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      ESSEC Business School

      Les alliances qui changent les territoires : partenariats entre acteurs publics, acteurs privés et structures d'intérêt général pour le bien commun

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Partnership, Community Development, Relationship Building, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Economic Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Program Evaluation, Public Administration

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      Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

      Beauty, Form & Function: An Exploration of Symmetry

      Skills you'll gain: Aesthetics, Geometry, Design Elements And Principles, Materials science, Chemistry, Art History, Architectural Design, Physical Science, Applied Mathematics

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      University of Michigan

      Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Programs, Environment, Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Adaptation, Health Assessment, Public Health, Pollution Prevention

      4.9
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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Functional Programming Principles in Scala (Scala 2 version)

      Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Functional Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Algorithms, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming Tools

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yonsei University

      Hands-on Text Mining and Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Natural Language Processing, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis, Java, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Supervised Learning

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Knowledge Graphs for RAG

      Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Large Language Modeling, Query Languages, Data Storage, Semantic Web, Unstructured Data, Graph Theory, Text Mining

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Johns Hopkins University

      Black Lives Matter

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Social Sciences, Sociology, Cultural Diversity, World History, International Relations, Political Sciences, Policy Analysis, Advocacy, Demography

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      Imperial College London

      Types of Vaccine

      Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Microbiology, Drug Development, Infectious Diseases, Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Medical Science and Research, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Emerging Technologies

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      Macquarie University

      Cyber Security: Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Security Awareness, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Risk, Mobile Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Governance, Malware Protection, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Data Security, Cyber Threat Hunting, Human Factors (Security), Email Security, Authentications, Identity and Access Management, Security Management, Security Strategy, Cloud Security

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      UiPath

      Control Flow in RPA

      Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Programming Principles

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Workflow Automation using Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Marketing Automation, Business Process Automation, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Automation, Performance Tuning, Workflow Management, Generative AI, Scalability, Blogs, Operational Efficiency, Real Time Data, Prompt Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Content Creation, Business Planning

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      University of Colorado System

      Data Analysis and Representation, Selection and Iteration

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Data Analysis, Analysis, C (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Data Structures, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software

      4.7
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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

    • Les alliances qui changent les territoires : partenariats entre acteurs publics, acteurs privés et structures d'intérêt général pour le bien commun: ESSEC Business School
    • Beauty, Form & Function: An Exploration of Symmetry: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health: University of Michigan
    • Functional Programming Principles in Scala (Scala 2 version): École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Hands-on Text Mining and Analytics: Yonsei University
    • Knowledge Graphs for RAG: DeepLearning.AI
    • Black Lives Matter: Johns Hopkins University
    • Types of Vaccine: Imperial College London
    • Cyber Security: Essentials: Macquarie University
    • Control Flow in RPA: UiPath

    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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