In reviewing this list of courses it should be noted that they include both specific leadership courses, devoted entirely to leadership topics, as well as other courses that include both leadership and management topics and other content areas that are critical for public health leaders to master.

The basis for the leadership topics included in these courses are competencies defined by The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, and The National Public Health Leadership Development Network.

The certificate program will follow the schedule below. A course plan must be submitted to the Program Coordinator. A sample student course plan is shown below after the curriculum schedule. Your course plan does not guarantee you a seat in your elective course, however you are guaranteed a seat in the required courses. Course plans are used for course projections. We encourage all students to register early to ensure a seat in your desired course.

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PUBH 747: Project Management Principles & Practices (3 credits)

PUBH 790: Public Health Leadership Seminar-- Leadership Style: (2 credits)

PUBH 791: Core Principles of Leadership (3 credits)

The Core Principles in Public Health Leadership course introduces students to major theories and concepts of leadership, ways of applying these to public health issues requiring leadership, and provides an opportunity for students to develop skills and resources for further developing their own and others' leadership. Core Principles of Leadership will cover key topics such as major theories and models of leadership, leadership competencies, current public health issues and challenges, ethical issues in leadership, and approaches to change and leadership at the team, organizational and community level. Faculty contact: David Steffen

Choose from one of the following spring electives:

PUBH 730: Quality Improvement in Leadership (3 credits)

This course explores managerial and organizational issues related to quality to assist managers who are or will be operating in various levels and types of healthcare and public health organizations. The course is designed to balance theory and practical lessons to increase students' knowledge, skills and abilities to lead performance improvement in their organizations.

PUBH 735: Policy Development in Public Health Leadership (3 credits)

Policy development is a core public health function. It builds on the foundation provided by another core public health function - assessment. Successful leadership in public health practice requires the ability to integrate a range of strategic competencies and skills and apply them within a practical framework. This course will address and integrate several key processes in policy development, including:

• Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues;
• Mobilizing community partnerships to identify and solve health problems; and
• Developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

This course requires students to apply skills, knowledge, theories, and strategies inherent in the policy development process to exercises and case studies. The course emphasizes adult learning principles.  

PUBH 745: Community Health Improvement & Role of Assessment (3 credits)

Course focuses on development of knowledge and skills for interaction and assessment of population, advocacy, collaboration, partnerships, coalition building, and constituency development.

Other spring, summer, or fall courses that maybe of interest for PHLC students include the following:

Program Planning and Evaluation (PUBH 746), Public Health Practice (PUBH 680), Social Marketing (PUBH 731), Cultural Competence (PUBH 732), Emergency Preparedness (PUBH 733)

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