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.

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Testing, Epidemiology, Infection Control, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Patient Evaluation, Health Systems, Direct Patient Care, Personal protective equipment, Drug Development, Media and Communications
★ 4.7 (222) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Amsterdam
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Patient Treatment, Drug Development, Clinical Assessment
★ 4.7 (170) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Research Design, Health Policy
★ 4.7 (5K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Diagnostic Tests, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Research
★ 4.8 (808) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Nebraska
Skills you'll gain: Personal protective equipment, Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Patient Safety, Mental Health, Media and Communications
★ 4.7 (166) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Environment, Health Policy, Governance
★ 4.6 (44) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, Airway Management, Trauma Care, Automated External Defibrillator, Patient Communication, Child Health, Childbirth, Clinical Assessment, Maternal Health, Patient Advocacy, Health Assessment, Pediatrics, Basic Patient Care, Vital Signs, Medical History Documentation, Respiratory Care, Neurology, Medication Administration, Cardiology, Pharmacology
★ 4.8 (2.7K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Data Visualization, Public Health, Data Presentation, Trend Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Health Policy, Chronic Diseases, GIS Software, Infectious Diseases, Datamaps, Risk Analysis, Investigation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Geospatial Mapping, Community Health, Event Monitoring, Data Analysis, Health Assessment, Statistics
★ 4.7 (4.6K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Cooking, Chronic Diseases, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Meal Planning And Preparation, Health Promotion, Health Informatics
★ 4.7 (34K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Health Disparities, Infectious Diseases, Social Determinants Of Health, Microbiology, Infection Control, Immunology
★ 4.9 (1.9K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Oncology, Physiology, Pathology, Cell Biology
★ 4.8 (415) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Bioinformatics, Data Storage, Computer Programming, Analysis, Software Testing, C and C++, Python Programming, Network Analysis, Infectious Diseases, Java Programming, Computer Science, Java, Big Data, Debugging, Rust (Programming Language), Program Development, Javascript
★ 4.6 (17K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months