Employee Training
★ 4.6 (39) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Data Quality, Responsible AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Generative Model Architectures, Data Processing, Data Synthesis, Data Integrity, Feature Engineering, Information Privacy
★ 3.7 (30) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: European History, Social Studies, World History, Liberal Arts, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Public History, Social Justice, Political Sciences, International Relations, Diplomacy, Diversity Awareness
★ 4.6 (30) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Selling Techniques, Sales Presentation, Sales Process, Sales Development, General Sales Practices, Market Analysis, Sales, Specialized Sales, Technical Sales, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Relationship Management, Market Opportunities, Customer Engagement, Customer Analysis, Market Dynamics, Value Propositions, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer Communications Management
★ 4.8 (35) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Video Production, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphics Software, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications
★ 4.5 (39) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Arizona
Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Teamwork, Empathy, Diversity Awareness, Visionary, Cooperation, Cultural Diversity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Environmental Issue, Strategic Planning, Sustainable Development, International Relations, Environment, Planning, Innovation, Social Impact
★ 4.4 (25) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Editing, Oral Expression, Writing and Editing, Public Speaking, Writing, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication Strategies
★ 4.6 (27) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Microbiology, Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Infectious Diseases, Biotechnology, Medical Science and Research, Preventative Care, Public Health, Clinical Research, Molecular Biology, Emerging Technologies
★ 4.9 (33) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Pivot Tables And Charts, Microsoft Excel, R Programming, Alteryx, R (Software), Dashboard, Statistical Programming, Data Transformation, Tableau Software, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Debugging, Data Visualization, Automation, Python Programming, Data Structures, Statistical Analysis
★ 4.6 (29) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months