Infectious Disease Outbreaks

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to the operational pillars of infectious disease outbreaks such as clinical management, logistics, infection prevention and control, policy and regulations. Students will begin with the basic concepts of infectious diseases, dynamics of disease transmission, and emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. The course encourages a wider conversation on the implications of infectious diseases in the broader context of public health, and challenges students to think creatively about solutions for prevention and control.