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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


  • I

    Imperial College London

    Public Involvement in Research

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Research Methodologies, Program Evaluation, Community Health, Public Health, Qualitative Research, Research Design, General Science and Research, Social Impact

    ★ 4.6 (18) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    The Nature of Data and Relational Database Design

    Skills you'll gain: Decision Support Systems, Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Theory, Database Systems, Database Development, Database Management Systems, SQL, Descriptive Statistics, Database Architecture and Administration, Statistics, Statistical Reporting, Statistical Analysis, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Analytics, Data Manipulation

    ★ 4.5 (103) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Building Resilient Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Resilience, Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence, Team Collaboration, Professional Development, Leadership, Team Management, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Management, Management Training And Development, Team Leadership, Communication, Adaptability

    ★ 4.9 (29) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Modern Applications of Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Generative Model Architectures, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, AI literacy, LLM Application, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Modeling, Tool Calling, AI powered creativity, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Model Evaluation, Context Engineering, Model Training, Agentic systems, Fine-tuning, Systems Architecture

    ★ 3.9 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • S

    Scrimba

    Build Websites with Figma, HTML, and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Figma (Design Software), Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design and Development, Mockups, Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Prototyping, Javascript, Web Development, Dashboard Creation

    ★ 4.4 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • P

    Packt

    Linux Bash Shell Scripting with Real-Life Examples

    Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Linux Commands, Shell Script, Unix Shell, Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Unix Commands, Scripting, Network Troubleshooting, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Development Environment, Systems Administration, Virtual Machines, Virtualization, File Management, File I/O, User Accounts

    ★ 5 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Scaling with Google Cloud Operations - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Capacity Management, Cloud Services, DevOps, Scalability, Site Reliability Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Service Level, System Monitoring, Disaster Recovery

    ★ 4.6 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Learn GCP DevOps Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, Devops Tools, Test Automation, Development Testing, Containerization, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Release Management, Continuous Delivery, Software Development, Development Environment, System Monitoring, Version Control

    ★ 4 (6) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • P

    Packt

    The World of Computer Networking: Your CCNA starts here

    Skills you'll gain: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Routing Protocols, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Network Routers, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), OSI Models, Computer Networking, General Networking, Network Protocols, Networking Hardware, Network Switches, Network Troubleshooting, Network Engineering, Network Monitoring, Local Area Networks, Network Performance Management, Wireless Networks, Network Security, Network Analysis

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    Edureka

    Advanced TypeScript with OOP

    Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Software Design, Computer Programming, Software Architecture, Code Reusability, Debugging, Maintainability, Software Development, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Web Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Master Power BI Analytics & Dashboards with DAX

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Dashboard, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Dashboard Creation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Business Intelligence, Data Transformation, Power Platform Architecture & Technical Design, Business Intelligence Software, Data Visualization Software, Data Sharing, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Strategy

    ★ 4.7 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • W

    Whizlabs

    Data Governance with Databricks

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Access, Metadata Management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Cleansing, Databricks, Data Management, Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Redshift, Data Security, Data Warehousing, Data Quality, Data Capture, Fraud detection

    ★ 3.5 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Public Involvement in Research: Imperial College London
  • The Nature of Data and Relational Database Design: University of California, Irvine
  • Building Resilient Teams: Coursera
  • Modern Applications of Generative AI: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Build Websites with Figma, HTML, and CSS: Scrimba
  • Linux Bash Shell Scripting with Real-Life Examples: Packt
  • Scaling with Google Cloud Operations - Español: Google Cloud
  • Learn GCP DevOps Fundamentals: Board Infinity
  • The World of Computer Networking: Your CCNA starts here: Packt
  • Advanced TypeScript with OOP: Edureka

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