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Public Relations Courses

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.

Popular Public Relations Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Fundamentals of Visualization & Design with Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Color Theory, Data Integration, Data Literacy, Data Presentation, Data Import/Export, Design Elements And Principles, Business Analytics, Data Science, Marketing Analytics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Public Health Leadership Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Personal Attributes, Personal Development, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Responsiveness, Professional Development, Initiative and Leadership, Cultural Sensitivity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Infosec

    Fundamental Privacy Acts and Laws

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Information Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Personally Identifiable Information, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Health Information Management, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulatory Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    17 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • O

    O.P. Jindal Global University

    American Politics, Society, and History

    Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Political Sciences, Social Justice, Culture, Sociology, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, International Relations, Court Systems, Governance

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Speaking to a Technical Group

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Oral Expression, Presentations, Non-Verbal Communication, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Contingency Planning, Persuasive Communication, Technical Management, Communication, Target Audience, Professionalism, Adaptability

    Build toward a degree

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Z

    Zoho Corporation

    Fundamental Sales Concepts — An Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Selling Techniques, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, General Sales Practices, Sales Process, Sales Development, Sales Strategy, Sales, Customer Relationship Building, Sales Prospecting, B2B Sales, Prospecting and Qualification

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Admin & App Builder Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Application Deployment, Workflow Management, Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Ad Hoc Reporting, Change Control, Email Automation, Data Maintenance, Authentications, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Configuration Management, Data Access, Responsive Web Design, System Configuration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Management, Customer Relationship Management, Business Logic

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    The North Awakens

    Skills you'll gain: Oil and Gas, Petroleum Industry, Environment, Governance, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Issue, Economic Development, International Relations, Environmental Policy, Socioeconomics, Natural Resource Management, Economics, Culture, Transportation Operations, Climate Change Adaptation, Demography

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Fundamentos de Políticas Públicas

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Public Policies, Policy Development, Program Evaluation, Public Affairs, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Impact, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Community Development, Governance, Data Collection

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    LearnQuest

    Security for Blockchain and DApps

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Key Management, Public Key Infrastructure, Security Controls, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Application Security, Network Security, Security Architecture Review, IT Security Architecture, Vulnerability Assessments, Encryption, Secure Coding, Cryptographic Protocols, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Security Testing, Vulnerability Management, Solution Design

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Gender Foundations in Health Data: A Data for Health Course

    Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Determinants Of Health, Data Collection, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Health Informatics, Data Analysis, Research

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Applied Python: Web Dev, Machine Learning & Cryptography

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Event-Driven Programming, Encryption, Cryptographic Protocols, Server Side, Web Development, Regression Analysis, Apache, Model Training, Web Services, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Secure Coding, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Web Scraping, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    75 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Fundamentals of Visualization & Design with Tableau: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Public Health Leadership Fundamentals: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Fundamental Privacy Acts and Laws: Infosec
  • American Politics, Society, and History: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • Speaking to a Technical Group: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Fundamental Sales Concepts — An Overview: Zoho Corporation
  • Salesforce Admin & App Builder Certification Prep: LearnKartS
  • The North Awakens: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Fundamentos de Políticas Públicas: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Security for Blockchain and DApps: LearnQuest

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