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.

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Pharmacotherapy, Medical Prescription, Medication Therapy Management, Utilization Management, Hospital Medicine, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Practices, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Diagnostic Tests, Long Term Care
★ 4.7 (800) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Xi'an Jiaotong University
Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Preventative Care, Public Health, Personal protective equipment, Diagnostic Tests, Hospital Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Patient Treatment, Pathology, Microbiology
★ 4.5 (362) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Sanitation, Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Environment Health And Safety, Epidemiology, Preventative Care, Emergency Response, Water Resources, Hand Hygiene, Healthcare Ethics, Community Health, Water Quality, Radiation Protection, Environmental Science, Environmental Issue, Immunology
★ 4.8 (124) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Model Evaluation, Simulations, Statistical Modeling, Model Optimization, Data Modeling, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Immunology, R Programming, Regression Analysis, Differential Equations, Statistical Methods, Public Health, Probability Distribution
★ 4.7 (56) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Infection Control, Rapport Building, Patient Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Active Listening, Epidemiology, Healthcare Ethics, Community Outreach, Infectious Diseases, Investigation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Microbiology, Health Technology, Community Health, Medical Privacy, Ethical Standards And Conduct
★ 4.9 (95K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Stanford Online
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Cooking, Chronic Diseases, Preventative Care, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Meal Planning And Preparation, Food and Beverage, Health Promotion, Health Informatics, Social Sciences, Habit Formation, Behavior Management, Biochemistry
★ 4.7 (34K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Bloodborne Pathogens, Patient Positioning, Patient Safety, Safety Standards, Safety Training, Occupational Health, Safety Assurance, Lifting Ability, Personal protective equipment, Health And Safety Standards, Safety Audits, Infection Control, Accident Prevention, Radiation Protection, Injury Prevention, Environment Health And Safety, Hazard Communication (HazCom), Infectious Diseases
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Preventative Care, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Chronic Diseases, Biological Engineering, Physiology, Hematology, Life Sciences, Medical Terminology, Oncology, Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Blood Banking
★ 4.7 (2.2K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Exercise Science, Physiology, Nutrition and Diet, Behavioral Health, Human Musculoskeletal System, Health Assessment, Pharmacology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Immunology, Preventative Care, Respiration, Nutritional Assessment, Endocrinology, Chronic Diseases, Vital Signs, Biochemistry, Public Health
★ 4.8 (4.8K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
★ 4.3 (1.3K) · 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, Clinical Laboratory Science, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Pharmacology, Health Policy, Molecular Biology
★ 4.7 (2.6K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Florida
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutritional Assessment, Preventative Care, Behavior Management, Anatomy, Vital Signs, Physiology, Sensory Systems Analysis, Infectious Diseases, First Aid, Ancient History
★ 4.9 (997) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months