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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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    Sciences Po

    Afrique et mondialisation, regards croisés

    Skills you'll gain: International Relations, World History, Diplomacy, Culture, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Sociology, Cultural Diversity, Political Sciences, Economics, Governance

    4.8
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    243 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Building Candlestick Charts with Google Sheets

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Google Sheets, Market Data, Data Visualization, Trend Analysis, Web Scraping, Data Visualization Software

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    302 reviews

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    The University of Hong Kong

    Epidemics

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Healthcare Ethics, Community Health, Emergency Response, Research, Immunology, Microbiology, Risk Analysis, Media and Communications

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Assessment for Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Education Software and Technology, Program Evaluation, Big Data, Analytics, Analysis, Data Ethics, Data Access, Natural Language Processing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Washington

    Ukraine: History, Culture and Identities

    Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Community Development, Cultural Responsiveness, Culture, European History, Social Studies, World History, Art History, Economic Development, Ancient History, International Relations, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Political Sciences

    4.7
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    340 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Homeland Security & Cybersecurity Connection - It's Not About the Terrorists

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure Security, Public Safety and National Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Policies, Security Strategy, Threat Modeling, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, World History, Risk Management Framework

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    383 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Copenhagen

    Data Literacy – What is it and why does it matter?

    Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, digital literacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Journalism, Data Sharing, Big Data, Information Privacy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Security, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Collection, Algorithms

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Imperial College London

    Developing the SIR Model

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Mathematical Modeling, Public Health, R Programming, Differential Equations

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universiteit Leiden

    EU policy and implementation: making Europe work!

    Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Program Evaluation, Governance, Immigration Law, Research Methodologies

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    199 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    التحضير لإدارة الموارد البشرية

    Skills you'll gain: Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Engagement, Staff Management, People Management, Compensation Management, Team Motivation, Leadership and Management, Labor Law, Labor Relations

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Philosophy of Science

    Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Science and Research, Research, Experimentation, Research Methodologies, Research Design, Data Collection, Peer Review, Simulations, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Community Change in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Community Development, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Promotion, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Health Policy, Community and Social Work, Health Systems, Political Sciences, Program Evaluation, Cultural Diversity, Case Studies

    4.7
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular public relations courses

  • Afrique et mondialisation, regards croisés: Sciences Po
  • Building Candlestick Charts with Google Sheets: Coursera
  • Epidemics: The University of Hong Kong
  • Assessment for Learning: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Ukraine: History, Culture and Identities: University of Washington
  • Homeland Security & Cybersecurity Connection - It's Not About the Terrorists: University of Colorado System
  • Data Literacy – What is it and why does it matter?: University of Copenhagen
  • Developing the SIR Model: Imperial College London
  • EU policy and implementation: making Europe work! : Universiteit Leiden
  • التحضير لإدارة الموارد البشرية: University of Minnesota

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