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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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    28DIGITAL

    Privacy and Standardisation

    Skills you'll gain: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Technical Standard, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Case Law, Medical Privacy, Legal Research, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Telecommunications, Data Ethics, IT Security Architecture, European History, International Relations, Interoperability, Data Governance, Media and Communications, Email Security, Cybersecurity, Emerging Technologies, Digital Communications

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management

    Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Management, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Public Health, Cost Estimation, Data Collection, Case Studies

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The University of Chicago

    Critical Issues in Urban Education

    Skills you'll gain: Education and Training, Teaching, Public History, Higher Education, Social Studies, Common Core Standards, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Political Sciences, Research, Governance, Socioeconomics

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Adobe

    Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Planning, Digital Marketing, Adobe Express, Target Audience, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Advertising, Customer Acquisition Management, Content Creation, Generative AI Agents

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    288 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Transportation, Sustainable Buildings, Green Construction

    Skills you'll gain: Architectural Design, Sustainable Development, Building Codes, Community Development, Land Development, Public Works, Sustainable Architecture, Building Design, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Construction, Climate Change Mitigation, Traffic Flow Optimization, Environmental Policy, Environmental Engineering, Policy Analysis, Case Studies

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Imperial College London

    Foundations of Public Health Practice: Health Protection

    Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Sanitation, Infectious Diseases, Environment Health And Safety, Health Education, Epidemiology, Emergency Response, Healthcare Ethics, Community Health, Radiation Protection, Immunology

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Health Care Delivery in Healthcare Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Patient-centered Care, Health And Wellness Coaching, Health Systems, Health Care, Value-Based Care, Patient Communication, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Patient Education And Counseling, Health Technology, Telehealth, Public Speaking, Diagnostic Tests

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Yonsei University

    International Marketing Entry and Execution

    Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Business-To-Consumer, Marketing Strategies, Innovation, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Channel, Go To Market Strategy, Product Marketing, Market Analysis, Branding, Social Media Marketing

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Using AWS

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Security, Public Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Scalability, Virtual Networking, Private Cloud, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure

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    University of California, Irvine

    Emergent Phenomena in Science and Everyday Life

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Analysis, General Science and Research, Materials science, Simulations, Biology, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Psychology, Computational Logic, Mechanics, Applied Mathematics

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The University of Sydney

    Ethical Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Professional Networking, Data Ethics, Social Network Analysis, Analytics, Media and Communications, Social Sciences, Content Creation, Business Ethics, Information Privacy

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Kennesaw State University

    The GRC Approach to Managing Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Governance, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Management, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Risk Management Framework, Continuous Monitoring, Security Controls, Enterprise Security, Information Privacy

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Privacy and Standardisation: 28DIGITAL
  • Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Critical Issues in Urban Education: The University of Chicago
  • Digital Marketing: Adobe
  • Transportation, Sustainable Buildings, Green Construction: Johns Hopkins University
  • Foundations of Public Health Practice: Health Protection: Imperial College London
  • Health Care Delivery in Healthcare Organizations: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • International Marketing Entry and Execution: Yonsei University
  • Create a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Using AWS: Coursera
  • Emergent Phenomena in Science and Everyday Life: University of California, Irvine

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