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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Content, Meta Ads Manager, Advertising, Content Creation, Online Advertising, Resource Management, Social Media Management, Content Development and Management, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media, Campaign Management, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Digital Marketing Tools, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Blogs, Content Marketing, Customer Engagement, Content Performance Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Marketing Analytics, Collaborative Software, Content Creation, Business Technologies, Business Marketing, Content Development and Management, Advertising Campaigns, Sales Prospecting, Social Media Content, Customer Relationship Building, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Cryptography, Encryption, Application Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Key Management, Secure Coding, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Transaction Processing, Exploitation techniques, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Social Media, Persona Development, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Analytics, Customer Analysis, Promotional Strategies, Customer Insights, Presentations, Marketing Budgets
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Sales Process, General Sales Practices, Generative AI Agents, Sales Management, Sales, Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Forecasting, Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Financial Auditing, Auditing, Certified Public Accountant, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governmental Accounting, Internal Auditing, Standard Accounting Practices, External Auditing, Economics, Public Accounting, Business Economics, Non-Profit Accounting, Market Dynamics, Supply And Demand, Accounting, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Financial Reporting, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Team Performance Management, Teamwork, Team Building, Team Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Studies, Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Human Relations Movement, Conflict Management, Drive Engagement, Motivational Skills, Organizational Structure, Engineering Management, Systems Engineering, Leadership, Productivity, Agile Methodology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Political Sciences, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Governance, Community Development, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Social Justice, Economics
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, R (Software), Data Synthesis, Data Ethics, R Programming, Informed Consent, Data Sharing, Statistical Methods, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Logistic Regression, Information Privacy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Epidemiology, Data Collection, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Health Informatics, Health Disparities, Health Assessment, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Research, Community Health, Research Methodologies, Health Information Management, Continuous Monitoring, Information Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Multilingualism, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Public Cloud, Cloud-Based Integration, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: International Relations, Environmental Policy, Financial Systems, Labor Law, Environmental Issue, Labor Compliance, Financial Policy, Labor Relations, International Finance, Financial Regulations, Economic Development, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Socioeconomics, Public Policies, Financial Regulation, Sustainable Development, Environmental Regulations, Diplomacy, Economics, World History
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months