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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Instagram, Business Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, Ledgers (Accounting), Auditing, Accounting Records, General Ledger
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Model Evaluation, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Organizational Change, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Project Closure, Risk Management, Social Determinants Of Health, Revenue Recognition, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Financial Auditing, Generative AI, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Data Security, Computer Security Awareness Training, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, Security Controls, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Awareness, Identity and Access Management, Information Privacy, Cryptography, Malware Protection, Hardening, Encryption, Email Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Multi-Factor Authentication, Data Integrity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Deployment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Databases, Database Systems, Microservices, Cloud Security, User Provisioning, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Digital Advertising, Digital Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Performance marketing, Web Analytics, Cross-Channel Marketing, Google Analytics, Performance Measurement, Social Media Marketing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Email Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Agentic systems, Competitive Intelligence, Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, AI Enablement, Customer Analysis, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Presentations, Real Time Data, Automation, Proposal Development, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Report Writing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Trend Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Data Transformation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Productivity Software, Forecasting, Data Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Rapport Building, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Attributes, Verbal Communication Skills, Relationship Building, Non-Verbal Communication, Self-Awareness, Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Executive Presence, Adaptability, Growth Mindedness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Consultative Selling, Coaching, Sales Strategy, Sales Training, Sales Prospecting, Collaboration, Consumer Behaviour, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Sensitivity, Upselling, Customer Relationship Management, Virtual Teams, Sales Presentation, Sales Pipelines, Negotiation, Business Communication, Communication Strategies, Virtual Networking, Interpersonal Communications
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Customer Engagement, Customer experience improvement, Customer Retention, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, Sales, Customer Insights, Customer Data Management, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft Copilot, Debugging, Data Ethics, Trend Analysis, Information Privacy, Data Quality
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Amazon Redshift, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Redis, Event-Driven Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months