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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.


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Popular Public Relations Courses and Certifications


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    Peking University

    International Perspectives on Health and Nursing 健康和护理的国际化视角

    Skills you'll gain: Nurse Education, Nursing, Nursing and Patient Care, Health Systems, Health Disparities, Health Policy, Public Health, Nursing Administration, Nursing Practices, Health Care, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Technology, Community Health, Health Care Procedure and Regulation

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    البطالة | Unemployment

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policies, Policy Analysis

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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Building and Pitching Marketing Campaigns in Tech Industries

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Operations, Operations Management, Technical Management, Marketing Management, Media Planning, Marketing Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Management, Marketing and Public Relations, Verbal Communication Skills, Supply Chain Management, Branding, Marketing Budgets, Supply Chain, Loyalty Programs, Business Operations, Presentations, Financial Forecasting, Brand Management, Forecasting

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    When to Regulate? The Digital Divide and Net Neutrality

    Skills you'll gain: Network Performance Management, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Business Economics, Socioeconomics, digital literacy, Telecommunications, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Technical Writing

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Community Health, Health Information Management, Data Quality, Chronic Diseases, Diversity Awareness, Health Technology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Tableau Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Peer Review, Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Presentations, Data Cleansing, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Data Validation, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Salesforce

    Operaciones de ventas de Salesforce

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Customer Relationship Management, Salesforce, Customer Success Management, Sales Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Support, Sales Operations, Sales Management, Campaign Management, Lead Generation, Data Visualization, Closing (Sales), Order Management, Product Knowledge, B2B Sales, Customer Support, Sales, Dashboard

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Exploring the Public Cryptocurrency Datasets Available in BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Big Data, Data Validation, Query Languages, Data Mining, Business Metrics

    Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    How to optimize your Instagram Business Profile

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Content Development and Management, Facebook, Content Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Target Audience, Branding

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Skillshare

    Create Easy Instagram Reels with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Canva (Software), Content Performance Analysis, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Image Quality, Social Media Content, Photography, Marketing Psychology, Photo Editing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Strategy, Driving engagement, Social Media, Productivity, Video Production, Drive Engagement, Creative Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Responsible AI: Transparency & Ethics

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Compliance Management, AI Enablement, Risk Mitigation, OpenAI, Mitigation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Model Evaluation, Auditing, Risk Management Framework, Governance

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Choosing a Facebook Post Type Based on Desired Engagement

    Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Goal Setting, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Marketing, Marketing Planning, Drive Engagement, Writing, Business Strategy

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • International Perspectives on Health and Nursing 健康和护理的国际化视角: Peking University
  • البطالة | Unemployment: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Building and Pitching Marketing Campaigns in Tech Industries: University of Colorado Boulder
  • When to Regulate? The Digital Divide and Net Neutrality: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health: Johns Hopkins University
  • Tableau Capstone Project : SkillUp
  • Operaciones de ventas de Salesforce: Salesforce
  • Exploring the Public Cryptocurrency Datasets Available in BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • How to optimize your Instagram Business Profile: Coursera
  • Create Easy Instagram Reels with Canva: Skillshare

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