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Certificate in Leadership Studies | Service Learning

Certificate in Leadership Studies

Offered by the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education

The 18 credit Certificate in Leadership Studies is an undergraduate program that is interdisciplinary, multidimensional, experiential, and multicultural. The certificate is offered through the Center and the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Award of certificate is acknowledged on recipient’s academic transcript.

Requirements: The Certificate in Leadership Studies consists of at least 18 hours of course work. Following is a listing of core courses for the Certificate in Leadership Studies.

LDR 2101- Leadership Theory and Practice (3)
Leadership Theory and Practice is designed to inspire, teach and engage students in the process of leadership learning. Students will be introduced to leadership theory and come to understand their unique role in leadership on campus, in their academic discipline, and within our larger society.

LDR 2162- Leadership in Groups and Communities (3)
Leadership in Groups and Communities is designed to inspire, teach and engage students in the process of leadership learning within the context of working with groups and communities. Students will also have an opportunity to develop skills necessary to be effective in the leadership process and practice these skills within their community. The course will be highly interactive with student participation and outside class involvement as critical components to the learning process.

LDR 3214- Leadership and Change (3)
Leadership and Change is an advanced undergraduate leadership course that examines the change process and prepares leaders who are effective in working with individuals, groups and organizations in leading and managing change. The course is designed to be an interactive theory-to-practice course focused on leadership as a change process.

LDR 3263- Leadership Experience (3)
This experiential based course offers participants an opportunity to put into practice the knowledge, theory, and skills they have learned in previous courses in the Certificate program. Students will select and create an experience, complete an experiential learning contract for the course, and do extensive reflection on their experience throughout the course.

LDR 4105- Leadership and Complexity (3)
This final course in the Certificate program builds upon the leadership literature, theory and experience created in the previous certificate courses. This course provides opportunities for analysis of student’s experiential opportunity, advanced theory to practice work, and development of personal leadership theory and integrated learning plan. Systematic reflection on applied leadership issues and strategies is an important component of this course.