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      EDUCBA

      Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Event-Driven Programming, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Virtual Environment, Scripting

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unity: Design Procedural Surfaces with Noise Functions

      Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Scientific Visualization, Computer Graphics, Real Time Data, Animation and Game Design, Image Quality, Simulations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      REST Assured Java - Creating a Book Store Application

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Authentications, Test Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Case, Software Testing, Java, JSON, User Accounts

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Principles of UX/UI Design

      Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Persona (User Experience), Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), User Experience, Design Research, User Centered Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Elements And Principles, Wireframing, Web Design, Prototyping, Front-End Web Development

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Advanced vSphere 8.x Features & Virtualization Management

      Skills you'll gain: VMware ESX Servers, Virtual Machines, Performance Tuning, Virtualization, Servers, Capacity Management, System Monitoring, Data Migration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects

      Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Web Applications, Information Architecture, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, MySQL, Web Design and Development, User Experience Design, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Data Import/Export, Verification And Validation, Semantic Web, Back-End Web Development, Javascript, Web Design, Server Side, Web Development

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Harnessing LLMs: Strategy, Fine-Tuning & Evaluation

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Responsible AI, LangChain, Generative Model Architectures, Generative AI, Application Deployment, Application Development, Technical Management, Trend Analysis, Program Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Real Time Data, Applied Machine Learning, Data Ethics, Analytics, OpenAI, Business Strategy, Python Programming

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      SkillUp

      GenAI-Assisted Development and Code Quality

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Code Review, Unit Testing, Software Design, LLM Application, Application Design, Prompt Engineering, Python Programming, Version Control, Java Programming

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The Pennsylvania State University

      Creativity, Innovation and Transformation

      Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Open Mindset, Personal Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Tenacity, Collaboration, Experimentation

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Seaborn Python: Design & Customize Advanced Visualizations

      Skills you'll gain: Seaborn, Plot (Graphics), Matplotlib, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Storytelling, Scatter Plots, Pandas (Python Package)

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Atlassian

      Version Control with Git

      Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, GitHub, Bitbucket, Software Configuration Management, Command-Line Interface, Code Review, Collaborative Software, Graphical Tools

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      JavaScript in Modern Web Development

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Full-Stack Web Development, React.js, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Application Deployment, UI Components, Video Game Development, Animations

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Build and Enhance a Box Sprint Game in Unity: EDUCBA
    • Unity: Design Procedural Surfaces with Noise Functions: EDUCBA
    • REST Assured Java - Creating a Book Store Application: EDUCBA
    • Principles of UX/UI Design: Meta
    • Advanced vSphere 8.x Features & Virtualization Management: Board Infinity
    • XHTML Full Stack Development with PHP Projects: EDUCBA
    • Harnessing LLMs: Strategy, Fine-Tuning & Evaluation: Coursera Instructor Network
    • GenAI-Assisted Development and Code Quality: SkillUp
    • Creativity, Innovation and Transformation: The Pennsylvania State University
    • Seaborn Python: Design & Customize Advanced Visualizations: EDUCBA

    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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