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Political Science Courses

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.

Popular Political Science Courses and Certifications


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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Agile Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Planning, Emotional Intelligence, Backlogs, Creative Problem-Solving, Scaled Agile Framework, Leadership Studies, Negotiation, Sprint Retrospectives, Conflict Management, Agile Software Development, Team Performance Management, Program Management, Brainstorming, Prioritization, User Story, Innovation, Problem Solving, Project Controls

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Grouping, Testing & Quality Control of Pile Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Inspection, Process Validation, Construction Engineering, Engineering Practices, Construction Estimating, Civil Engineering, Structural Analysis, Finite Element Methods, Engineering Analysis, Safety Standards, 3D Modeling

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build a product splash page with HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Web Development, Cloud Deployment, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Application Deployment, Typography, Cloud Hosting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Offensive Hacking Unfolded - Become a Pro Pentester

    Skills you'll gain: Exploitation techniques, Metasploit, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Testing, Security Controls, Brute-force attacks, Virtual Environment, Cybersecurity, Virtual Machines, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Linux

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Production AI Model Development and Ethics

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Model Deployment, Feature Engineering, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Training, Model Evaluation, Data Ethics, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Model Optimization, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Preprocessing, Data Pipelines, Deep Learning, Software Documentation, Technical Documentation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Apache Spark: Design & Execute ETL Pipelines Hands-On

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, PySpark, Apache Hadoop, Data Engineering, Data Transformation, MySQL, MySQL Workbench, Data Processing, Data Store, SQL, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Development Environment, Data Analysis, Software Installation

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Learn to Teach Java: Sequences, Primitive Types and Using Objects

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java Programming, Java, Teaching, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computer Programming, Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    39 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Enterprise Data Architecture and Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Data Migration, Data Modeling, Database Architecture and Administration, Enterprise Modeling, Data Management, Data Processing, Data Storage, Data Governance, Data Integration, Software Architecture, Application Frameworks, Data Transformation, Emerging Technologies

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Robot Framework Test Automation Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Test Script Development, Selenium (Software), Code Reusability

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    Rating, 2.2 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrum Alliance

    Get Started with AI Prompt Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Workflows, AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Agile Methodology, Generative AI, Kanban Principles

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Yale University

    The Making of Modern Ukraine

    Skills you'll gain: International Relations, World History, European History, Political Sciences, Ancient History, Public Safety and National Security, Social Sciences, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Sociology, Liberal Arts, Governance

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Learn Selenium WebDriver with Java

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Eclipse (Software), File I/O, File Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Test Automation, Extensible Languages and XML, Computer Programming, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Test Case, Test Execution Engine, Data Structures

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Agile Project Management: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Grouping, Testing & Quality Control of Pile Foundations: L&T EduTech
  • Build a product splash page with HTML and CSS: Scrimba
  • Offensive Hacking Unfolded - Become a Pro Pentester: Packt
  • Production AI Model Development and Ethics: Coursera
  • Apache Spark: Design & Execute ETL Pipelines Hands-On: EDUCBA
  • Learn to Teach Java: Sequences, Primitive Types and Using Objects: University of California San Diego
  • Enterprise Data Architecture and Operations: SkillUp
  • Robot Framework Test Automation Essentials: Coursera
  • Get Started with AI Prompt Engineering: Scrum Alliance

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