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American History Courses

American History courses can help you learn about key events, influential figures, and social movements that shaped the nation. You can build skills in critical analysis, historical interpretation, and effective communication of complex ideas. Many courses introduce tools like primary source documents, timelines, and digital archives, which enhance your understanding of historical context and enable you to engage with various perspectives on American identity and culture.


Popular American History Courses and Certifications


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Global Climate Change Policies and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, Energy and Utilities, Climate Change Mitigation, Environment, Political Sciences, Public Policies, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Science, Forecasting, Emerging Technologies

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    Board Infinity

    Ajax Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Web Applications, Javascript, Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Clinical Documentation

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, Generative AI Agents, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Clinical Informatics, Medical Records, Medical History Documentation, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Informatics, Prompt Engineering, Health Technology, System Implementation

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    Institut Mines-Télécom

    Un carnet interculturel pour une mobilité universitaire

    Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Mediation, Recognizing Others, Active Listening, Cognitive flexibility, Storytelling, Language Learning, World History, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Communication

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    University of Cape Town

    Life on Earth: Diversification and Extinctions

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Climate Change Mitigation, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Biology, Climate Change Adaptation, Life Sciences, Anthropology, Ancient History

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    Packt

    Master ChatGPT & OpenAI APIs – Build AI Tools in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, LangChain, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development

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    Board Infinity

    The Rise of Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Artificial Neural Networks, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Large Language Modeling, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Responsible AI

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    Packt

    Social Engineering Expert

    Skills you'll gain: Non-Verbal Communication, Exploitation techniques, Human Factors (Security), Investigation, Data Collection, Security Awareness, Persuasive Communication, Social Sciences, Cybersecurity, Rapport Building

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Español básico para atención médica

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, Medical Prescription, Grammar

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    American Psychological Association

    Measures of Variability

    Skills you'll gain: Box Plots, Descriptive Statistics, Histogram, Probability & Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Graphing, Variance Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking Unix and Windows

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cyber Security Assessment, Unix, Vulnerability Assessments, Unix Commands, Unix Shell, System Programming, Shell Script, Linux, Debugging, Linux Commands, Computer Architecture, Authentications

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Participação das Mulheres na Sociedade e nas Organizações

    Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, World History, Human Resource Policies, Economics, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Leadership, Trend Analysis

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular american history courses

  • Global Climate Change Policies and Analysis : University of Colorado Boulder
  • Ajax Basics: Board Infinity
  • GenAI for Clinical Documentation: Coursera
  • Un carnet interculturel pour une mobilité universitaire: Institut Mines-Télécom
  • Life on Earth: Diversification and Extinctions: University of Cape Town
  • Master ChatGPT & OpenAI APIs – Build AI Tools in Python: Packt
  • The Rise of Generative AI: Board Infinity
  • Social Engineering Expert: Packt
  • Español básico para atención médica: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Measures of Variability: American Psychological Association

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