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Public Relations Courses

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.


Popular Public Relations Courses and Certifications


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    Intuit

    Intuit Academy Bookkeeping

    ★ 4.6 (8.3K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    IBM

    IBM Hybrid Cloud Architect

    ★ 4.6 (7.8K) · Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Strategic Communications

    ★ 4.8 (24) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    University of Toronto

    Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age

    ★ 4.8 (4.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    IBM

    Introduction to Cloud Computing

    ★ 4.6 (7.7K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    HRCI

    HRCI Human Resource Associate

    ★ 4.8 (3.3K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
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    Board Infinity

    Impactful Workplace Communication for Career Launch

    ★ 4.8 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    University of California, Davis

    Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

    ★ 4.8 (6.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Universidad de Palermo

    Storytelling / Re-brand your Brand

    ★ 4.1 (27) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    University of California, Davis

    Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau

    ★ 4.5 (6.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Microeconomics Principles

    ★ 4.8 (3.4K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    GRAMMY GO

    Foundations of Music Promotion & Branding

    ★ 4.6 (17) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public relations courses

  • Intuit Academy Bookkeeping: Intuit
  • IBM Hybrid Cloud Architect: IBM
  • Foundations of Strategic Communications: Johns Hopkins University
  • Communication Strategies for a Virtual Age: University of Toronto
  • Introduction to Cloud Computing: IBM
  • HRCI Human Resource Associate: HRCI
  • Impactful Workplace Communication for Career Launch: Board Infinity
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS): University of California, Davis
  • Storytelling / Re-brand your Brand: Universidad de Palermo
  • Fundamentals of Visualization with Tableau: University of California, Davis

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