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Infectious Disease Courses

Infectious disease courses can help you learn epidemiology, infection control methods, and the biology of pathogens. You can build skills in outbreak investigation, data analysis, and public health communication. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing disease trends and modeling software for predicting outbreaks, that support applying your knowledge in real-world health scenarios.


Popular Infectious Disease Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Michigan

    Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Occupational Health, Public Health, Environmental Laws, Environmental Regulations, Health Systems, Environmental Policy, Systems Thinking, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Environmental Issue, Environmental Monitoring, Health Policy, Personal protective equipment, Risk Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    122 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Geneva

    Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Environmental Science, Environment Health And Safety, Health Disparities, Public Health, International Relations, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Care, Socioeconomics, Governance, Sustainable Development, Medical Science and Research, Drug Development, Political Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Chronic Diseases, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Intellectual Property

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    498 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • X

    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Lecture Series for Preventing and Controlling COVID-19

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care, Public Health, Hand Hygiene, Personal protective equipment, Diagnostic Tests, Intensive Care Medicine, Patient Treatment, Diagnostic Radiology

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    362 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Outbreaks and Epidemics

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Risk Analysis, Public Health, Investigation, Case Studies, Laboratory Testing, Statistical Analysis, Research Methodologies, Statistics, Report Writing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    776 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Imperial College London

    Global Disease Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Public Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Care, Health Systems, Health Policy, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Chronic Diseases, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    129 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    The University of Tokyo

    Global Health Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Policy Development, Health Disparities, Health Assessment, Emergency Response

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    294 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes

    Skills you'll gain: Infection Control, Bloodborne Pathogens, Nursing Homes, Sanitation, Hand Hygiene, Infectious Diseases, Personal protective equipment, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care, Urology, Epidemiology, Urinalysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.2K reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • F

    Fudan University

    全球卫生导论

    Skills you'll gain: Maternal Health, Child Health, Public Health, Health Systems, Nutrition and Diet, Health Policy, Health Disparities, Health Care, Health Equity, Chronic Diseases, Emergency Response, Infectious Diseases, Environment Health And Safety, Social Determinants Of Health, Epidemiology, Preventative Care, Community Health

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    Imperial College London

    Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacotherapy, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Chronic Diseases

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    127 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Computational Thinking, Microbiology, Biology

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    59 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19 — Course 2: Decoding SARS-CoV-2's Secrets

    Skills you'll gain: Diagnostic Tests, Bioinformatics, Model Evaluation, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Science and Research

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Geneva

    In the footsteps of Zika… approaching the unknown

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health, Emergency Response, Environmental Issue, Climate Change Adaptation, Media and Communications, Neurology, Maternal Health, Diagnostic Tests, Research

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    115 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular infectious disease courses

  • Environmental Health: the Foundation of Global Public Health: University of Michigan
  • Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Overview: University of Geneva
  • Lecture Series for Preventing and Controlling COVID-19: Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Outbreaks and Epidemics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Global Disease Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution: Imperial College London
  • Global Health Policy: The University of Tokyo
  • Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 全球卫生导论: Fudan University
  • Immunology: Immune Failures and Cancer Immunology: Imperial College London
  • Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen: University of California San Diego

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