Course description
This course provides an in-depth review of infection prevention and control principles across a range of healthcare and non-healthcare environments, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, retirement homes, congregate settings (e.g., group homes), childcare centres, and personal service settings. Students will explore how facility design and building system operations influence the transmission of infectious diseases, and will examine the unique risks posed by Construction, renovation, maintenance and design (CRMD)activities in these settings. Through the analysis of current standards, guidelines, regulations, and real-world outbreak case studies, students will gain practical skills in identifying risks and applying strategies to strengthen safety and reduce infection control hazards across diverse environments.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.Fall 2026 registration opens June 29, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery