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

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Data Science, Data Access, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Python Programming, Public Policies, Jupyter, Natural Language Processing, Programming Principles, Web Applications, Computer Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unix Commands, Biostatistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Unix, Data Science, Data Management, Statistical Methods, Molecular Biology, Command-Line Interface, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis Software, Data Quality, Statistical Modeling, Data Structures, Code Reusability, Big Data, R Programming, Python Programming
★ 4.5 (6.9K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Political Sciences, Community Organizing, Community Development, Policy Analysis, Social Justice, Community and Social Work, Media and Communications, Policy Development, Health Policy, Discussion Facilitation, International Relations, Environmental Issue, Innovation, Environmental Policy, Court Systems, Public Administration, Governance, European History, Program Evaluation
★ 4.8 (1.9K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, R (Software), Regression Analysis, Leaflet (Software), Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Visualization, Knitr, Machine Learning, GitHub
★ 4.5 (51K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Demography, Energy and Utilities, Nutrition and Diet, Oil and Gas, Systems Thinking
★ 4.7 (480) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Mining, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Storage, Deep Learning, Machine Learning
★ 4.7 (78K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cambridge
Skills you'll gain: Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Molecular Biology, Specimen Collection, Biostatistics, Laboratory Techniques, Biology
★ 4.8 (20) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Probability, Probability Distribution, Data Literacy, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistics, Statistical Methods, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Histogram, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Simulations, Decision Making
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Feature Engineering, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Text Mining, Statistical Visualization, Network Model, Data Manipulation, NumPy, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing, Python Programming
★ 4.5 (34K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering
★ 4.7 (243) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Probability, Probability Distribution, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Combinatorics, Simulations, Calculus, Sampling (Statistics), Integral Calculus, Applied Mathematics, R Programming, Quantitative Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks