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.

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Infant Care, Nutrition Education, Pediatrics, Nutrition Counseling, Nutrition and Diet, Childhood Education and Development, Child Welfare, Meal Planning And Preparation, Working With Children, Nutritional Assessment, Child Development, Preventative Care, Health Education, Caregiving, Food Safety and Sanitation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Assessment, Health Care, Public Health, Health Equity
Beginner · 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

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Digital Transformation, Health Technology, Public Health, Medical Privacy, Health Systems, Health Care, Data Governance, Interoperability, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Maternal Health, Prenatal Care, Child Health, Patient Education And Counseling, Nutrition Counseling, Preventative Care, Clinical Nutrition, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Nutrition and Diet, Food Safety and Sanitation, Medical Science and Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Data Pipelines, Performance Metric
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, Health Informatics, AI Security, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), LLM Application, Medical Privacy, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Logistic Regression, Computer Vision
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Biotechnology, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Pre-Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Precision Medicine, Molecular Biology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Program Management, Model Evaluation, Performance Testing, Data Management, Decision Support Systems
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Western Australia
Skills you'll gain: Hematology, Pathology, Laboratory Testing, Medical Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory Science, Analytical Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Image Analysis, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Healthcare Ethics, Preventative Care, Social Determinants Of Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Promotion, Health Systems, Political Sciences, Social Justice, Program Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Hematology, Chronic Diseases, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Physiology, Infectious Diseases, Pathology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months