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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Culture, Social Studies, World History, Cultural Diversity, Socioeconomics, Public History, Labor Law, Political Sciences, Trend Analysis, Economics, Business Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Advertising, Instagram, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Facebook, Social Media Marketing, Design, Graphic Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Professional Development, Public Speaking, Relationship Building, Smart Goals, Verbal Communication Skills, Interviewing Skills, Communication, General Networking, Emotional Intelligence, Communication Strategies, Stress Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Shared Media, Persuasive Communication, Integrated Marketing Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Earned Media, Owned Media, Paid media, Content Creation, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Keyword Research, Auditing, Content Strategy, Web Analytics, Content Performance Analysis, Technical Support, Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Databases, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Cloud Storage, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Sungkyunkwan University
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, International Relations, Social Justice, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, World History, Culture, Diplomacy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Instagram, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Brand Awareness, Social Media, Social Impact, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Empathy, Assertiveness, Communication, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Planning, Goal Setting, Mindfulness, Public Speaking, Influencing, Leadership, Business Leadership, Presentations, Team Building, Empowerment, Executive Presence, Non-Verbal Communication, Teamwork, Initiative and Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Programs, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Governance, International Relations, Policy Development, Public Policies, Risk Management, Finance, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Team Building, Generative AI, Team Oriented, Customer experience improvement, Automation, Customer Service, AI Enablement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Data Management, Business Ethics, Information Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: Personally Identifiable Information, Cybersecurity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Data Security, Threat Detection, Data Loss Prevention, Incident Response, Data Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Data Management, Data Storage, Data Integrity, Data Ethics, Regulation and Legal Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks