Public relations courses can help you learn media relations, crisis communication, brand management, and strategic messaging. You can build skills in audience analysis, content creation, and effective storytelling. Many courses introduce tools like press release software, social media management platforms, and analytics tools, that support measuring campaign success and engaging with diverse audiences.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Histogram, Scatter Plots, Business Analytics, Marketing Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Customer Insights, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Advertising
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Public Policies, Public Health, Health Policy, Policy Analysis, Health Equity, Policy Development, Community Health, Program Evaluation, Advocacy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Marketing Effectiveness, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Facebook, Sales, Marketing, Lead Generation, Campaign Management, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Web Analytics, Business Strategy, Analytics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Application Performance Management, Continuous Deployment, Development Environment, Containerization, Performance Tuning, Public Cloud, Debugging, Virtual Machines, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Compliance Management, Microsoft 365, Compliance Auditing, Microsoft Azure, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Data Governance, Cloud Security, Records Management, Data Loss Prevention, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Threat Detection, Risk Management Framework, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Data Security, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Marketing Effectiveness, Advertising Campaigns, Customer Insights, Online Advertising, Content Creation, Facebook, Data Import/Export, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Business Marketing, Business Analytics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Data Storage, Analytics, Cloud Services, Containerization, Virtual Networking, Network Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Graphic Design, Data Visualization, Marketing Materials, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, User Accounts, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Private Cloud, Go (Programming Language), Compliance Auditing, Frontend Integration, Microservices, Auditing, Application Programming Interface (API), Business Logic, Containerization, Security Testing, Debugging
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Organizational Skills, Content Creation, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Theory, Typography, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Customer Insights, Online Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Business Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours