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.

Universidad de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Infection Control, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Community Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Healthcare Ethics, Infectious Diseases, Interpersonal Communications, Interviewing Skills, Health Systems, Rapport Building, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Medical Privacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, R Programming, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, R (Software), Public Health
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Osmosis
Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Epidemiology, Hand Hygiene, Diagnostic Tests, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care, Critical Care, Personal protective equipment, Patient Evaluation, Maternal Health, Clinical Practices, Community Health, Mitigation, Child Health, Laboratory Testing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universiteit Leiden
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies, Socioeconomics, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, Research, Medical Science and Research, Public Health, Research Design, Substance Abuse, Infectious Diseases, Quantitative Research, Chronic Diseases, Anthropology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Clinical Research, Healthcare Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Scientific Methods, Statistical Reporting, Informed Consent, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Drug Development, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Medical Terminology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: ArcGIS, GIS Software, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Data Storytelling, Geographic Information Systems, Data Presentation, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Data Sharing, Public Health, Land Management, Heat Maps, Geostatistics, Epidemiology, Community Health, Image Analysis, Land Development, Project Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biology, Environment, Scientific Methods
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis Software, Machine Learning Algorithms, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Markov Model, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Statistical Analysis, Precision Medicine, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Python Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Sensory Systems Analysis, Neurology, Physiology, Anatomy, Life Sciences, Electrophysiology, Cell Biology, Psychology, Pathology, Molecular Biology
Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Trend Analysis, Infection Control, Geographic Information Systems, Statistical Visualization, Health Policy, Data Visualization Software, Chronic Diseases, GIS Software, Geospatial Information and Technology, Infectious Diseases, Datamaps, Health Informatics, Risk Analysis, Investigation, Geospatial Mapping, Health Assessment, Statistics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Testing, Quality Assurance, Infection Control, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Tests, Bioinformatics, Medical Laboratory, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months