Public relations courses can help you learn media relations, crisis communication, brand management, and strategic messaging. You can build skills in audience analysis, content creation, and effective storytelling. Many courses introduce tools like press release software, social media management platforms, and analytics tools, that support measuring campaign success and engaging with diverse audiences.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Health Equity, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Nutrition and Diet, Health Policy, Public Health, Food and Beverage, Policy Analysis, Policy Development, Public Policies, Program Evaluation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Business Marketing, Online Advertising, Small Business Accounting, User Accounts, Driving engagement
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Key Management, Encryption, Windows Servers, Infrastructure Security, Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Authentications, Cybersecurity, System Configuration, Configuration Management, Data Integrity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Quality, Data Sharing, Information Privacy, Data Analysis, Informed Consent
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Policy Analysis, Environmental Issue, International Relations, Social Justice, Diplomacy, Market Dynamics, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Regulations, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Tax, Cost Benefit Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Concision, Stakeholder Communications, Drive Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Social Impact, Advocacy, Fundraising, Public Policies, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Policy Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic Partnership, Compliance Management, Accountability, Coordination
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Geographic Information Systems, Public Health, Case Studies, Health Systems, Spatial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Social Determinants Of Health, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Data Management, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Content Creation, Campaign Management, Keyword Research, Marketing, Generative AI Agents, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Marketing, Content Marketing, ChatGPT, Social Media Marketing, Business Process Automation, Automation, Market Trend, Business, Business Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Customer Relationship Management, Salesforce, Customer Success Management, Sales Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Support, Sales Operations, Sales Management, Campaign Management, Lead Generation, Data Visualization, Closing (Sales), Order Management, Product Knowledge, B2B Sales, Customer Support, Sales, Dashboard
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Photo Editing, Marketing Design, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Social Media, Typography, Layout Design, Presentations, Marketing, Image Quality
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours