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    • U

      University of Geneva

      Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Child Welfare, Pediatrics, Social Justice, Human Development, Disabilities, Health Disparities, Child Development, Working With Children, Social Sciences, Child Health, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, International Relations, Social Work, Cultural Diversity, Legal Proceedings, Anthropology, Family Law, Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      2.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      U

      University of California, Davis

      Social Network Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Social Sciences, Graph Theory, Statistical Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Predictive Analytics, Scientific Methods, Simulations

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      237 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

      Representaciones culturales de las sexualidades

      Skills you'll gain: Culture, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Awareness, Sociology, Social Studies, Anthropology, Social Justice, Social Sciences, Research, Media and Communications

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      666 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free
      S

      Sciences Po

      Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado

      Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Justice, Cultural Diversity, World History, International Relations, Economics, Environmental Issue, Political Sciences, Systems Thinking, European History, Internet Of Things, Governance, Qualitative Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      77 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      U

      University of Michigan

      Applied Social Network Analysis in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Network Model, Graph Theory, Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Applied Machine Learning, Matplotlib, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Simulations, Algorithms

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.7K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Systems Science and Obesity

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Epidemiology, Systems Analysis, Simulations, Network Analysis, Public Health, Network Model, Agentic systems, Social Sciences, Behavioral Health, Economics, Software Installation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      205 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Cape Town

      Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space

      Skills you'll gain: Writing, Culture, Liberal Arts, Editing, Cultural Diversity, Peer Review, Proofreading, Research, Sociology, Style Guides, Creativity, Student Engagement, Learning Strategies

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      258 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Lausanne

      Dopage : Sports, Organisations et Sciences

      Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Testing, Legal Proceedings, Pharmacology, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cultural Diversity, Sociology, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Psychology

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      160 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Lausanne

      Doping : Sports, Organizations and Sciences

      Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Testing, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Culture, Social Sciences, Sociology, Arbitration, Cultural Diversity, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Behavioral Economics

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      366 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      U

      University of Colorado Boulder

      Animals and Institutions

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Social Sciences, Culture, Laboratory Research, Research, Sociology, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Food and Beverage, Biology, Nutrition and Diet, Environmental Science

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      64 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History

      Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Diversity Awareness, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Culture, Sociology, Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, World History, Research, Immigration Law, Demography, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      300 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      U

      University of Pennsylvania

      Global Trends for Business and Society

      Skills you'll gain: Demography, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, International Relations, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Cultural Diversity, Financial Systems, World History, Economics, Business Economics, Governance

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      919 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular sociology courses

    • Children's Human Rights - An Interdisciplinary Introduction: University of Geneva
    • Social Network Analysis: University of California, Davis
    • Representaciones culturales de las sexualidades: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    • Cities are back in town : sociología urbana para un mundo globalizado: Sciences Po
    • Applied Social Network Analysis in Python: University of Michigan
    • Systems Science and Obesity: Johns Hopkins University
    • Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space : University of Cape Town
    • Dopage : Sports, Organisations et Sciences: University of Lausanne
    • Doping : Sports, Organizations and Sciences: University of Lausanne
    • Animals and Institutions: University of Colorado Boulder

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