Programs in communicable diseases help students research how to prevent the spread of these illnesses. Students look at how these diseases began, methods to stop the spreading and what to do in the event of an outbreak.

Oceania also known as Oceanica is a region centred on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean.[4] Opinions of what constitutes Oceania range from its three subregions of Melanesia,Micronesia, and Polynesia[5] to, more broadly, the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago.