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Epidemiology Courses

Epidemiology courses can help you learn disease transmission, outbreak investigation, statistical analysis, and public health principles. You can build skills in data collection, critical thinking, and interpreting health trends. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software, geographic information systems (GIS), and modeling techniques that are essential for analyzing health data and making informed decisions in public health initiatives.

Popular Epidemiology Courses and Certifications


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Hypothesis Testing in Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Biostatistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Scientific Methods, Quantitative Research, Epidemiology, Public Health, Analysis

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    660 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Utrecht University

    The exposome: cracking the science about what makes us sick

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Environmental Monitoring, Medical Science and Research, Social Determinants Of Health, Preventative Care, Biostatistics, Statistical Methods, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental Science, Data Science, Statistical Analysis, Cardiology, Laboratory Research, Research Design, Biochemistry, Research

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    COVID-19 Contact Tracing

    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

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    95K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Environmental Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Environment Health And Safety, Risk Management, Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Environmental Regulations, Public Health, Health Assessment, Policy Development

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    24 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    AIDS: Fear and Hope

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Patient Treatment, Diagnostic Tests, Health Care, Direct Patient Care, Bloodborne Pathogens, Health Disparities, Infection Control, Patient Education and Support, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Chronic Diseases, Preventative Care, Health Equity, Public Health, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Health Policy, Social Sciences, Microbiology, Cultural Diversity, Community Health

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    426 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Diagnosing Health Behaviors for Global Health Programs

    Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Behavioral Health, Health Education, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Applied Behavior Analysis, Health Policy, Community Health, Culture, Social Sciences, Program Evaluation, Learning Theory, Human Learning

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    97 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Interventions and Calibration

    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
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    56 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Covid-19 Death Medical Analysis & Visualization using Plotly

    Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Datamaps, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Scatter Plots, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Data Analysis, Medical Science and Research, Analysis

    4.2
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    13 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Population Health: Health & Health Behaviour

    Skills you'll gain: Patient-centered Care, Health Promotion, Patient Education and Support, Behavioral Health, Health Education, Health Technology, Mental and Behavioral Health, Chronic Diseases, Patient Communication, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Care Management, Telehealth, Health Informatics, Stress Management, Program Evaluation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Global Disease Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Public Health, Health Equity, Social Determinants Of Health, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Socioeconomics, Health Assessment, Demography, Disabilities, Chronic Diseases, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection

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    130 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Imperial College London

    Science Matters: Let's Talk About COVID-19

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Community Health, Infection Control, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Health Systems, Socioeconomics, Health Policy, Clinical Practices, Emergency Response, Immunology, Diagnostic Tests, General Medicine, Microbiology, Media and Communications, Molecular Biology, Estimation

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    223 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Building on the SIR Model

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, R Programming, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, R (Software), Public Health

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    31 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular epidemiology courses

  • Hypothesis Testing in Public Health : Johns Hopkins University
  • The exposome: cracking the science about what makes us sick: Utrecht University
  • COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Johns Hopkins University
  • Human Health Risks, Health Equity, and Environmental Justice: University of Michigan
  • AIDS: Fear and Hope: University of Michigan
  • Diagnosing Health Behaviors for Global Health Programs: Johns Hopkins University
  • Interventions and Calibration: Imperial College London
  • Covid-19 Death Medical Analysis & Visualization using Plotly: Coursera
  • Population Health: Health & Health Behaviour: Universiteit Leiden
  • Global Disease Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution: Imperial College London

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Probability Distribution (7)
Bayesian Statistics (6)
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