221.607.11
Essential Skills for Women’s Leadership in Global Health
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
All students concerned with supporting women leaders in global health and excited to develop solutions are welcome.
Are you interested in exploring the unique challenges that women face as they explore leadership roles in global health? Do you want to build essential skills that will help you embrace opportunities and navigate complex situations? This course will help you prepare for your own leadership journey.
Provides a robust understanding of the barriers women face in leadership and guides the development of solutions and strategies for individuals and institutions moving forward. Enhances knowledge about women’s leadership in global health including barriers and models/frameworks that have been used to promote women in leadership. Distinguishes various leadership approaches and their implications in different cultural settings, highlighting diversity and intersectionality theories in particular. Builds essential skills including self-awareness, communication, and negotiation. Encourages a solutions-oriented mindset via the development of individual and institutional strategies. Utilizes case studies and discussion exercises that feature diverse organizational and societal contexts.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify barriers faced by women in global health leadership
- Explain the value of essential skills (i.e. communication, negotiation, self-awareness) and how they can be applied to leadership globally
- Identify and employ culturally appropriate leadership approaches in global health organizations
- Apply concepts of leadership to their own career goals and objectives
- Develop solutions and strategies to overcome organizational barriers to women’s leadership in global health
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Discussion
- 20% In-class Exercises
- 20% Reflection
- 40% Final Project