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.

Council on Foreign Relations
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Climate Change Mitigation, International Relations, Sustainable Development, Diplomacy, Social Studies, Environmental Science, World History, Scientific Methods, Physical Science, Advocacy, Human Factors
★ 4.8 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptographic Protocols, Emerging Technologies, Data Integrity, Business Transformation, Information Privacy, Stakeholder Analysis, Transaction Processing, Intellectual Property, Digital Transformation, Governance
★ 4.9 (32) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Canva (Software), Video Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphical Tools, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Design, Creative Design, Social Media Marketing
★ 4.8 (20) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Clinical Informatics, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Epic EMR, Patient Flow, Public Health, Health Systems, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Innovation, Health Care, Healthcare Project Management, Data Analysis, Health Policy, Data Management, Natural Language Processing, Data Governance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Regulatory Compliance
★ 4.4 (7) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Skills, Project Management Software, Organizational Structure, Collaborative Software, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Management, Project Management, User Accounts
★ 4.6 (19) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Infosec
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Information Privacy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Personally Identifiable Information, Program Development, Data Sharing, Risk Management, Regulatory Requirements, Organizational Structure
★ 4.7 (24) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Social Media Marketing, Video Production, Social Justice
★ 4.6 (15) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Cost Reduction, World History, International Relations, Social Studies, Political Sciences, Emerging Technologies
★ 4.9 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Sciences Po
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Social Sciences, Digital Transformation, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Governance, Data Ethics, Data Sharing, digital literacy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Big Data, Political Sciences, Personally Identifiable Information, Economics, Information Privacy, Policy Analysis, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Algorithms, Responsible AI
★ 4.8 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Data Literacy, Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Integrity, Correlation Analysis
★ 4 (10) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

American Psychological Association
Skills you'll gain: Positivity, Optimism, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Policies, Compassion, Policy Analysis, Psychology, Mental Health, Resilience, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Empathy, Mindfulness, Relationship Building, Mental and Behavioral Health, Goal Setting, Research
★ 4 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Digital Marketing Institute
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Channel, Data-Driven Marketing, Data Strategy, Data Ethics, Customer experience strategy (CX), Social Media Campaigns, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Customer Analysis, Customer experience improvement, Digital Analysis, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Analytics, Strategic Thinking
★ 4.5 (15) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months