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      University of Geneva

      Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Environment and Resource Management, Environment, Community Health, Environmental Monitoring, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Microbiology

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Analytics, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Data Wrangling, Data Modeling, Analytics, Data Processing, Business Metrics, Big Data, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Information Privacy

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      331 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Community Health, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Nutrition and Diet, Working With Children, Child Health, Community Outreach, Program Evaluation, Parent Communication, Health Policy, Student Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Cybersecurity in Healthcare (Hospitals & Care Centres)

      Skills you'll gain: Human Factors (Security), Email Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Security Awareness Training, Security Awareness, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Cyber Risk, Health Systems, Medical Privacy, Data Security, Encryption, Malware Protection, Information Privacy, Digital Communications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      393 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Health Technology, Telehealth, Interoperability, Electronic Medical Record, Health Information Management, Community Health, Health Care, Data Sharing, Public Health, Data Ethics, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Visualization, Virtual Environment, Medical Terminology, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Information Privacy, Graph Theory

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      313 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Exploring Our Responses to Climate Change

      Skills you'll gain: Mitigation, Environmental Issue, Environmental Resource Management, Pollution Prevention, Environmental Policy, Corporate Sustainability, Risk Control, Environment, Water Resources, Scientific Methods, Land Development, Environmental Science, Vulnerability, Community Development, Political Sciences, Risk Analysis, Physical Science, General Science and Research, Energy and Utilities, Media and Communications

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      249 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      AI, Empathy & Ethics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Policy Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      354 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Imperial College London

      Health Systems Development

      Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Equity, Health Systems, Health Assessment, Public Health, Health Disparities, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Program Evaluation, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Policy Analysis, Governance, Health Informatics, Research, Primary Care, Decision Support Systems

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      281 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yonsei University

      Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon

      Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Policy, Social Justice, Community Development, International Relations, Strategic Partnership, Sustainability Reporting, Higher Education, Economics, Empowerment, Governance, Innovation

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      257 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidade de São Paulo

      Introdução à Análise Macroeconômica

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Economics, Financial Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Analysis, Market Dynamics, International Finance, Supply And Demand, Consumer Behaviour, Expectation Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      344 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Decision-Makers

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Policy Analysis, Infectious Diseases, Mathematical Modeling, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Health Policy, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Data Quality

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      634 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The State University of New York

      Child Care as a Business

      Skills you'll gain: Client Services, Business Planning, Working With Children, Billing, Invoicing, Small Business Accounting, Policy Development, Operating Cost, Child Welfare, Resource Utilization, Administration, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Management, Expense Management, Cost Estimation, Business Requirements, Insurance, Tax Compliance, Bookkeeping

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

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

    • Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface: University of Geneva
    • Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials: IBM
    • Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Community and Family Participation: University of Colorado System
    • Cybersecurity in Healthcare (Hospitals & Care Centres): Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics : University of Minnesota
    • Exploring Our Responses to Climate Change: University of Colorado Boulder
    • AI, Empathy & Ethics: University of California, Santa Cruz
    • Health Systems Development: Imperial College London
    • Sustainable Development in the 21st Century with Ban Ki-moon: Yonsei University
    • Introdução à Análise Macroeconômica: Universidade de São Paulo

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