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    • Status: Free Trial
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      EIT Digital

      Privacy and Standardisation

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Standard, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Case Law, Medical Privacy, Court Systems, Telecommunications, Legal Writing, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Legal Research, Data Ethics, European History, International Relations, Data Security, Interoperability, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technologies, World History, Civil Law

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      377 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • U

      University of Geneva

      Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Epidemiology, Environment, Public Health, Environment Health And Safety, Health Policy, Nutrition and Diet, Microbiology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      356 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • E

      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Local Economic Development

      Skills you'll gain: Economic Development, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Project Design, Global Marketing, Socioeconomics, International Relations, Business Development, New Business Development, Innovation, Public Policies, Policy Development, Governance

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      382 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      R

      Rice University

      Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business

      Skills you'll gain: Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Game Theory, Supply And Demand, Cost Accounting, Public Policies, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Budgeting, Decision Making

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Geneva

      International Water Law

      Skills you'll gain: Pollution Prevention, Water Resources, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Laws, Mediation, Arbitration, Diplomacy, International Relations, Environment and Resource Management, Conflict Management, Adjudication, Case Law

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      451 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • V

      Vanderbilt University

      Hot Topics in Criminal Justice

      Skills you'll gain: Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Public Safety and National Security, Social Justice, Court Systems, Legal Proceedings, Political Sciences, Case Law, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Disabilities, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cultural Diversity, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      178 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Geneva

      Le Bien, le Juste, l'Utile. Introduction aux éthiques philosophiques

      Skills you'll gain: Interactive Learning, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Environmental Issue, Social Justice, Policy Analysis, Social Studies, Political Sciences

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      620 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Biology Everywhere

      Skills you'll gain: Biochemistry, Human Development, Biology, Life Sciences, Environment, Chemistry, Environmental Issue, Child Development, Environmental Science, Environmental Resource Management, Music, General Science and Research, Decision Making, Natural Resource Management, Oncology, Liberal Arts, Education and Training, Environmental Policy, Psychology, Scientific Methods

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      354 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • S

      Siemens

      Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Analysis, Thermal Management, Hydraulics, Mechanical Engineering, Simulations, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Physics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      162 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google

      Analitik Data Google

      Skills you'll gain: Data Presentation, Data Cleansing, Data Storytelling, Rmarkdown, Data Visualization, Data Ethics, Data Literacy, Ggplot2, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Tableau Software, Analytical Skills, Data Visualization Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Data Integrity, Data Collection

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      2.3K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    • U

      University of Washington

      Social Media Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Text Mining, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Web Scraping, Regression Analysis, Analytics, Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Mining, Unstructured Data, Data Collection, Scripting, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      296 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History

      Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Diversity Awareness, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Culture, Sociology, Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, World History, Research, Immigration Law, Demography, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      300 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public policy courses

    • Privacy and Standardisation: EIT Digital
    • Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: University of Geneva
    • Local Economic Development: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • Principles of Economics: Microeconomics - Down to Business: Rice University
    • International Water Law: University of Geneva
    • Hot Topics in Criminal Justice: Vanderbilt University
    • Le Bien, le Juste, l'Utile. Introduction aux éthiques philosophiques: University of Geneva
    • Biology Everywhere: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics: Siemens
    • Analitik Data Google: Google

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