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      University of Minnesota

      Acupressure Essentials: Pressure Point Techniques for Symptom Management and Self-Care

      Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Mindfulness, Manual Therapy, Treatment Planning, Clinical Practices, Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, Patient Communication

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      3D Data Visualization for Science Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Storytelling, Scientific Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Spatial Data Analysis, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Graphical Tools, Video Production

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      CRISC: Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Compliance Management, Internal Controls, Threat Detection, Governance, Continuous Monitoring, Data Management, Disaster Recovery, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Regulatory Requirements, Business Analysis, Organizational Structure, Accountability, Stakeholder Communications

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Customer Service with Python: Build a Chatbot using ChatGPT

      Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Customer Service, Customer Inquiries, Application Programming Interface (API), User Flows, Test Case, Python Programming, Development Environment, Debugging

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Full Training Guide

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Endpoint Security, Vulnerability Management, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Security, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Threat Modeling, Encryption, Cyber Security Policies, Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Assessments, Information Systems Security

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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      LangChain for LLM Application Development

      Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Application Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      202 reviews

      Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      LangChain MasterClass: Build 15 LLM Apps with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, Data Processing, Generative AI Agents, Text Mining, Application Development, Natural Language Processing, Jupyter

      3.5
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Exception Handling in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Code Review, Debugging, Scripting, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Software Development

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      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Introducción al desarrollo web

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Typography

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      UiPath

      UiPath Orchestrator and Capstone Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, User Interface (UI), Application Deployment, Data Import/Export, System Monitoring

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Epic Games

      Visual Development and Audio Design in Games

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, 3D Modeling, Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Virtual Environment, Aesthetics

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Codio

      Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework

      Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Postman API Platform, Restful API, Data Validation, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Python Programming

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      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Acupressure Essentials: Pressure Point Techniques for Symptom Management and Self-Care: University of Minnesota
    • 3D Data Visualization for Science Communication: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • CRISC: Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control: Packt
    • Customer Service with Python: Build a Chatbot using ChatGPT: Coursera Project Network
    • CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Full Training Guide: Packt
    • LangChain for LLM Application Development: DeepLearning.AI
    • LangChain MasterClass: Build 15 LLM Apps with Python: Packt
    • Exception Handling in Python: Coursera Project Network
    • Introducción al desarrollo web: Universidad de los Andes
    • UiPath Orchestrator and Capstone Projects: 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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