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      Packt

      Arduino For Beginners - 2023 Complete Course

      Skills you'll gain: Basic Electrical Systems, Electronic Components, Interactive Design, Programming Principles, Electronic Systems, Embedded Systems, Computer Programming, Simulation and Simulation Software, Integrated Development Environments, Digital Communications, Debugging, Real Time Data, Data Storage

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Epic Games

      User Experience in Game Design

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Usability, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, Video Game Development, User Experience Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Interaction Design, Unreal Engine, Prototyping

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Cryptography and Hashing Overview

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, Encryption, Authentications, Transaction Processing, Data Security, Data Integrity, Emerging Technologies, Distributed Computing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crea tu artículo científico con latex

      Skills you'll gain: Scientific Visualization, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Document Management, Research Reports, Scientific Methods

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      103 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Systèmes d’Information Géographique - Partie 2

      Skills you'll gain: GIS Software, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Spatial Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Datamaps, Augmented Reality, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Duke University

      GenAI and LLMs on AWS

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Serverless Computing, Large Language Modeling, Debugging, Amazon Web Services, Integration Testing, Development Environment, Generative AI, Rust (Programming Language), Application Deployment, Cloud Computing, Command-Line Interface

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      工程圖學 2D CAD 專題

      Skills you'll gain: Architectural Drawing, AutoCAD, Engineering Plans And Specifications, Engineering Drawings, Technical Drawing, Blueprint Reading, Drafting and Engineering Design, Computer-Aided Design, Building Design

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Creating Multi Task Models With Keras

      Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Google Cloud Platform, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Computer Vision

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free
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      Tufts University

      Building a Healthy Plate

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Dietetics, Nutrition Education, Preventative Care, Community Health

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      124 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Linux: Introduction to Shell Scripting for DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Bash (Scripting Language), Linux, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Shell Script, Unix, Scripting, File Management, Scripting Languages

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      78 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Algoritmos de negociación basados en machine learning​

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Market Data, Securities Trading, Capital Markets, Market Trend, Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Performance Measurement, Financial Analysis, Investments, Machine Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Financial Data, Performance Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Trend Analysis, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Processing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      37 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Imperial College London

      Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Taking Ideas to Market

      Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Presentations, Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship, New Product Development, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Grant Applications, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Persuasive Communication, Organizational Strategy, Entrepreneurial Finance, Fundraising, Business Development, Public Health

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Arduino For Beginners - 2023 Complete Course: Packt
    • User Experience in Game Design: Epic Games
    • Cryptography and Hashing Overview: University of California, Irvine
    • Crea tu artículo científico con latex: Coursera Project Network
    • Systèmes d’Information Géographique - Partie 2: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • GenAI and LLMs on AWS: Duke University
    • 工程圖學 2D CAD 專題: National Taiwan University
    • Creating Multi Task Models With Keras: Coursera Project Network
    • Building a Healthy Plate: Tufts University
    • Linux: Introduction to Shell Scripting for DevOps: 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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