PBHLTH 291
Leadership for Public Health Changemakers
This course helps you find your unique leadership voice and step into your own leadership potential in the field of Public Health by exploring three fundamental questions, no matter your background, experience level, or familiarity to date with leadership. Leadership is multidisciplinary, so our course will draw from fields ranging from engineering to economics to psychology to art, and we’ll apply a changemaker lens throughout the semester to help you become a leader ready and able to lead positive change from wherever you are.
Topics
- Apply leadership principles to address complex public health challenges. Develop skills for effective communication, negotiation, and collaboration within public health organizations. Develop clarity on the type of leader you hope to become, and the steps necessary to get there. Reflect on your values, vision, and opportunities for leading positive change no matter your role, sector, title, or years of experience. Gain confidence to thrive in highly-dynamic environments where change and disruption are the norm Analyze key leadership theories, tactics, and models relevant to the field of public health. Become a Public Health Changemaker.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027