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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.


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science in Real Life

    Skills you'll gain: Data Quality, Data Management, Technical Communication, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Inference, Statistics, A/B Testing, Statistical Modeling

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Science of Fat Metabolism

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, Nutrition Education, Physiology, Endocrinology, Stress Management, Biochemistry, Biology

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Building a Data Science Team

    Skills you'll gain: Employee Onboarding, Team Motivation, Interviewing Skills, Organizational Leadership, Team Management, Team Building, Team Leadership, Technical Management, Data Infrastructure, Recruitment, Data Science, Data Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Kotter

    The Science of Change

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Change Management, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, Business Transformation, Business Leadership, Organizational Structure, Culture Transformation, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Case Studies, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Leadership, People Management, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leadership, Goal Setting, Adaptability, Lifelong Learning

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Modes of Science Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Education Software and Technology, Technical Communication, Media and Communications, Persuasive Communication, Writing, Education and Training, Storytelling, Human Learning, Instructional Strategies, Community Outreach, Science and Research, Writing and Editing, Content Creation, Liberal Arts, Photography, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Driving engagement, Creativity, Psychology

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    University of Zurich

    Teaching Science at University

    Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Experience, Teaching, Instructional Strategies, Experimentation, Education and Training, Pedagogy, Lecturing, Student Engagement, Research Design, Drive Engagement, Course Development, Scientific Methods, Simulations, Model Evaluation

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    194 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    MathWorks

    Practical Data Science with MATLAB

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Data Preprocessing, Interactive Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Classification Algorithms, Technical Communication, Data Analysis, Plot (Graphics), Applied Machine Learning, Data Visualization Software, Matlab, Regression Analysis, Data Science

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Data Science for Business Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Big Data, Data Science, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Data Storage Technologies, Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Risking, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Classification Algorithms

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    270 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Data Science Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Service Level, Probability, Statistical Modeling, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection, Statistical Inference, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Performance Testing, Bash (Scripting Language), Data Science

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    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Packt

    Survey of Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Logistic Regression, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Ethical Issues in Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Responsible AI, Data Security, Data Science, Medical Privacy, Machine Learning Algorithms, Algorithms, Information Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Diversity Awareness, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Sensory Science: The Senses

    Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Physiology, Human Factors, Anatomy, Psychology, Neurology, Experimentation, Chemistry, Research

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Data Science in Real Life: Johns Hopkins University
  • Science of Fat Metabolism: National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • Building a Data Science Team: Johns Hopkins University
  • The Science of Change: Kotter
  • Modes of Science Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Teaching Science at University: University of Zurich
  • Practical Data Science with MATLAB: MathWorks
  • Data Science for Business Innovation: 28DIGITAL
  • Data Science Graduate Certificate: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Survey of Data Science: Packt

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