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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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    Packt

    LEETCODE In C++ - Top 100 Coding Interview Problems

    Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, C++ (Programming Language), Theoretical Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geometry, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • É

    École normale supérieure

    Ecological and Energy Transitions in Southern Countries

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Governance, Sustainable Business, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Accounting, Project Finance, Environmental Policy, General Finance, Finance, Advocacy, Economics, Lobbying, Cost Benefit Analysis

    ★ 4.8 (44) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Free
    Free
  • P

    Packt

    Build Automation and Continuous Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, Artifactory, Apache Maven, CI/CD, DevOps, Devops Tools, Build Tools, Java, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Software Installation, Dependency Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • K

    Khalifa University

    AI for Executives: AI for Business Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Responsible AI, AI Integrations, Data Preprocessing, Strategic Decision-Making, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Natural Language Processing, AI Security, Decision Making, Model Training, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Decision Support Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Governance, Data Governance, Workflow Management

    ★ 3.9 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • L

    LearnKartS

    SQL From Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Database Design, Database Systems, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), SQL, MySQL Workbench, Database Software, Database Theory, Database Management, MySQL, Database Development, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Management Systems, PostgreSQL, Database Administration, Data Management, NoSQL, Data Analysis, Data Modeling

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    Edureka

    Using Kafka on Confluent

    Skills you'll gain: Data Management, Data Governance, Systems Architecture, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • C

    Coursera

    Unit Testing in React.js: Create a Unit Test Suite

    Skills you'll gain: Test Script Development, Unit Testing, Test Case, Development Testing, Test Tools, React.js, API Testing, Software Testing, Web Development Tools, Javascript

    ★ 4.3 (7) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Automate Excel Data with Power Query and Lookups

    Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Financial Data, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Workflow Management, Data Transformation, Automation, Financial Reporting, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of London

    CSS: Web Page Layout - Usability and Accessibility

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Frontend Performance, Usability, Web Design and Development, Test Tools, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Animations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Game Mechanics with Python and Pygame

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Game Design, 3D Assets, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Graphics Software, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interactive Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Debugging, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Computer Displays, Program Development, Code Reusability, Python Programming, Development Environment

    ★ 4.7 (33) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Object-Oriented Analysis and Design: Practice & Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Unified Modeling Language, Software Design, Java, Java Programming, Software Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, API Design, Software Development, AI Integrations

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • S

    Scrimba

    Build a Mobile App with Firebase

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Web Design and Development, Debugging, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Mobile Development, Database Application, Web Development Tools, Responsive Web Design, Real Time Data, Frontend Performance, User Interface (UI), Secure Coding, Javascript, Data Access, Data Management, Application Deployment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • LEETCODE In C++ - Top 100 Coding Interview Problems: Packt
  • Ecological and Energy Transitions in Southern Countries: École normale supérieure
  • Build Automation and Continuous Integration: Packt
  • AI for Executives: AI for Business Decision Making: Khalifa University
  • SQL From Beginner to Advanced: LearnKartS
  • Using Kafka on Confluent: Edureka
  • Unit Testing in React.js: Create a Unit Test Suite: Coursera
  • Automate Excel Data with Power Query and Lookups: Coursera
  • CSS: Web Page Layout - Usability and Accessibility: University of London
  • Game Mechanics with Python and Pygame: EDUCBA

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