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      Multiple educators

      Sustainable and Circular Product Development

      Skills you'll gain: Packaging and Labeling, Human Centered Design, Environmental Regulations, Design Thinking, Product Development, Product Design, Business Leadership, Reverse Logistics, Waste Minimization, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Laws, Product Lifecycle Management, Industrial Design, Environmental Engineering, Process Engineering, Design Strategies, Logistics, Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Science, Material Handling

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      LangChain MasterClass: Build 15 LLM Apps with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, Data Processing, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming, Application Development, Natural Language Processing, Application Programming Interface (API), Jupyter

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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Advancing Women in Tech

      Inspiring Peak Performance on Technical Teams

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Management, Technical Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Team Performance Management, Technical Communication, Software Engineering, Employee Coaching, Communication, Conflict Management, Performance Management, Meeting Facilitation, People Management, People Development, Virtual Teams, Program Management, Labor Compliance, Agile Methodology, Cloud Engineering, Constructive Feedback, Business Strategy

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      23 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Foundations and Core Concepts of PyTorch

      Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Software Installation, System Configuration, Development Environment, Performance Tuning

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      30 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      Engineering of Structures: Compression

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

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      25 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      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

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      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      108 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      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

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      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

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Backend Development and API Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Middleware, Authentications, Cloud API, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), User Accounts, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Scalability, Authorization (Computing), User Story, GitHub, Development Environment, Data Validation

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      UiPath

      Automation Business Analysis - Concepts and Principles

      Skills you'll gain: Requirements Management, Robotic Process Automation, Requirements Elicitation, Business Process Automation, Requirements Analysis, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Automation, Business Process, Process Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Project Scoping, Process Mapping

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Hands-on Foundations for Data Science and Machine Learning with Google Cloud Labs

      Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Google Cloud Platform, Big Data, Apache Spark, Database Management, Data Integration, Dataflow, SQL, Data Pipelines, Metadata Management, Data Management, Real Time Data, Tensorflow, Data Science, Command-Line Interface, Applied Machine Learning, Cloud-Based Integration, Apache Hadoop, Query Languages, Machine Learning

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      125 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Specialty Topics: Biology Across Disciplines

      Skills you'll gain: Human Development, Biology, Child Development, Music, Decision Making, Liberal Arts, Education and Training, Psychology, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Business Economics, Clinical Trials

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Sustainable and Circular Product Development: University of Colorado Boulder
    • LangChain MasterClass: Build 15 LLM Apps with Python: Packt
    • Inspiring Peak Performance on Technical Teams: Advancing Women in Tech
    • Foundations and Core Concepts of PyTorch: Packt
    • Engineering of Structures: Compression: Dartmouth College
    • Create a Supermarket app using Java OOP: Coursera Project Network
    • Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Learn to Code with Ruby: Packt
    • Backend Development and API Creation: Packt
    • Automation Business Analysis - Concepts and Principles: UiPath

    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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