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Foundations in Virology and Vaccinology

This specialisation in Virology and Vaccinology will provide an insight into the molecular and cellular components of vaccines and viruses. This specialisation will look at how viruses cause infections and vaccines prevent them. It will provide a good grounding for further research work in immunology, virology and infectious diseases, or for a career in the pharmaceutical and bioscience industries. The specialisation consists of four individual asynchronous courses – two focusing on vaccinology and two focusing on virology. These can be taken in any order, but there are corresponding themes within each course. On successful completion of the specialisation, learners will be able to: Explain the fundamentals of vaccinology in the context of what vaccines are and how vaccines protect us Identify different vaccine types and differentiate between the different applications of vaccines Explain the fundamental principles of virology whilst recognising the diversity of virus structure and differences in approach required to detect and track viruses amongst different populations Assess the different approaches to the treatment of viruses, and contrast this to vaccine protection

Status: Microbiology

Status: Community Health

IntermediateSpecialization

Top reviews across Foundations in Virology and Vaccinology

Reviewed Mar 4, 2025

Excellent overview of the body's immune system ! Plus the many well-presented factors and issues associated with vaccines give great perspective on world public health today.

Reviewed Jan 15, 2025

Good methodology, that helped me clarify many concepts, including those regarding vaccine preventable diseases.

Reviewed Aug 6, 2024

This is a really great course. I'm really liking this specilisation as it is giving me a comprehensive overiew about both Virology as well as Vaccinology. It's a very well organised specilisation.

Reviewed Jul 17, 2025

An excellent course that offered an extremely broad understanding of how we work to control viruses.

Reviewed Feb 8, 2025

Clear and concise descriptions in all videos of each week. Well presented, and am looking forward to follow-on courses.

Reviewed Aug 13, 2024

Excellent really enjoying, easy to understand and navigate thankyou

Reviewed Dec 18, 2024

A good synopsis for the early investigator in vaccinology. A "blast into the past" & review for others. But well worth the effort to both.

Reviewed Dec 5, 2025

Excellent piece of knowledge in such a short span of course duration

Learner reviews across Foundations in Virology and Vaccinology

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Yuvaraj

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Jul 12, 2024Course: How Vaccines Work

This is a very informative course. Starts off by introducing the Immune system and setting a solid foundation before diving into the intricasies and complexities associated with the manufacture of vaccines and the logistical/economic issues around vaccine deployment. Finally, it winds up with vaccine hesitancy which is a very important issue around vaccine acceptance in a population and also tells us how we can overcome the issue of Vaccine Hesitancy. Looking forward to the other 3 courses that are a part of this specialisation have to offer.

Dr.

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Aug 11, 2026Course: How Vaccines Work

Excellent Course: Robust Curriculum, excellent teaching styles from the Imperial College of London. Respectfully, Dr. Eric F. Prince Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Specialization / Concentration Forensic Psychology Infectious Diseases ACLS - PALS

kevin

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Mar 5, 2025Course: How Vaccines Work

Excellent overview of the body's immune system ! Plus the many well-presented factors and issues associated with vaccines give great perspective on world public health today.

Michael

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Dec 18, 2024Course: How Vaccines Work

A good synopsis for the early investigator in vaccinology. A "blast into the past" & review for others. But well worth the effort to both.

Gladys

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Jul 5, 2024Course: How Vaccines Work

Excelente opción para adentrarte al entendiemiento de las vacunas, te lleva de la mano y puntualiza los conceptos básicos.

Don

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Feb 9, 2025Course: How Vaccines Work

Clear and concise descriptions in all videos of each week. Well presented, and am looking forward to follow-on courses.

Luis

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Aug 6, 2024Course: How Vaccines Work

Excelente curso introductorio para dar un panorama completo y amplio de generalidades del desarrollo de vacunas.

Sundeep

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Dec 5, 2025Course: How Vaccines Work

Excellent piece of knowledge in such a short span of course duration

Paula

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Aug 14, 2024Course: How Vaccines Work

Excellent really enjoying, easy to understand and navigate thankyou

Yazeed

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Mar 3, 2025Course: How Vaccines Work

Very informative course and well taught

SUBHA

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed Dec 2, 2024Course: How Vaccines Work

very interested this topic

Hissa

Course: How Vaccines Work

5.0

Reviewed May 25, 2025Course: How Vaccines Work

esay refreshing

Christoph

Course: How Vaccines Work

4.0

Reviewed Nov 13, 2025Course: How Vaccines Work

Pretty good, also that this one is giving a really broad reflection of vaccination aspects on an epidemiological/social level (e.g. vaccine hesitancy and aspects such as convenience, complacency and confidence), which probably play a major role in the success of a vaccination campaign. Just the scientific part of immunology in the scope of vaccination falls a bit short.