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      University of Pennsylvania

      English for Media Literacy

      Skills you'll gain: Advertising, English Language, Media and Communications, Online Advertising, Oral Comprehension, Vocabulary, Literacy, Cultural Diversity, Journalism, Grammar, Facebook

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      2.1K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Anthropology, Artificial Intelligence, Human Development, Sociology, Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, Cultural Diversity

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      523 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

      Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Assessments, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Management, Network Security, Cryptography, Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Assessment, Malware Protection, Mobile Security, Threat Modeling, Threat Detection, Encryption, Cloud Security, Web Applications, Internet Of Things, Cloud Computing, Network Architecture

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yale University

      Age of Cathedrals

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, European History, Social Studies, Liberal Arts, Architecture and Construction, World History, Higher Education, Economics, Storytelling, Architectural Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      497 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Adobe

      Design Fundamentals with AI

      Skills you'll gain: Typography, Logo Design, Responsible AI, Creative Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Content Creation, Generative AI Agents

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yale University

      Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong

      Skills you'll gain: Research Design, Medical Science and Research, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Scientific Methods, Clinical Research, Research, Biostatistics, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics), Medical Terminology, Correlation Analysis

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      2.2K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Biostatistics in Public Health

      Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Methods, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Epidemiology, Medical Science and Research, Quantitative Research, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Data Literacy, Probability Distribution, Scientific Methods, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Public Health

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      2.4K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build your business brand using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Branding, Brand Strategy, Graphic Design, Target Audience, Social Media Content, Marketing Materials, Social Media, Scheduling, Presentations, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Northwestern University

      Leadership Communication for Maximum Impact: Storytelling

      Skills you'll gain: Leadership, Corporate Communications, Strategic Communication, Storytelling, Business Leadership, Media Relations, Stakeholder Communications, Public Relations, Innovation, Crisis Management, Communication, Branding

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of the Arts London

      Creative AI: Images and Media

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Ethics, Image Analysis, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Aesthetics, Creativity, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Intellectual Property, Photography

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Digital Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Pay Per Click Advertising, Digital Marketing, Web Analytics, Email Marketing, Paid media, Digital Advertising, Google Ads, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Online Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Google Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Design and Development, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Campaign Management, Search Engine Marketing

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      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of London

      Foundations of Data Science: K-Means Clustering in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Matplotlib, Probability & Statistics, Data Science, Unsupervised Learning, Statistics, NumPy, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Machine Learning Algorithms, Descriptive Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Manipulation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      730 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • English for Media Literacy: University of Pennsylvania
    • Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Pearson
    • Age of Cathedrals: Yale University
    • Design Fundamentals with AI: Adobe
    • Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong: Yale University
    • Biostatistics in Public Health: Johns Hopkins University
    • Build your business brand using Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Leadership Communication for Maximum Impact: Storytelling: Northwestern University
    • Creative AI: Images and Media : University of the Arts London

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