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.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Customer Engagement, Social Media Management, Marketing, Professional Networking, Content Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Target Market, Target Audience, Emerging Technologies, Peer Review
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Advertising, Online Advertising, Paid media, Budget Management, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Cloud Computing, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Data Security, Public Key Infrastructure
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Business Transformation, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Software As A Service, Capital Expenditure, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Platform As A Service (PaaS), Google Cloud Platform, Multi-Cloud, Operating Expense, Cloud Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Public Cloud, Software As A Service, Application Deployment, Cloud Services, Cloud Security, Microservices, Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Service Oriented Architecture, System Implementation
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Equity, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Demography, Health Policy, Maternal Health, Chronic Diseases, Medical Coding, Data Quality, Data Collection, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Personalization, Data Ethics, Information Privacy, Persona (User Experience), User Research, Multimodal Prompts, Diversity Awareness, Persona Development, User Experience Design, Usability, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability, Human Centered Design, Ethical Standards And Conduct, User Centered Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Brand Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement, Marketing Analytics, Content Creation, Performance Metric, Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Health Policy, Community Health, Health Disparities, Governance, Health Systems, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Health Assessment, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yale University
Skills you'll gain: Digital Media Strategy, Health Promotion, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Persuasive Communication, Public Health, Behavioral Health, Digital Communications, Content Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Productivity, Drive Engagement, Creative Design, Video Production, Animations, Design, Branding, Collaboration
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Secure Coding, Amazon Web Services, Authentications, Data Security, Cloud Security, Encryption, Public Key Infrastructure, Key Management, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Security Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks