Leadership and Communication

The objective of this 1.5 unit (i.e., 270-hour) course, which students will take online in the summer prior to arriving on campus, is to enable students to become public health leaders who can communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences. Students will learn leadership principles, such as, how to create a vision, advocate for policies and programs, build coalitions, and use negotiation and mediation strategies. Students will build on their oral and written communication skills, by writing an op-ed delivering a presentation to their peers and interacting with public health leaders and elected officials. Students will also learn from leading experts in the fields of leadership and communication related to public health.