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      California Institute of the Arts

      Основы графического дизайна

      Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Adobe Creative Cloud, Visual Design, Design, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Creativity

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      519 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The University of Edinburgh

      哲学导论(中文版)

      Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Deductive Reasoning, Scientific Methods, Ancient History

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      206 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      O.P. Jindal Global University

      Introduction to Academic Writing

      Skills you'll gain: Writing, Writing and Editing, Research, Journals, Research and Design, Policy Analysis, Research Design, Content Creation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      131 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad de Palermo

      Arte Medieval

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, Aesthetics, European History, World History

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Indian School of Business

      Trading Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Balance Sheet, Securities Trading, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, Market Liquidity, Financial Market, Market Data, Market Dynamics, Technical Analysis, Market Analysis, Cash Flows, Equities, Order Management, Portfolio Management, Risk Analysis

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals

      Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Business Ethics, Business Strategy, Environmental Issue, Systems Thinking, Socioeconomics, Economic Development, Strategic Partnership, Goal Setting, Innovation, Collaboration

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Nanjing University

      Data Processing Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Mining, Data Structures, Data Presentation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Scraping, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Matplotlib, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      374 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      National Taiwan University

      中國園林文學 (二) (Chinese Garden Literature (2))

      Skills you'll gain: Aesthetics, Public History, Art History, Liberal Arts, Ancient History, Creativity, Storytelling, Writing, Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Copenhagen

      Academic Information Seeking

      Skills you'll gain: Research, Investigation, Record Keeping, Data Collection, Document Management, Information Management, Intellectual Property

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      751 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Wesleyan University

      Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Writing, Writing and Editing, Content Creation, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      1.4K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Eindhoven University of Technology

      Improving your statistical inferences

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Scientific Methods, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Quantitative Research, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Research, Data Collection, R Programming, Data Sharing, Probability Distribution

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      797 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Berklee

      Composición de canciones

      Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music, Music Theory, Storytelling, Writing, Creativity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      176 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular literature courses

    • Основы графического дизайна: California Institute of the Arts
    • 哲学导论(中文版): The University of Edinburgh
    • Introduction to Academic Writing: O.P. Jindal Global University
    • Arte Medieval: Universidad de Palermo
    • Trading Basics: Indian School of Business
    • Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • Data Processing Using Python: Nanjing University
    • 中國園林文學 (二) (Chinese Garden Literature (2)): National Taiwan University
    • Academic Information Seeking: University of Copenhagen
    • Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description: Wesleyan University

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