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      Johns Hopkins University

      Social Media Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Visualization, Graph Theory, Relational Databases, Data Visualization Software, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Database Theory, Exploratory Data Analysis, Social Sciences, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, R Programming, Analytics, Sociology, Natural Language Processing, Data Manipulation, Text Mining, Statistical Modeling

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Strategic Management and Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Business Planning, Case Studies, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Thinking, Plan Execution, Goal Setting, Resource Management, Organizational Strategy, Peer Review, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, Culture Transformation, Change Management, Business Strategies, Business Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Computational Social Science

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Natural Language Processing, Web Scraping, Social Sciences, Data Ethics, Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Simulations, Big Data, Systems Thinking, Trend Analysis, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Research Methodologies, Machine Learning, Data Collection, Agentic systems

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

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      Northwestern University

      Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Blogs, Social Media Marketing, Integrated Marketing Communications, Social Media, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Strategy, Real Time Data, Marketing Effectiveness, Content Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Content, Marketing, Target Audience, Digital Transformation, Analytics, Digital Marketing, ChatGPT

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

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      University of California, Davis

      Social Network Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Data Wrangling, Social Sciences, Graph Theory, Statistical Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Simulations

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      238 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Simplilearn

      Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Strategy, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Digital Advertising, Customer Engagement, LinkedIn, Brand Management, Brand Awareness, Content Creation, Target Audience

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Washington

      Social Media Data Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Case Studies, Application Programming Interface (API), Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, R Programming, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Collection, Python Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      297 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Social Media Management

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Instagram, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Content Performance Analysis, Facebook, Generative AI Agents, Brand Management, Content Marketing, Content Management, Customer Engagement, Storytelling

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Emory University

      Introduction to Social Media Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing Analytics, Text Mining, Consumer Behaviour, Data Mining, Social Network Analysis, Customer Insights, Market Analysis, Unstructured Data, Trend Analysis, Research

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      110 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Meta

      Introduction to Social Media Marketing

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Target Audience, Smart Goals, Social Media Strategy, Marketing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Facebook, Customer Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Channel, Digital Media Strategy, Instagram, Digital Marketing

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Innovation, Marketing Operations, Social Media Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Instagram, Customer Engagement, Analysis, Data Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Santa Cruz

      Feminism and Social Justice

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Advocacy, Sociology, Social Sciences, Jury Trial, Case Studies, World History, Labor Law

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social innovation courses

    • Social Media Analytics: Johns Hopkins University
    • Strategic Management and Innovation: Copenhagen Business School
    • Computational Social Science: University of California, Davis
    • Social Media Marketing: Northwestern University
    • Social Network Analysis: University of California, Davis
    • Social Media Marketing: Simplilearn
    • Social Media Data Analytics: University of Washington
    • Social Media Management : Meta
    • Introduction to Social Media Analytics: Emory University
    • Introduction to Social Media Marketing: Meta

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