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      University of Michigan

      Internet History, Technology, and Security

      Skills you'll gain: Network Security, Network Protocols, Network Architecture, TCP/IP, Web Applications, Computer Networking, Encryption, Network Infrastructure, Innovation, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Python: Implement & Evaluate Random Forests for ML

      Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Decision Tree Learning, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Algorithms, Predictive Modeling, Performance Testing, Data Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Python Programming

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Software Development Processes and Methodologies

      Skills you'll gain: Software Development Methodologies, Agile Methodology, Software Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Requirements Analysis, Application Deployment, Agile Software Development, Systems Development, Software Architecture, Verification And Validation, Process Driven Development, Waterfall Methodology, System Requirements, Software Testing, Scrum (Software Development), Release Management, User Requirements Documents, Development Testing, Software Design, Maintainability

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine Game - FPS Prototype

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Unreal Engine, Game Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM RAG and Agentic AI

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Tool Calling, LangGraph, Agentic systems, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Design, Application Development, Large Language Modeling, UI Components, Semantic Web, Databases, Data Storage Technologies, Software Development

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      Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Generative AI for Sales

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Sales Strategy, Sales Pipelines, AI Personalization, Sales Operations, Responsible AI, Lead Generation, Sales Development, Generative AI Agents, Competitive Analysis, Sales Management, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Account Management, Business Process Automation, Business Intelligence, Workflow Management, Market Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting

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      Packt

      Exporting and Integrating Assets into Unreal Engine 5

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, Virtual Environment, Data Import/Export, Computer Graphics, Image Quality, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal FPS Development - Core Game Mechanics

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      Packt

      The Complete Carbon Programming Course

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      Packt

      Advanced React – Testing & Firebase Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Software Testing, Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Real Time Data, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Data Management for Analytics Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Database Management, Database Systems, NoSQL, SQL, MongoDB, Relational Databases, Big Data, Graph Theory, Data Storage, Apache Hadoop, Data Manipulation, Apache Spark

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      Packt

      Applied NLP and Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Dimensionality Reduction, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, LLM Application, Statistical Machine Learning, Data Processing, Databases, Feature Engineering, Python Programming, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Unsupervised Learning, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, NumPy

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Internet History, Technology, and Security: University of Michigan
    • Python: Implement & Evaluate Random Forests for ML: EDUCBA
    • Software Development Processes and Methodologies: University of Minnesota
    • Unreal Engine Game - FPS Prototype: EDUCBA
    • IBM RAG and Agentic AI: IBM
    • Generative AI for Sales: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Exporting and Integrating Assets into Unreal Engine 5: Packt
    • Unreal FPS Development - Core Game Mechanics: EDUCBA
    • The Complete Carbon Programming Course: Packt
    • Advanced React – Testing & Firebase Projects: Packt

    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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