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      Parsons School of Design, The New School

      Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality

      Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Economics, Market Dynamics, Social Justice, Economic Development, Labor Relations, Sustainable Development, International Relations, World History, Global Marketing, Behavioral Economics, Innovation, Leadership, Critical Thinking, Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      45 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Computational Social Science Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Social Sciences, Network Analysis, Data Science, Machine Learning, Computational Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Simulations, Big Data, Scientific Methods

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      347 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Peking University

      论文写作初阶(Academic Writing and Research)

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Writing, Research, Report Writing, Research Methodologies, Science and Research, Writing and Editing, Journals, Databases

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      47 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Università di Napoli Federico II

      Comparative Research Designs and Methods

      Skills you'll gain: Research Methodologies, Qualitative Research, Research Design, Social Sciences, Case Studies, Scientific Methods, Statistical Analysis, Computational Logic, Regression Analysis, Political Sciences

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Social Norms, Social Change II

      Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Sociology, Community Development, Cultural Diversity, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Media and Communications

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      451 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Sports and Society

      Skills you'll gain: Social Sciences, Anthropology, International Relations, World History, Sociology, Cultural Diversity, Media and Communications, Economics, Political Sciences, Psychology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Peking University

      社会调查与研究方法 (下)Methodologies in Social Research (Part 2)

      Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Statistical Analysis, Data Quality, Research Methodologies, Data Cleansing, Data Collection, Research Design, Scientific Methods, Social Sciences, Case Studies, Data Mining, Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, Research Reports, Big Data

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      25 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Università di Napoli Federico II

      Global Politics

      Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Studies, Social Sciences, Diplomacy, World History, Research, Governance, Environmental Issue, Cultural Diversity, Intercultural Competence, Economics, Climate Change Adaptation

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Hebrew University of Jerusalem

      Israel State and Society

      Skills you'll gain: Social Studies, Demography, Political Sciences, International Relations, Sociology, Anthropology, World History, Cultural Diversity, Governance, Economics, Conflict Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      381 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      American Psychological Association

      Methods for Quantitative Research in Psychology

      Skills you'll gain: Quantitative Research, Scientific Methods, Research Design, Surveys, Research, Research and Design, Correlation Analysis, Data Collection, Experimentation, Data Analysis, Psychology, Sampling (Statistics)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      177 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Social Network Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Social Sciences, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Sociology, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Stanford University

      Social and Economic Networks: Models and Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Sociology, Socioeconomics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Game Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Markov Model, Bayesian Statistics, Probability

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      757 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social science research courses

    • Economics: Society, Markets, and [In]equality: Parsons School of Design, The New School
    • Computational Social Science Methods: University of California, Davis
    • 论文写作初阶(Academic Writing and Research): Peking University
    • Comparative Research Designs and Methods: Università di Napoli Federico II
    • Social Norms, Social Change II: University of Pennsylvania
    • Sports and Society: Duke University
    • 社会调查与研究方法 (下)Methodologies in Social Research (Part 2): Peking University
    • Global Politics: Università di Napoli Federico II
    • Israel State and Society : Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    • Methods for Quantitative Research in Psychology: American Psychological Association

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