Advanced Integrative Public Health Leadership

Catalog description

Provides the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to extend the understanding of leadership within public health venues. Advanced Integrative Public Health Leadership will extend the discipline and practice of leadership to prepare students for leading public health initiatives for diverse populations. The advanced concepts covered in this course bridge the foundational concepts learned in previous Dr.P.H. courses to these specialized areas of Leadership constructs. Students will learn advanced leadership theories such as transactional, transformational, servant, and authentic leadership, and how to apply these academic theories to the field of public health leadership, while being aware and culturally understanding of advanced ethical and moral issues, and be able to work effectively with people who have different cognitive styles for problem solving. This course will expose students to the importance of both having and being a mentor and sponsor for professional and personal growth within the public health discipline. Current and relevant social justice themes will be represented through case studies and media reports giving students the opportunities to face and make challenging decisions. This course will have a research and public speaking component to offer students experiential learning within the context of real world problems impacting the health of various populations.