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World History Courses

World History courses can help you learn about major events, cultural developments, and the impact of historical figures across different eras. You can build skills in critical analysis, research methodologies, and effective communication of historical narratives. Many courses introduce tools such as timelines, primary source analysis, and digital archives, which enhance your ability to interpret historical data and connect past events to contemporary issues.


Popular World History Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    DeepSeek R1 AI: 25 Real World Projects in AI for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, People Analytics, Job Analysis, Business Analysis, Grammar, Customer Support, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    HEC Paris

    Investment Management in an Evolving and Volatile World by HEC Paris and AXA Investment Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Investments, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Financial Market, Risk Management, Financial Regulation, Product Lifecycle Management, Performance Analysis, Risk Analysis, Microsoft Excel

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    789 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    行銷典範轉移: 變動中的消費世界 (Marketing in a changing world)

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Branding, Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Data Management, Market Dynamics, Target Market, Market Analysis, Digital Media Strategy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    127 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Alberta

    Indigenous Canada

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, Storytelling, Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Natural Resource Management, World History, Legal Proceedings, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Economics, Governance

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    24K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Fashion as Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Aesthetics, Design, Art History, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Non-Verbal Communication, Design Thinking, Creativity, World History, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Wonders of Ancient Egypt

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, Ancient History, World History, Anthropology, Research Methodologies

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    1K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Data Engineering Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Web Scraping, SQL, Data Transformation, Data Store, Extract, Transform, Load, IBM DB2, Relational Databases, Data Architecture, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, MySQL, Apache Hadoop, Stored Procedure, Data Import/Export, Programming Principles, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    59K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Multiple educators

    Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Transfer Learning, Machine Learning, Jupyter, Applied Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Data Ethics, Model Evaluation, Tensorflow, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), NumPy, Predictive Modeling, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Classification Algorithms, Reinforcement Learning, Random Forest Algorithm, Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    38K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Performance Measurement, Search Engine Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Search Engine Optimization, Branding, Web Analytics and SEO, Business Metrics, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement, Keyword Research, Customer experience strategy (CX), Digital Advertising, Marketing, E-Commerce, Online Advertising, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    31K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Seeing Through Photographs

    Skills you'll gain: Photography, Culture, Art History, Media and Communications, Public History, Storytelling, Social Justice

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    4.5K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Jupyter, Data Literacy, Data Mining, Data Modeling, Relational Databases, Stored Procedure, Model Deployment, Databases, Data Science, Big Data, Computer Programming Tools, Query Languages, Data Analysis Software, Data Visualization Software, GitHub, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Cloud Computing, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    102K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Neural Networks and Deep Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Python Programming, Linear Algebra, Calculus

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    124K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • DeepSeek R1 AI: 25 Real World Projects in AI for Beginners: Packt
  • Investment Management in an Evolving and Volatile World by HEC Paris and AXA Investment Managers: HEC Paris
  • 行銷典範轉移: 變動中的消費世界 (Marketing in a changing world): National Taiwan University
  • Indigenous Canada: University of Alberta
  • Fashion as Design: The Museum of Modern Art
  • Wonders of Ancient Egypt: University of Pennsylvania
  • Data Engineering Foundations: IBM
  • Machine Learning: DeepLearning.AI
  • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce: Google
  • Seeing Through Photographs: The Museum of Modern Art

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