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World History Courses

World History courses can help you learn about major events, cultural developments, and the impact of historical figures across different eras. You can build skills in critical analysis, research methodologies, and effective communication of historical narratives. Many courses introduce tools such as timelines, primary source analysis, and digital archives, which enhance your ability to interpret historical data and connect past events to contemporary issues.


Popular World History Courses and Certifications


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    University of Michigan

    Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Intercultural Competence, Teamwork, Cultural Diversity, Collaboration, Verbal Communication Skills, Student Support and Services, Professional Development, English Language, Research, Professionalism, Higher Education, Communication, Adaptability, Communication Strategies, Public Speaking, Community Development, Relationship Building, Vocabulary, Writing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Advancing Women in Tech

    Building Products at Global Scale

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Design, Technical Management, API Design, Technical Product Management, Engineering Management, Program Management, Microservices, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Team Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Service Oriented Architecture, Amazon Web Services

    4.5
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    16 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Identifying Patient Populations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Bioinformatics, Informatics, Data Processing, Clinical Informatics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Clinical Data Management, Classification Algorithms, Analytics, Patient Evaluation, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Validation, Performance Testing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    National Academy of Sports Medicine

    Decoding Nutrition Labels

    Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Nutritional Assessment, Food Quality Assurance And Control

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Mobile Development and JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Mobile Development, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Javascript, React Native, JSON, Computer Programming, Node.JS, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Testing, Functional Design

    4.1
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    133 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Starweaver

    Advanced Business Analysis: Elicitation & Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, User Story, Business Requirements, Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Financial Analysis, Requirements Management, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Interviewing Skills, Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Collaboration, Project Scoping, Verification And Validation, Communication

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Advanced Network Security

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Cyber Threat Hunting, Computer Security Incident Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Continuous Monitoring, Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Disaster Recovery, Threat Management, Firewall, Security Management, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Cloud Services, AI Security, Network Monitoring, Security Strategy, Information Systems Security, Cloud Management

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    AI for Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Anomaly Detection, AI Security, Generative AI, Fraud detection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Model Evaluation, Malware Protection, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Feature Engineering, Network Analysis, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Strategy, Applied Machine Learning, Email Security, Network Security, Jupyter

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    103 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Langchain and Langgraph

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, LangGraph, OpenAI API, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, Hugging Face, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Embeddings, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Development Environment, Application Development, Program Development, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Artificial Intelligence, Data Processing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    86 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Commercial Laws, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, Vendor Contracts, Legal Risk, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Contract Negotiation, Contract Management, Contract Review, Business, Labor Law, Business Management, New Business Development, Business Strategy, Innovation, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Legal Strategy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    268 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Arizona State University

    Strategic Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Contingency Planning, Analysis, Trend Analysis, Case Studies, Strategic Prioritization, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Market Intelligence, Performance Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    86 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular world history courses

  • Preparing for Graduate Study in the U.S.: A course for international students: University of Michigan
  • Building Products at Global Scale: Advancing Women in Tech
  • Identifying Patient Populations: University of Colorado System
  • Decoding Nutrition Labels: National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • Mobile Development and JavaScript: Meta
  • Advanced Business Analysis: Elicitation & Analysis: Starweaver
  • Advanced Network Security: LearnQuest
  • AI for Cybersecurity: Johns Hopkins University
  • Langchain and Langgraph: Packt
  • Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship: University of Maryland, College Park

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