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      Board Infinity

      Building React and ASP.NET MVC 5 Applications

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, .NET Framework, React.js, Restful API, Model View Controller, Responsive Web Design, C# (Programming Language), JSON, Front-End Web Development, Application Frameworks, Web Design and Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Secure Coding, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers

      Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Theory, Music, Classical Music, Music History, Creativity, World Music

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      78 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Anatomy & Physiology: Exchange and Energy

      Skills you'll gain: Respiration, Pulmonology, Respiratory Care, Respiratory Therapy, Anatomy, Pathology, Chronic Diseases, Internal Medicine, Biology, Nutrition and Diet, Biochemistry

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Business Modeling, Stakeholder Management, Business Architecture, Innovation, Corporate Sustainability, Business Process, Environment and Resource Management, Performance Measurement, Community Development, Value Propositions, Financial Analysis

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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs) and the Jakarta Persistence API (JPA)

      Skills you'll gain: Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Object-Relational Mapping, Java, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Architecture, Server Side, Transaction Processing, Business Logic

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      53 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Employee Attrition Prediction Using Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), People Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Employee Retention, Machine Learning Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Science, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning, Human Resource Management

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      14 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Codio

      Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Django (Web Framework), Restful API, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Web Applications, Development Environment, Python Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

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      Duke University

      Data Science with R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Web Scraping, Ggplot2, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Wrangling, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Manipulation, R Programming, Data Visualization, Statistical Methods, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Literacy, Data Science, Exploratory Data Analysis, Version Control

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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Howard University

      Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Linear Algebra, Regression Analysis, Data Manipulation, Predictive Modeling, NumPy, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Science, Mathematical Software, Statistical Modeling, Supervised Learning, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning Methods, Numerical Analysis, Algebra, Software Development Tools, Scientific Visualization, Python Programming

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Build Your Portfolio Website with Angular JS

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, Model View Controller, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Javascript, Web Development, Software Development

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      10 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Scrimba

      Learn UI Design

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Design, Usability, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Maintainability, User Centered Design, Typography, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Color Theory, Animations, Mockups

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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Tecnológico de Monterrey

      Incrementar - Parte 2 y Controlar

      Skills you'll gain: Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Statistical Process Controls, Quality Improvement, Quality Control, Continuous Improvement Process, Predictive Modeling, Production Process, Process Improvement, Kanban Principles, Problem Management, Regression Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Statistical Modeling

      4.9
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      58 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Building React and ASP.NET MVC 5 Applications: Board Infinity
    • Intimacy of Creativity: Entering the Minds of Composers: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Anatomy & Physiology: Exchange and Energy: Rice University
    • Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs) and the Jakarta Persistence API (JPA): LearnQuest
    • Employee Attrition Prediction Using Machine Learning: Coursera Project Network
    • Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework: Codio
    • Data Science with R: Duke University
    • Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python: Howard University
    • Build Your Portfolio Website with Angular JS: Coursera Project Network

    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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