The required courses deal with strategic and complex issues that public affairs professionals are concerned with today. Format This is a 30 Graduate Credit program. The program can be completed in 11 months of full time study. This seminar introduces participants to the range of leadership theories and tasks. Leadership is seen as the inspiration and mobilization of others to undertake collective action in pursuit of the common good.
Emphasis is on theory and application to leadership cases.
This seminar focuses on developing interdisciplinary understanding of one or more policy areas through exploration of theory, readings, cases, and model-building exercises. The understanding will be used to articulate possible policy or system improvements, along with leadership implications for formulating and implementing them. The workshop addresses a particular policy or problem area, typically on behalf of a client. Based on interdisciplinary inquiry and modeling, workshop participants will propose solutions and offer recommendations. Current work situations are often used for projects and discussion.