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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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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Full-Stack Developer

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, C# (Programming Language), HTML and CSS, Azure DevOps, Load Balancing, Continuous Integration, Git (Version Control System), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Scalability, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Authentications, ASP.NET, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, SQL, Microsoft Copilot, .NET Framework, Graph Theory

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    The University of Edinburgh

    Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

    Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Environment, Research, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Scientific Methods, Chemistry

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    Coursera

    Hands-on DeepSeek

    Skills you'll gain: Deepseek, LangChain, Generative AI, LLM Application, Tool Calling, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Data Integration, Cross Platform Development, Systems Integration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Card Sorting: Organize Content with Card Sort Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, User Experience, Content Management, Usability, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Design Research, User Centered Design, User Research, Statistical Analysis, Content Strategy, Goal Setting, Sample Size Determination

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Data Modelling Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Power BI, Data Manipulation, Data Literacy, Database Design, Data Transformation, Data Integration, Star Schema, Data Cleansing, Relationship Building

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tableau Learning Partner

    Tableau Business Intelligence Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Data Presentation, Data Governance, Data Ethics, Tableau Software, Business Analysis, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Data Preprocessing, Data Visualization Software, Data Warehousing, Business Metrics, Dashboard, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Management

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets

    Skills you'll gain: Oil and Gas, Market Dynamics, Energy and Utilities, Transportation Operations, Operations, Production Process, Market Trend, Cost Estimation, Market Analysis, Natural Resource Management

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    University of Toronto

    Introduction to Self-Driving Cars

    Skills you'll gain: Control Systems, Robotics, Embedded Software, Automation, Software Architecture, Simulations, Safety Assurance, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Computer Vision, Mathematical Modeling, Safety Standards, Global Positioning Systems

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    Stanford University

    Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Responsible AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Model Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Health Policy, Data Preprocessing

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    Packt

    Generating Creative Images With DALL-E 3

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, AI Workflows, OpenAI, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Creative Design, Image Quality, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Machine Learning

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    Packt

    Python for Google App Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Cloud Applications, Restful API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, OAuth, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Application Deployment, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Python Programming, Cloud Storage, Application Performance Management, Authentications, Web Applications, Data Store, MySQL, Scalability

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    EDUCBA

    Hadoop Projects: Analyze & Optimize Big Data

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Big Data, Database Design, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Query Languages, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Management, Analytics, Business Intelligence

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Microsoft Full-Stack Developer: Microsoft
  • Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life: The University of Edinburgh
  • Hands-on DeepSeek: Coursera
  • Card Sorting: Organize Content with Card Sort Techniques: Packt
  • Data Modelling Essentials: Packt
  • Tableau Business Intelligence Analyst: Tableau Learning Partner
  • Oil & Gas Industry Operations and Markets : Duke University
  • Introduction to Self-Driving Cars: University of Toronto
  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Healthcare: Stanford University
  • Generating Creative Images With DALL-E 3: Packt

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