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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics

      Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Risk Management, Real Estate, Legal Risk, Water Resource Management, Balance Sheet, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investments, Commercial Real Estate, Property and Real Estate, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Risk Mitigation, Business Risk Management, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Supply Chain Systems, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Consumer Behaviour

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Data Science for Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Probability & Statistics, AI Personalization, Statistical Software, Statistical Methods, Regression Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Customer Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Anomaly Detection, Advanced Analytics, Bayesian Network, Machine Learning

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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Healthy and Sustainable Foods and Products

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Nutritional Assessment, Sustainable Business, Nutrition and Diet, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development, Social Determinants Of Health, Sustainability Standards, Product Improvement, Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Engineering, Environment, Environmental Science, Environmental Resource Management, Health Assessment, Public Health, Chemistry, Risk Analysis, Sustainable Engineering

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Shanghai Jiao Tong University

      Fundamentals of Materials Science

      Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Manufacturing Processes, Thermal Management, Chemical Engineering, Experimentation, Laboratory Research

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      195 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Nutrition Mastery for Fitness and Wellness

      Skills you'll gain: Nutritional Assessment, Meal Planning And Preparation, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Pharmacology, Exercise Science, Critical Thinking, Sports Medicine, Drug Interaction, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Physiology, Decision Making, Health Promotion, Health And Wellness Coaching, Regulatory Compliance, General Science and Research, Overcoming Obstacles

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Tufts University

      Building a Healthy Plate

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Nutritional Assessment, Meal Planning And Preparation, Health Education

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      142 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Olay

      Cosmetic Formulation Science

      Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Experience, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Procedures, Laboratory Testing, Chemistry, Safety Standards, Analytical Chemistry, Safety Assurance, Materials science, Product Testing, Personal protective equipment, Record Keeping, Product Development, Systems Of Measurement, Innovation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      110 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Nanjing University

      结构生物化学(Structural Biochemistry)

      Skills you'll gain: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Physiology, Analytical Chemistry, Biology, Bioinformatics, Structural Analysis, Experimentation

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

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      The University of Chicago

      Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Issue, Physical Science, Sustainable Development, Physics, Mathematical Modeling, Thermal Management, Environmental Science, Simulations, Energy and Utilities, Chemistry, Systems Of Measurement

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

      Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 1

      Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Oil and Gas, Sustainable Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Physical Science, Mathematical Modeling

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Wetland Science & Management: Fundamentals to Conservation

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resource Management, Land Management, Natural Resource Management, Water Resources, Water Quality, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Biology, Research Reports, Environment and Resource Management, Environment, Geographic Information Systems, Laboratory Testing, Geospatial Information and Technology, Technical Documentation, Microbiology

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      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Cooking for Busy Healthy People

      Skills you'll gain: Cooking, Nutrition and Diet, Meal Planning And Preparation, Resourcefulness, Food and Beverage, Adaptability, Creativity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Agribusiness and Sustainable Food Production Economics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Data Science for Marketing: University of Colorado System
    • Healthy and Sustainable Foods and Products: University of Michigan
    • Fundamentals of Materials Science: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    • Nutrition Mastery for Fitness and Wellness: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Building a Healthy Plate: Tufts University
    • Cosmetic Formulation Science: Olay
    • 结构生物化学(Structural Biochemistry): Nanjing University
    • Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change: The University of Chicago
    • Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 1: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

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