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    • K

      Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

      Design Thinking and Global Startup

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Product Development, Prototyping, Presentations, Lean Methodologies, Human Centered Design, Value Propositions, Innovation, Emerging Technologies, Market Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      132 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of London

      Responsive Website Development and Design Capstone

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Wireframing, Persona (User Experience), Ideation, Technical Communication, Prototyping, Web Development, User Research, Software Development Life Cycle, Usability Testing, Web Design, Application Development, Responsive Web Design, Version Control, Brainstorming, Application Programming Interface (API), Javascript, MongoDB

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      SQL Window Functions for Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: SQL, PostgreSQL, Query Languages, Database Management, Database Systems, Data Manipulation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • É

      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Community Development, Governance, Systems Thinking, Transportation Operations, Public Administration, Information Technology, Economic Development, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Environment and Resource Management, Financial Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      185 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Keras (Neural Network Library), Applied Machine Learning, Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Computer Vision, Health Informatics, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Medical Imaging, Jupyter, Python Programming, Dimensionality Reduction

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      P

      Packt

      Learn to Code with Ruby

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Debugging, Unit Testing, Ruby on Rails, Software Design, Programming Principles, Scripting Languages, Software Testing, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Scripting, Apple Xcode, Software Installation, Command-Line Interface, Microsoft Windows, Web Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      New
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      I

      Indian Institute of Science

      Sensor Technologies for Biomedical Applications

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Documentation, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Medical Equipment and Technology, Electronics Engineering, Vital Signs, Technical Documentation, Electronic Systems, Electronic Components, Electronics, Chemistry, Technical Communication, Semiconductors, ISO 13485 Standard, Internet Of Things, Laboratory Equipment, Electrical Engineering, Health Technology, Molecular Biology, Engineering Design Process, Biology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      T

      Tsinghua University

      Data Structures and Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Database Design, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Query Languages, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Science, System Design and Implementation

      2.8
      Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Whizlabs

      Data Engineering in AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, AWS SageMaker, Feature Engineering, Amazon Web Services, Data Migration, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Dimensionality Reduction, Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      D

      Dartmouth College

      Engineering of Structures: Compression

      Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Architectural Engineering, Construction, Building Design, Engineering Design Process, Civil Engineering

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Supermarket app using Java OOP

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Java Programming, Software Design, Software Testing, Application Development

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      108 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
      Free
      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Google Data Studio - Création de Tableaux de Bords Interactifs

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Collaborative Software, Data Sharing, Data Science, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      109 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Design Thinking and Global Startup: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
    • Responsive Website Development and Design Capstone : University of London
    • SQL Window Functions for Analytics: Coursera Project Network
    • Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Learn to Code with Ruby: Packt
    • Sensor Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Indian Institute of Science
    • Data Structures and Algorithms: Tsinghua University
    • Data Engineering in AWS: Whizlabs
    • Engineering of Structures: Compression: Dartmouth College

    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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