Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LM Public Leadership
School	Government
Department	Public Administration and Poli
Module Code	08 37487
Module Lead	Catherine Durose and Koen Bartels
Level	Masters Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-11 hours Seminar-11 hours Guided independent study-178 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	As the world grapples with challenges that are unprecedented, urgent and complex, from pandemics to climate change and political polarisation, we hear repeated demands for public leadership. But what is public leadership and what does it mean to lead in the current environment? This module focuses on public leadership, which means both leadership that takes place within a public sector environment, and more widely leadership for the public interest. In this module, we present a range of different approaches to leadership in general, and public leadership specifically, to help to understand and interrogate our own assumptions on the purpose, practice and value of public leadership, and its role in meeting public management challenges.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand the purpose of public leadership and what distinguishes it from broader approaches to leadership. Interrogate assumptions and archetypes of public leadership. Evaluate a range of public leadership theories and concepts. Critically reflect on the relevance of different theories and concepts of public leadership to addressing contemporary public management challenges.
Assessment	37487-01 : Assignment 1 : Coursework (30%) 37487-02 : Assignment 2 : Coursework (70%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: One x 1,000 word essay (30%)One x 3,000 word essay (70%) Reassessment: 1 x 4,000 word essay
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