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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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    John Wiley & Sons

    Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Plan Execution, Case Studies, Drive Engagement, Business Planning, Business Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Resource Allocation, Stakeholder Communications, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Non-Profit Accounting, Strategic Decision-Making, Conflict Management, Public Administration, Leadership Development, Stakeholder Analysis

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Relaciones internacionales de Asia Oriental

    Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Diplomacy, Political Sciences, World History, Economic Development, Public Safety and National Security, Security Strategy, Economics, Policy Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Social Justice, Health Policy, Medicaid, Health Systems, Diversity Awareness, Healthcare Ethics, Health Care, Managed Care, Socioeconomics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medicare, Diversity Training, AI literacy

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Interactive Brokers

    Economics - Employment and the Labor Market (US)

    Skills you'll gain: Compensation Analysis, Economics, Labor Relations, Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Compensation Management, Market Trend, Employee Relations, Economic Development, Market Data, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Trend Analysis, Financial Market, Forecasting

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillUp

    Managing Storage and Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Remote Access Systems, Windows Servers, iSCSI Configuration, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Microsoft Servers, Microsoft Windows, Network Administration, Microsoft Azure, Network Infrastructure, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Storage Technologies, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Data Storage, Network Security, Cloud Storage, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Proxy Servers, File Management, File Systems

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The George Washington University

    Vaccine Law and Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Health Equity, Informed Consent, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Healthcare Ethics, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Regulatory Compliance, Public Health, Health Policy, Personal Injury Law, Advocacy, Policy Analysis, Intellectual Property, Infectious Diseases, Patient Education And Counseling, Public Affairs, Emergency Response

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Zoho Corporation

    Getting Started with Zoho CRM for Sales Reps

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Process, Business Software, Sales Pipelines, Sales Operations, Sales Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, Automation, Business Process Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Optimize Meetings: Boost Team Productivity

    Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Productivity, Time Management, Calendar Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Performance Analysis, Process Optimization, Program Evaluation, Drive Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Scheduling, Auditing, Proposal Development, Data Import/Export

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global to Local

    Skills you'll gain: Community Health, Health Policy, Health Disparities, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Policy Analysis, Community Outreach, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Promotion, Public Affairs, Community Development, Policy Development, International Relations, Media and Communications, Driving engagement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Investigating Epidemics like COVID-19: An Analyst's Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Data Analysis, Biostatistics, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Anomaly Detection, Infectious Diseases, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Microsoft Excel

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Serverless Agentic Workflows with Amazon Bedrock

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Agentic Workflows, Serverless Computing, Responsible AI, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Amazon Web Services, AI Security, Cloud Deployment, Customer Relationship Management, Security Controls

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health

    Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Community Health, Research Methodologies, Health Information Management, Research, Research Design, Chronic Diseases, Diversity Awareness, Health Technology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: John Wiley & Sons
  • Relaciones internacionales de Asia Oriental: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare: University of Michigan
  • Economics - Employment and the Labor Market (US): Interactive Brokers
  • Managing Storage and Networking: SkillUp
  • Vaccine Law and Policy: The George Washington University
  • Getting Started with Zoho CRM for Sales Reps: Zoho Corporation
  • Optimize Meetings: Boost Team Productivity: Coursera
  • Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global to Local: Johns Hopkins University
  • Investigating Epidemics like COVID-19: An Analyst's Guide: Johns Hopkins University

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