Course description
This course is designed to develop students with the essential skills and strategies needed to effectively lead, manage and champion the field of health and take action to change systems, sustain changes, promote populations health and health equity. Students will cover fundamental principles of management, analyze leadership styles and strategies, recogize team building, strategic planning, financial management, decision making and consider the development of leadership through mentioring, coaching, recognition and support. Students will apply these leadership and management concepts to real-world public health challenges through case studies, simulations, and hands-on projects with the understanding of accountability and professionalism.
Course details
Credit transfer
Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.Fall 2026 registration opens June 29, 2026.
Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery