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      Google Cloud

      Scaling with Google Cloud Operations - Español

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Cost Management, Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, Budget Management, Scalability, Operational Efficiency, Resource Allocation, Operational Excellence, Site Reliability Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Corporate Sustainability, Disaster Recovery

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Lund University

      Klimat, miljö och hälsa

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Infectious Diseases, Environmental Science, Environmental Issue, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Health Systems, Environmental Policy, Environmental Resource Management, Water Resources, Chronic Diseases, Mental Health, Mitigation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Climate and Health for Healthcare Professions

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Environmental Issue, Advocacy, Environmental Science, Community Health, Health Care, Public Health, Patient Education And Counseling, Health Systems, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Systems Thinking, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Policy, Emergency Response, Leadership Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Glasgow

      Clinical Decision Support Systems - CDSS 4

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Information Privacy, Data Validation, Decision Support Systems, Health Informatics, Predictive Modeling, Verification And Validation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Governance, Human Centered Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Machine Learning Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Machine Learning, Python Programming, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, 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

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), ChatGPT, Tensorflow, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Python Programming

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Amazon Web Services

      Introduction to Information Retrieval with Amazon Q

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Productivity Software, Amazon Web Services, Large Language Modeling

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crea una propuesta de negocio con Visme

      Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Business Writing, Price Negotiation, Presentations, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Content Creation, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Whizlabs

      AWS: Identity and Access Management

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Single Sign-On (SSO), User Accounts, Data Security, Multi-Factor Authentication, Encryption

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

      Recognizing Team Members

      Skills you'll gain: Recognizing Others, Leadership Development, Professional Development, Team Motivation, Team Leadership, Team Management, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Employee Engagement, Open Mindset, Storytelling, Mindfulness

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Concurrent and Parallel Programming in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Distributed Computing, OS Process Management, Scalability, Web Scraping, Database Management

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      Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Protecting Sensitive Data in Gen AI Model Responses

      Skills you'll gain: Data Loss Prevention, Generative AI, Personally Identifiable Information, Cloud API, Jupyter, Google Cloud Platform, Data Security, Scripting Languages

      Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Scaling with Google Cloud Operations - Español: Google Cloud
    • Klimat, miljö och hälsa: Lund University
    • Climate and Health for Healthcare Professions: Duke University
    • Clinical Decision Support Systems - CDSS 4: University of Glasgow
    • Machine Learning Essentials: University of Pennsylvania
    • Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to Information Retrieval with Amazon Q: Amazon Web Services
    • Crea una propuesta de negocio con Visme: Coursera Project Network
    • AWS: Identity and Access Management: Whizlabs
    • Recognizing Team Members: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    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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