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.

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Preventative Care, Care Management, Behavior Management, Anatomy, Vital Signs, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology, First Aid, Psychology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacotherapy, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Chronic Diseases
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Xi'an Jiaotong University
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Investigation, Environment, Environmental Monitoring, Laboratory Testing, Anthropology, Diagnostic Tests, Qualitative Research, Data Collection
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Research Design, Community Health, Health Policy, Research Methodologies, Social Determinants Of Health, Science and Research, Statistical Analysis, Chronic Diseases
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Oral and Dental Care, Oral Health, Oral Cancer Screening, Dentistry, Cardiology, Pain Management, General Medicine, Endocrinology, Oncology, Hematology, Pharmacology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Lecturio
Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Hand Hygiene, Bloodborne Pathogens, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Immunology, Biology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Taxonomy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Preventative Care, Public Health, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Drug Development, Pharmacology
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Crisis Intervention, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Water Resources, Chronic Diseases, Emergency Response, Nutrition and Diet, Community Health, Health Systems, Environmental Resource Management, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Physiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Respiration, Pathology, Hematology, Neurology, Cardiology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oncology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks