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Social Science Research Courses

Social Science Research courses can help you learn qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis techniques, and ethical considerations in research. You can build skills in survey design, statistical analysis, and critical thinking to evaluate social phenomena. Many courses introduce tools like SPSS, R, or NVivo, that support analyzing data and interpreting results, enabling you to apply your skills in real-world social issues and contribute to informed decision-making in various fields.

Popular Social Science Research Courses and Certifications


  • Status: Free
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    Coursera

    Building an Ecosystem model with Insight Maker

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Systems Thinking, Data Sharing, Environmental Science, Mathematical Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Biology, Storytelling, Life Sciences

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    209 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Software Design Principles

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development, Software Engineering, Maintainability, System Design and Implementation, Service Oriented Architecture, Technical Design, Web Services, Model View Controller, Event-Driven Programming, Distributed Computing

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Predictive Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Regression Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Forecasting, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Feature Engineering, Statistical Modeling, Spreadsheet Software, Predictive Analytics, Model Optimization, Data Cleansing, Statistical Methods

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    144 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
    D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Building Agentic RAG with LlamaIndex

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Tool Calling, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Debugging, General Science and Research, Document Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    90 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Langchain and Langgraph

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, LangGraph, OpenAI API, Generative AI Agents, AI Orchestration, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, Agentic Workflows, Hugging Face, OpenAI, Embeddings, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Development Environment, AI Integrations, Application Development, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Artificial Intelligence

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    126 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    J

    John Wiley & Sons

    Investing and Portfolio Management

    Skills you'll gain: Investments, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Wealth Management, Asset Protection, Brokerage, Financial Market, Return On Investment, International Finance, Asset Management, Real Estate, Property and Real Estate, Securities (Finance), Risk Management, Securities Trading, Capital Markets, Market Analysis, Market Dynamics, Market Opportunities

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Infosec

    Cyber Incident Response

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Digital Forensics

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    179 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Terraform for absolute beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Microsoft Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, DevOps

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    195 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    G

    Google Cloud

    Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Data Engineer Professional Certificate en Español

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Data Lakes, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Data Processing, Apache Spark, Systems Design, Big Data, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Model Deployment, Data Infrastructure, Apache Hadoop, Tensorflow, Real Time Data, Data Integration, Data Security, Data Quality, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    817 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Fake News Detection with Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Exploratory Data Analysis, Deep Learning, Text Mining, Plot (Graphics), Artificial Neural Networks, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Data Preprocessing, Natural Language Processing, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Automation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    265 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of London

    Cyber Security – Technology and Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Security Incident Management, Linux, Network Security, Cyber Governance, IT Security Architecture, OSI Models, Incident Management, Incident Response, Security Management, Linux Commands, TCP/IP, Computer Systems, Threat Modeling, Command-Line Interface, Network Protocols, Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Human Factors (Security), Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Attacks

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    208 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Skillshare

    Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Interactive Design, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Flows, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Data Sharing, Design Reviews, Design Software, Version Control

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social science research courses

  • Building an Ecosystem model with Insight Maker: Coursera
  • Software Design Principles: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Introduction to Predictive Modeling: University of Minnesota
  • Building Agentic RAG with LlamaIndex: DeepLearning.AI
  • Langchain and Langgraph: Packt
  • Investing and Portfolio Management: John Wiley & Sons
  • Cyber Incident Response: Infosec
  • Terraform for absolute beginners: Coursera
  • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Data Engineer Professional Certificate en Español: Google Cloud
  • Fake News Detection with Machine Learning: Coursera

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