Prevention and Control of Infectious Agents

PUB HLT X 413

The course provides an introduction to infectious agents, outbreak investigations and their subsequent mitigation strategies in a public health globally.

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What you can learn.

Understand infectious agent profiles pertaining to specific communities
Evaluate various case studies incorporating outbreak and mitigation components
Comprehend and analyze infection prevention strategies
Develop mitigation strategies for various public health settings

About this course:

The course provides an introduction to infectious agents, outbreak investigations and their subsequent mitigation strategies in a public health globally. This course will help students understand infectious agent profiles pertaining to specific community and health care associated pathogens and diseases. The overall goal of this course is to expose students to various case studies that will incorporate outbreak and mitigation components. The intent of the course is to present material in class that is aimed at helping students to comprehend, synthesize, and analyze infection prevention strategies.

Prerequisites

Students must have completed and received a grade of C or higher, in PUB HLT X 411 Applied Epidemiology for Infection Prevention and Control Professionals.

Winter 2026 Schedule

January 5 - March 22

This section has no set meeting times.

Future Offering (Opens November 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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406380

Fee:

$2,445.00

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Notes

Enrollment is restricted to certificate students only. Enrollment deadline: January 11, 2026.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to sustainability@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline

Refunds only available from November 03, 2025 to January 18, 2026

Course Requirements

Book: Control of Communicable Diseases Manual

ISBN 9780875533230

Book: Red Book: 2024-2027 Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease 33rd Ed.

ISBN 9781610027342

APIC Text Online