BSc and Bachelor of Laws - Infectious Diseases in Darlington Australia | The University of Sydney

Infectious illnesses emerge from interactions between disease-causing microorganisms and their hosts. The Infectious Diseases program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on how pathogens engage with human systems across molecular, cellular, individual, and population scales to produce illness.

This academic track starts by exploring infectious diseases through the 'One Health' framework, highlighting the interconnected relationships between human, animal, and environmental wellbeing. Fundamental to this approach is examining microorganisms—including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists—as both health-promoting organisms and disease-causing agents. The curriculum examines cellular and molecular processes that facilitate disease development, with special attention to pathogen characteristics: their disease-causing strategies; their ability to bypass human immune defenses; their potential to damage tissues; their resistance to treatments; and innovations for disease control. The program further investigates infection patterns and how disease outbreaks spread through communities.