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Core Curriculum

Leading People, Organization & Social Change

Leading People, Organization & Social Change

Facilitator: Barry Posner, Management

Courses in this Pathway examine theories of leadership and cultivate the skills and competencies necessary to lead people and organizations to achieve social change. Students will be exposed to historical and current examples of leaders and their impact on the communities they serve. Students will also explore and research methods leaders use to inspire, initiate and accomplish change in various formal, social and community roles and settings. Throughout the experience, students will be challenged to think and reflect on the type of leader they believe they should become in order to achieve their goals while addressing the needs of the greater community.

Associated Courses

Business Administration (BUSN)
71 Foundations of Leadership (two units)
72 Business Leadership Skills (two units)
173 The Leadership Experience
195A Introduction to Global Fellows (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum)
195B Reflecting on Global Fellowships (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum)
196 Leadership Practicum
Communication (COMM)
119 Organizational Communication
150 PR Theories & Practices (Students may include either COMM 150 or 152B in this Pathway but not both)
152B Public Relations Strategies and Practices (Students may include either COMM 150 or 152B in this Pathway but not both)
Ethnic Studies (ETHN)
152​ Multi-Racial Identities 
171 Immigrant Communities (cross-listed with SOCI 180)
Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX)
57 Women in American Society (cross-listed with HIST 84)
128 Gender and Social Change in Latin America (cross-listed with SOCI 135)
138 Gays and Lesbians in United States History (cross-listed with HIST 177)
173 United States Women Since 1900 (cross-listed with HIST 181)
History (HIST)
65 Parties and Presidents 
84 United States Women's History (cross-listed with GNSX 57)
165 Parties and Presidents 
177 Gays and Lesbians in United States History (cross-listed with GNSX 138)
181 United States Women Since 1900 
188S The Making of Modern America: The Progressive Era 
International Studies (INTL)
131 Sociology of Public Communication in El Salvador 
Management (MGMT)
71 Foundations of Leadership (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum)
Military Science (MILS)
11 Leadership and Personal Development (cross-listed with MILS 21/131/141)
21 Innovative Leadership (cross-listed with MILS 11/131/141)
131 Adaptive Team Leadership (cross-listed with MILS 21/11/141)
141 Developing Adaptive Leaders (cross-listed with MILS 21/11/131)
176 US Military History
Physics (PHYS)
5 Physics and Technology for Future Leaders 
Political Science (POLI)
136A Political Structures and Processes El Salvador & Central America 
Sociology (SOCI)
134 Globalization and Inequality 
135 Gender and Social Change in Latin America (cross-listed with GNSX 128)
148 Stakeholder Diversity Issues in Contemporary American Organizations
149 Business, Technology and Society
180 Immigrant Communities (cross-listed with ETHN 171)