Courses

Introduces fundamental principles of leadership and ethics. Emphasizes application of the principles for self-development and organizational effectiveness. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.

Explores challenges to leadership at the community level such as drug abuse, poverty, decline of infrastructure, care of the aged, etc. Gives particular attention to the development of effective leadership responses to community difficulties at university, city, state, and national levels. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: contemporary societies.

Examines the challenges of leadership posed by changeand major global issues affecting everyone. Explores issues such as human rights, hunger, disease, large-scale collective violence, and environmental deterioration with a special emphasis on effective, long-term leadership strategies.

Studies multilevel issues that originate in organizational settings but carry community and global implications. Encourages students to fully explore the complexity and interrelatedness of issues with a special emphasis on leadership and ethical implications. Same as LDSP 2820.

Students analyze the leadership styles within a host organization, examine how successfully an organization fulfills its mission, and further refine their own theories of what constitutes effective leadership.Students also complete a meaningful project over the course of the internship. Prereqs., PRLC 1810, PRLC 1820, and PRLC 2820.

Examines the challenges to leadership posed by major global issues. Problems in the areas of human rights, hunger, disease, large-scale collective violence, and environmental deterioration are explored with a special emphasis on the development of effective,long-term leadership strategies. Prereqs., PRLC 1810, PRLC 1820, and PRLC 2820.

An advanced course that focuses on critical analysis of leadership principles and techniques. Designed to provide theoretical and hands-on experience for individuals who wish to function in leadership roles at high levels of competence in the workplace and in the civic arena.