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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


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Summary Statistics in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Histogram, Box Plots, Statistical Visualization, Epidemiology, Medical Science and Research, Quantitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Literacy, Probability Distribution, Statistics, Public Health, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Inference, Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Risk Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Kennesaw State University

    Career Discovery

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Professional Development, Interviewing Skills, Mentorship, Social Media, Rapport Building, Social Media Strategy, Business Research, Relationship Building, Professionalism, Business Correspondence, People Development, Business Writing, Relationship Management, Strategic Communication, Communication, Decision Making, Habit Formation, Leadership

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Cybersecurity Compliance Framework, Standards & Regulations

    Skills you'll gain: IT Service Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Service Management, IT Management, Responsible AI, Compliance Auditing, Cyber Risk, Data Ethics, Cyber Governance, Information Technology, Regulatory Compliance, Auditing, Cybersecurity, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Compliance Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cyber Security Assessment, ISO/IEC 27001, Risk Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    John Wiley & Sons

    Capital Markets and the IPO Process

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Equities, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Investments, Registration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulatory Documents, Financial Modeling, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business Valuation, Corporate Accounting, Underwriting, Cash Management, Due Diligence, Corporate Finance, Cash Flows, Price Negotiation, Dealing With Ambiguity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    SOX Compliance and Corporate Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Governance, Financial Controls, Internal Controls, Financial Reporting, Fraud detection, Auditing, Compliance Management, Financial Regulations, Financial Auditing, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Accounting, Financial Accounting, Case Studies, Public Accounting, Corporate Finance, Finance, Business, Accounting, Accountability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Social Impact & Public Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Community Organizing, Policy Development, Social Justice, Social Work, Public Policies, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Community Development, Community and Social Work, Political Sciences, Health Policy, Advocacy, Social Impact, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Business, Strategic Leadership, Systems Thinking, Cultural Diversity

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

    Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods

    Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Testing, Quality Assurance, Infection Control, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Tests, Bioinformatics, Medical Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory Science, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Pharmacology, Health Policy, Molecular Biology

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    The Integration of Art and Science in Modern Dental Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Dental Care, Oral and Dental Care, Dentistry, Patient Evaluation, Dental Procedures, Oral Health, Periodontology, Dental Informatics, Oral Cancer Screening, Cardiology, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Pain Management, General Medicine, Biomedical Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Endocrinology, Medical History Documentation, Oncology, Anatomy

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    John Wiley & Sons

    Achieving Excellence in Fundraising

    Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Philanthropy, Budget Management, Advocacy, Grant Writing, Budgeting, Prospecting and Qualification, Strategic Marketing, Brand Marketing, Campaign Planning, Grant Applications, Campaign Management, Promotions and Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Social Impact, Marketing Strategies, Proposal Development, Strategic Partnership, Crisis Management

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Meta Data Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Data Collection, Data Governance, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Performance Metric, Information Privacy, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Analytics, SQL, Python Programming

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Wesleyan University

    The Ancient Greeks

    Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, European History, World History, Art History, Liberal Arts, Social Studies, Political Sciences, International Relations, Anthropology, Governance

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to Containers w/ Docker, Kubernetes & OpenShift

    Skills you'll gain: Istio, Kubernetes, Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Docker (Software), OpenShift, DevOps, Application Deployment, Microservices, Cloud Deployment, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Command-Line Interface, Configuration Management, Scalability, Data Persistence

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Summary Statistics in Public Health: Johns Hopkins University
  • Career Discovery: Kennesaw State University
  • Cybersecurity Compliance Framework, Standards & Regulations: IBM
  • Capital Markets and the IPO Process: John Wiley & Sons
  • SOX Compliance and Corporate Governance: EDUCBA
  • Social Impact & Public Policy: University of Michigan
  • Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods: Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
  • The Integration of Art and Science in Modern Dental Medicine: University of Pennsylvania
  • Achieving Excellence in Fundraising: John Wiley & Sons
  • Meta Data Analyst: Meta

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