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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry

      Skills you'll gain: European History, World History, Social Justice, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Sociology, Investigation, Psychology, Storytelling, Writing

      4.6
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Geneva

      Violences et religions

      Skills you'll gain: European History, Ancient History, World History, Social Justice, Research, Political Sciences, Sociology, Cultural Diversity, Anthropology

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Parsons School of Design, The New School

      Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

      Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Justice, Socioeconomics, Labor Relations, Social Sciences, Social Studies, International Relations, Economics, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, World History, Global Marketing, Business Economics, Sociology, Market Dynamics, Employee Relations, Behavioral Economics, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Princeton University

      Paradoxes of War

      Skills you'll gain: World History, Culture, Social Sciences, International Relations, Sociology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Economics, Security Strategy

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      696 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to Social Determinants of Health

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Community Health, Systems Thinking, Social Justice, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Informatics, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Visualization

      4.6
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Computational Social Science Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Web Scraping, Natural Language Processing, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Big Data, Social Sciences, Databases, Computational Thinking, Data Visualization Software, Simulations, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Social Studies, World History, Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Performing Arts, Public Policies, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Creativity, Liberal Arts, Music History, Economic Development, Art History, Sociology, Public History, Music

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      88 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      American Museum of Natural History

      Virology and Epidemiology in the Time of COVID-19

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Microbiology, Pathology, Mathematical Modeling, Environmental Science, Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Taxonomy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      Psychology of Group Behaviors

      Skills you'll gain: Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Sociology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Social Sciences, Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Social Studies, Higher Education, Social Justice, Education and Training, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public History, Sociology, Curriculum Development, Cultural Diversity, Governance

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      110 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      ESSEC Business School

      La Philanthropie : Comprendre et Agir

      Skills you'll gain: Philanthropy, Program Evaluation, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Social Sciences, Governance, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Ancient History

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      130 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yad Vashem

      Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present

      Skills you'll gain: Anthropology, Cultural Diversity, Ancient History, World History, European History, International Relations, Social Sciences, Sociology, Digital Publishing, Political Sciences, Media and Communications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      88 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sociology courses

    • The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Violences et religions: University of Geneva
    • Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality: Parsons School of Design, The New School
    • Paradoxes of War: Princeton University
    • Introduction to Social Determinants of Health: University of Minnesota
    • Computational Social Science Capstone Project: University of California, Davis
    • Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures: University of Alberta
    • Virology and Epidemiology in the Time of COVID-19: American Museum of Natural History
    • Psychology of Group Behaviors: American Psychological Association
    • American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice: University of Pennsylvania

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