This document provides an overview of a course on Bayesian phylogenetics and the BEAST software package. The course covers introductory topics on Bayesian analysis and BEAST, as well as more advanced analyses including incorporating temporal and trait data. The document outlines the organization and topics to be covered in lectures, including why Bayesian methods are well-suited for pathogen evolution analysis and an introduction to Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling. It also provides information on setting up BEAST analyses using BEAUti, evaluating runs in Tracer, and summarizing runs using LogCombiner and TreeAnnotator.