As you progress throughout your career, you’ll ultimately find yourself in roles that require you to successfully manage and lead a team. No matter what field you work in, leadership skills and experience are critical as you seek ways to inspire a team to work toward a common goal.
To prepare our graduates to take the next step toward their career goals, Georgia State Online offers leadership courses as a fundamental component of the curriculum in many of our degree programs.
In honor of National Leadership Day, we’re sharing five online programs that can help you learn to lead in your profession.
Our Master’s of Social Work Program is designed for students who want to build their leadership skills to foster partnerships that affect social change. The program’s focus on community partnerships helps students identify issues in their communities and develop solutions that promote social and economic justice. Courses cover topics including social welfare policy and services, social work practice and research, at-risk populations, and leadership and management.
2. Criminal Justice Administration, M.I.S
Criminal justice professionals can level up in their field by earning a master’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration. The program, which blends foundational principles in criminal justice and criminology with practical courses in public management, equips students to become leaders in criminal justice systems at the local, state and federal levels. Courses in this degree pathway help students enhance their managerial and problem-solving skills, as well as their knowledge of budgeting, finance and organizational behavior.
3. Public Health, M.P.H. - Health Management and Policy Concentration
Those who want to focus their public health careers in administration and management will find their fit in our Master of Public Health Program with a concentration in Health Management and Policy. The program trains students to lead non-profit and community-based healthcare organizations through courses in health policy, public administration, economics, and public health law and ethics. Program graduates are equipped to advance health equity and address the most pressing health challenges through policy.
4. Online Master’s in Educational Leadership, Tier I
Educators who desire roles as assistant principals or in school district-level leadership will gain the credentials they need with our Online Master’s in Educational Leadership. With an emphasis on leadership concepts and research, the program equips graduates with the skills and disposition they need to enact system-wide programs that positively impact students. Teachers who already hold a master’s degree and are solely interested in obtaining their Tier I Leadership Certificate can apply for the Educational Leadership, Tier 1 Certificate Program.
5. Online Health Leadership Graduate Certificate Program
Individuals from a variety of healthcare backgrounds can build their leadership credentials with our online graduate certificate in health leadership. This 18-credit program helps students develop their leadership skills to make strategic decisions that influence organizational culture. Courses are designed for both working professionals and currently enrolled graduate students who desire an additional credential. They address topics including healthcare culture, leadership and ethics.
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