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.

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Pulmonology, Respiration, Anatomy, Patient Evaluation, Physiology, Clinical Nutrition, Pathology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
Skills you'll gain: Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Nutrition and Diet, Oncology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Blood Pressure, Healthcare Project Management, Community Health, Care Management, Chronic Diseases, Medication Administration, Care Coordination, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Pharmacotherapy, Patient Treatment, Collaboration, Planning, Patient-centered Care, Teamwork, Vital Signs
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Indian Institute of Science
Skills you'll gain: Engineering Documentation, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices, Technical Documentation, Electronic Systems, Electronic Components, Technical Communication, Materials science, Manufacturing Processes, Prototyping
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Data Visualization, Datamaps, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Jupyter, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Medical Science and Research
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Health Promotion, Food Safety and Sanitation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Epidemiology, Nutrition and Diet, Policy Development, Health Policy, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Diagnostic Tests, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cost Management, Laboratory Testing, Preventative Care, Cost Benefit Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microbiology, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: NumPy, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Predictive Modeling, Matplotlib, Artificial Intelligence, Development Environment, Pandas (Python Package), Deep Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Python Programming, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Manipulation, Tensorflow, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Computer Programming, Model Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Systems Thinking, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Health Systems, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Policy Analysis, Community Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Media and Communications, Emergency Response, Collaboration, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AWS SageMaker, Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Amazon Web Services, Machine Learning Methods, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Environment, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Environmental Policy, Public Health, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Climate Change Mitigation, Community Health, Mental Health, Chronic Diseases, Environmental Science, Physical Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Data Presentation, Health Disparities, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Data Literacy, Epidemiology, Data Quality, Public Health, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Policy Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks