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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Evolución

    Skills you'll gain: Biology, Life Sciences, Human Learning, Environment, World History, Cell Biology, Scientific Methods, European History, Taxonomy, Specimen Collection, Mathematical Modeling, Probability & Statistics

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life

    Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Precision Medicine, Biology, Physiology, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, Research

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    The University of Melbourne

    Foundations of International Psychiatry

    Skills you'll gain: Mental Status Examination, Psychiatry, Medical History Documentation, Healthcare Ethics, Psychosocial Assessments, Mental and Behavioral Health, Patient Communication, Cultural Sensitivity, Patient Evaluation, Interpersonal Communications, Interviewing Skills, Rapport Building

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    University at Buffalo

    Energy: The Enterprise

    Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Workforce Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Electric Power Systems, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Science, Innovation, Emerging Technologies, Market Dynamics, Climate Change Mitigation, Operational Efficiency

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    University of Geneva

    Genre : quels enjeux ? Violences, globalisation, biomƩdecine, sexualitƩs.

    Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Social Sciences, Social Justice, World History, Cultural Diversity, Anthropology, Political Sciences, Research, Public Policies, Economics, Biomedical Technology

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    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    äø­å›½å“²å­¦ē»å…øč‘—ä½œåÆ¼čÆ»

    Skills you'll gain: Culture, Liberal Arts, Ancient History, Cultural Diversity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, World History, Research, Human Learning

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    The State University of New York

    Mastering Remote Work and Online Study in U.S. in the post-COVID Era

    Skills you'll gain: Professional Development, Professionalism, Intercultural Competence, Telecommuting, Cultural Diversity, Personal Development, Overcoming Obstacles, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Collaboration, Goal Setting, Teamwork, Adaptability, Higher Education, Student Engagement, Technology Solutions, Communication, Time Management, Research, Critical Thinking

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    American Psychological Association

    Psychological Research

    Skills you'll gain: Institutional Review Board (IRB), Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Quantitative Research, Plot (Graphics), Data Literacy, Scientific Methods, Graphing, Research Design, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Probability & Statistics, Research, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Surveys, Sample Size Determination, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Analysis, Research and Design

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    Princeton University

    Paradoxes of War

    Skills you'll gain: World History, Culture, Social Sciences, International Relations, Sociology, Conflict Management, Political Sciences, Psychology, Economics, Security Strategy

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    Princeton University

    Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines

    Skills you'll gain: Theoretical Computer Science, Data Structures, Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Computational Thinking, Java Programming, Computer Hardware

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    IBM

    Machine Learning Introduction for Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unsupervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Performance Metric

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Machine Learning: Theory and Hands-on Practice with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Exploratory Data Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Keras (Neural Network Library), Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Science, Computer Vision, Predictive Modeling, Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Random Forest Algorithm, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Natural Language Processing, Python Programming

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    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Evolución:Ā Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MĆ©xico
  • Genomics: Decoding the Universal Language of Life:Ā University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Foundations of International Psychiatry:Ā The University of Melbourne
  • Energy: The Enterprise:Ā University at Buffalo
  • Genre : quels enjeux ? Violences, globalisation, biomĆ©decine, sexualitĆ©s.:Ā University of Geneva
  • äø­å›½å“²å­¦ē»å…øč‘—ä½œåÆ¼čÆ»:Ā Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Mastering Remote Work and Online Study in U.S. in the post-COVID Era:Ā The State University of New York
  • Psychological Research:Ā American Psychological Association
  • Paradoxes of War:Ā Princeton University
  • Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines:Ā Princeton University

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