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    Find the Best Political Science Course for Your Goals

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      Fudan University

      抗菌药与超级细菌 --天使与魔鬼的博弈

      Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmaceuticals, Infection Control, Patient Safety, Medication Administration, Regulatory Compliance, Public Health and Disease Prevention

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
      ·
      19 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      A

      Amazon Web Services

      PostgreSQL Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Databases, SQL, Open Source Technology

      2.3
      Rating, 2.3 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      RStudio for Six Sigma - Hypothesis Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Correlation Analysis, Six Sigma Methodology, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Regression Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Data Literacy, Descriptive Statistics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      C

      Codio

      Images with DALL-E

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, OpenAI, Animations, Image Analysis, ChatGPT, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Application Programming Interface (API), Graphic and Visual Design

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
      K

      Knowledge Accelerators

      Microsoft Copilot in Excel: Smarter Data Analysis Made Easy

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Excel Macros, Microsoft 365, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Productivity Software, Data Transformation, Automation, Prompt Engineering

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
      ·
      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Configuring your IDE for absolute beginners with AWS Cloud9

      Skills you'll gain: File Management, Integrated Development Environments, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Cloud Hosting, Unix Commands, Python Programming

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: New
      New
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Wireshark for Packet Capture: Analyze web traffic

      Skills you'll gain: Network Protocols, Network Performance Management, Network Monitoring, Network Troubleshooting, Threat Detection, Network Analysis, TCP/IP, Web Servers, Network Security

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      W

      Whizlabs

      AWS: Threat Detection, Logging and Monitoring

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Threat Detection, Threat Management, Amazon Web Services, Incident Response, Continuous Monitoring, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Network Security, Event Monitoring

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Keras (Neural Network Library), Applied Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Computer Vision, Health Informatics, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Medical Imaging, Jupyter, Python Programming, Dimensionality Reduction

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Pennsylvania

      Machine Learning Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Machine Learning, Python Programming, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Applied Machine Learning, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Probability & Statistics

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      D

      Duke University

      Python and Rust with Linux Command Line Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Serverless Computing, Command-Line Interface, Amazon Web Services, Maintainability, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Application Deployment, Software Development Tools, Program Development, Python Programming, Performance Tuning, Debugging

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Next.js

      Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, React.js, Application Development, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Routing Protocols, Responsive Web Design, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), Scalability

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
      ·
      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • 抗菌药与超级细菌 --天使与魔鬼的博弈: Fudan University
    • PostgreSQL Fundamentals: Amazon Web Services
    • RStudio for Six Sigma - Hypothesis Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Images with DALL-E: Codio
    • Microsoft Copilot in Excel: Smarter Data Analysis Made Easy: Knowledge Accelerators
    • Configuring your IDE for absolute beginners with AWS Cloud9: Coursera Project Network
    • Wireshark for Packet Capture: Analyze web traffic: Coursera Project Network
    • AWS: Threat Detection, Logging and Monitoring: Whizlabs
    • Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Machine Learning Essentials: University of Pennsylvania

    Why Learn Political Science?

    Political science explores power, governance, public policy, and global affairs—examining how decisions are made and how they affect people’s lives. It combines critical thinking, research, and communication to understand political systems and social change. Learning political science can help you engage more deeply in civic life, pursue careers in law or policy, and analyze issues shaping the world today.

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