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.

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Strategic Thinking, Bidding, Negotiation, Decision Making, Behavioral Economics, Probability, Operations Research, Economics, Bayesian Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Revenue Management, Predictive Modeling, Problem Solving, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Model, Deductive Reasoning, Resource Allocation
★ 4.6 (5.2K) · Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Policy Development, Public Policies, Economics, Economic Development, Governance, Culture
★ 4.8 (361) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Community Organizing, Public Affairs, Governance, Public Policies, Media and Communications, Advocacy, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Leadership, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: SPSS, SPSS (Software), Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Data Entry, Research, Descriptive Statistics, Research Methodologies, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Research Design, Statistical Software, Statistics, Data Manipulation, Statistical Reporting, Data Analysis Software, International Relations, Data Visualization, Statistical Inference
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Università di Napoli Federico II
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Governance, Research Methodologies
★ 4.5 (40) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Reporting, SPSS, Data Visualization, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Research Reports, Report Writing, Histogram, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Data Entry, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Research, Statistical Inference, Data Analysis, International Relations, IBM Cloud
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Cleansing, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Data Mining, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Business Analysis, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Database Management, Relational Databases, Stored Procedure, R Programming, Data Science, Big Data, Data Analysis Software, Computer Programming Tools, Cloud Computing, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (102K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Social Justice, Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance
★ 4.8 (43) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IBM
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Plotly, Data Visualization Software, Web Scraping, Data Wrangling, SQL, Plot (Graphics), Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Cleansing, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Data Visualization, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (151K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Sciences Po
Skills you'll gain: Oil and Gas, Petroleum Industry, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Environment and Resource Management, Economic Development, Environmental Policy, Economics, Political Sciences, Market Dynamics
★ 4.7 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Policy Development, Governance, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Economic Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance
★ 4.8 (87) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Social Impact
★ 4.8 (18) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks