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PhD - Systemic Leadership
This specialization is designed to help students prepare for leadership roles with a variety of settings, including public and nonprofit community organizations. Courses within this specialization look at important topics related to systemic leadership such as how to integrate marriage and family therapy into an existing behavioral health agency and how to create a socially conscious company culture using ethical decision making. Students will also explore the role of marriage and family therapy in public health polices and learn the skills necessary to work in administrative roles within higher education.
Students with this specialization are required to focus on issues related to systemic leadership for their course projects, Advanced Practical Experience Component and dissertation research.