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    • Status: New
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      U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Wetland Science and Conservation

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Community Outreach, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resources, Cultural Diversity, Land Management, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Cultural Sensitivity, Environmental Laws, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Environment, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Science, Biology, Research Reports, Environment and Resource Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • N

      Northeastern University

      Healthcare Consumerism and Implication for Care Delivery

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Systems, Change Management, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Consumer Behaviour, Customer experience improvement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Payment Systems, Innovation, Emerging Technologies

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      83 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Data Privacy and Protection Standards

      Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Data Governance, Data Ethics, Data Loss Prevention, Security Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Management, Data Integrity, Security Strategy, Incident Response

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      U

      University of Alberta

      Arctic Development

      Skills you'll gain: Natural Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Land Management, Community Development, Policy Development, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, International Relations, Environmental Science, Socioeconomics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      57 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      N

      New York University

      Climate Change and Human Rights

      Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Social Justice, Case Law, Environmental Laws, Advocacy, Legal Proceedings, Legal Strategy, Trend Analysis, Governance

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      641 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Privacy, Data Governance, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Data Storage, Cyber Risk, Data Processing, Data Access, Encryption

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
      ·
      51 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Michigan

      Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issue, Energy and Utilities, Mitigation, Environmental Science, Health Assessment, Public Health, Pollution Prevention, Policy Analysis, Public Policies

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • N

      Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

      Introduction to Complexity Science

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Network Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Simulations, Social Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Policy Analysis, Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Jupyter

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • I

      Illinois Tech

      Business Economics and Game Theory for Decision Making

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Price Negotiation, Supply And Demand, Economics, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Policy Analysis

      Build toward a degree

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      35 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Q

      Queen Mary University of London

      Cloud Computing Law: Data Protection and Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Security, Information Privacy, Cybersecurity, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Data Governance, Regulatory Requirements, Incident Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      66 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • E

      EIT Digital

      Privacy in Europe

      Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Case Law, Information Privacy, Court Systems, European History, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Legal Research, Data Security, Civil Law, Governance

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      94 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
      I

      Indian Institute for Human Settlements

      Reimagining Education for Equity

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Child Development, Community Development, Working With Children, Education and Training, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Cultural Diversity, Teaching, Social Studies, Curriculum Development, Policy Analysis, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Qualitative Research

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular policy courses

    • Wetland Science and Conservation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Healthcare Consumerism and Implication for Care Delivery : Northeastern University
    • Data Privacy and Protection Standards: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Arctic Development: University of Alberta
    • Climate Change and Human Rights: New York University
    • Introduction to Data Protection and Privacy: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Climate Change, Sustainability, and Global Public Health: University of Michigan
    • Introduction to Complexity Science: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    • Business Economics and Game Theory for Decision Making: Illinois Tech
    • Cloud Computing Law: Data Protection and Cybersecurity: Queen Mary University of London

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