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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

      Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Design, Visual Design, Typography, Adobe InDesign, Content Creation, Design Research, Information Architecture, Adobe Photoshop

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      984 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Nanjing University

      Data Processing Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Structures, Data Presentation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Scraping, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      374 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Universidad de Palermo

      Arte Medieval

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, Aesthetics, European History, World History

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • U

      University of Pennsylvania

      Arts and Culture Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Organizational Structure, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Leadership, Culture, Organizational Effectiveness, Customer Analysis, Market Opportunities, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Liberal Arts, Target Audience, Value Propositions, Performance Measurement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      224 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Universiteit Leiden

      The Importance and Power of Music in our Society

      Skills you'll gain: Music, Social Studies, Culture, Socioeconomics, Media and Communications, Liberal Arts, Sociology, Political Sciences, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      70 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      University of Virginia

      The Kennedy Half Century

      Skills you'll gain: Public Affairs, Media and Communications, Political Sciences, Social Studies, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, International Relations, Public History, Economics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      500 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Berklee

      Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions

      Skills you'll gain: Music Theory, Music, Instrumental Music, Music Performance

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      390 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • U

      Universidade Estadual de Campinas

      Pensamento Crítico, Lógica e Argumentação

      Skills you'll gain: Logical Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Persuasive Communication, Liberal Arts, Research, Oral Expression, Writing, Media and Communications, Appeals, Statistics

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Princeton University

      Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose

      Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Java, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Animations, Debugging

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • T

      The University of Tokyo

      Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan

      Skills you'll gain: Photography, Art History, Culture, Aesthetics, Cultural Diversity, Writing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      763 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • T

      The University of Edinburgh

      Intellectual Humility: Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Personal Attributes, Emotional Intelligence, Open Mindset, Cognitive flexibility, Critical Thinking, Psychology, Research, Psychological Evaluations, Surveys

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      372 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Sapienza University of Rome

      Paesaggi di Roma Antica. Archeologia e storia del Palatino.

      Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, Data Collection, Scientific Methods, Research Methodologies, Research, Investigation, World History, Cultural Responsiveness, Timelines

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      144 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Data Processing Using Python: Nanjing University
    • Arte Medieval: Universidad de Palermo
    • Arts and Culture Strategy: University of Pennsylvania
    • The Importance and Power of Music in our Society: Universiteit Leiden
    • The Kennedy Half Century: University of Virginia
    • Guitar Scales and Chord Progressions: Berklee
    • Pensamento Crítico, Lógica e Argumentação: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
    • Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose: Princeton University
    • Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan: The University of Tokyo

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