PHTH 5226 — Management and Leadership in Public Health and Healthcare
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fallBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Focuses on leadership and management challenges facing public health and healthcare organizations, particularly community-based agencies and their role in public health and healthcare delivery systems. Introduces strategic thinking, negotiation, and leadership approaches that must be considered for managing a successful public health or healthcare organization. Selected topics include strategic planning; organizational development and barriers to organizational change; management strategies and principles; approaches to negotiation in public health and healthcare settings; systems thinking; and the key elements for effective organizational leadership.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 79% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 36% | 16.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 97% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60% | 8.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 22% · W 0% · Th 31% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (46% of sections), R (31% of sections), T (22% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Shu Zhang (58% of students) · reviews
- Syamak Moattari (42% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Swapnil Maniar (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PHTH course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHTH courses · Plan it at numap.app