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      Universiteit Leiden

      Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Safety and Security, Threat Management, Case Studies, Public Safety and National Security, Cybersecurity, Incident Management, International Relations, Policy Analysis, Systems Thinking, Governance

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Geneva

      Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health

      Skills you'll gain: Substance Abuse, Social Justice, Health Care, Pharmacology, Public Health, Health Policy, Healthcare Ethics, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Community Health, Legal Risk, Advocacy, International Relations, Policy Development

      4.8
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of London

      Cyber Security Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Security Management, Cryptography, Information Systems Security, Cyber Security Policies, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Cyber Risk, Threat Management, Computer Security, Information Assurance, Data Integrity, Incident Response

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      208 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Campus BBVA

      Data & Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Management, Crisis Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Operations, Data Processing, Security Awareness, Anomaly Detection, Data Science, Data Analysis, Authentications, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

      4.7
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      312 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universiteit Leiden

      Risk in Modern Society

      Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Operational Risk, Risk Analysis, Safety and Security, Environmental Issue, Cyber Security Strategy, Decision Making, Public Health

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      223 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Lausanne

      La science forensique au tribunal: témoin digne de foi ?

      Skills you'll gain: Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Research, Technical Communication, Scientific Methods, Legal Risk, Case Studies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      71 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      American Museum of Natural History

      Virology and Epidemiology in the Time of COVID-19

      Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathology, Microbiology, Mathematical Modeling, Molecular Biology, Taxonomy, Cell Biology, Diagnostic Tests, Clinical Trials

      4.8
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      47 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Drug Development and Pharmacoepidemiology

      Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Research, Pharmacy, Patient Safety, Medical Prescription, Epidemiology, Research Design, Contraindication, Health Policy, Research Methodologies, Medical Science and Research, Drug Interaction, Science and Research, Program Evaluation, Public Health, Data Analysis

      4.7
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      56 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Security and Ethical Hacking

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Exploitation techniques, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Unix, Computer Security, Network Monitoring, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Cryptographic Protocols, Network Protocols, Cryptography, Security Awareness, Generative AI Agents, Server Side, Web Applications, Machine Learning Algorithms

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Foundations of Probability and Statistics

      Skills you'll gain: Probability, Markov Model, Probability & Statistics, Estimation, Probability Distribution, Bayesian Statistics, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Data Science, Descriptive Statistics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

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      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      310 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Epidemiology in Public Health Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Data Presentation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Trend Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Health Policy, Data Visualization Software, Chronic Diseases, GIS Software, Health Systems, Infectious Diseases, Biostatistics, Risk Analysis, Investigation, Health Care, Health Disparities, Community Health, Data Analysis, Statistics

      4.7
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Applied Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Data Encryption Standard, Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Key Management, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Encryption, Data Integrity, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Authentications, Data Security, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Digital Communications, Information Architecture

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World: Universiteit Leiden
    • Drugs, drug use, drug policy and health : University of Geneva
    • Cyber Security Fundamentals: University of London
    • Data & Cybersecurity: Campus BBVA
    • Risk in Modern Society : Universiteit Leiden
    • La science forensique au tribunal: témoin digne de foi ? : University of Lausanne
    • Virology and Epidemiology in the Time of COVID-19: American Museum of Natural History
    • Drug Development and Pharmacoepidemiology: Johns Hopkins University
    • Security and Ethical Hacking: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Foundations of Probability and Statistics: University of Colorado Boulder

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