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.

Leadership is not a title. Leadership is an act. It’s a conscious choice to step up, serve others, and make a difference in our organizations, communities, and our world. 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: WHY am I choosing to lead? Leadership is personal. How will you apply your values, your strengths, your qualities, your motivation, and your lived experiences towards your choice to lead? HOW am I choosing to lead? Leadership is not one-size-fits-all. What approaches, tactics, and mindsets will you bring into defining your own leadership style? WHAT am I choosing to lead? Leadership is a lens for creating positive change, whether within your career, community, team, or organization. What impact will your leadership make possible? This course will include a combination of lectures, group discussions, individual reflection, case studies, and experiential learning activities.

This course meets the MPH Leadership requirement.
Section 2 will meet for the last 7 weeks of the semester, from October 16th - December 4th.

Credit Restrictions

Students will receive no credit for PB HLTH 291 after completing PB HLTH 291. A deficient grade in PB HLTH 291 may be removed by taking PB HLTH 291.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.