Leadership Residential Academic Program at Williams Village
LDSP 1000-3. The Foundations of 21st Century Leadership. Introduces students to the critical need for and approaches to the practice of creative and effective leadership. Premised on the idea that the potential for leadership is present in all of us. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: ideals and values.
LDSP 1561-1. Compassionate Leadership and Mindfulness. Explores various practices and traditions that lead to a balanced, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual life critical to the practice of effective leadership. Prereqs., LDSP 1000 and 2400. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
LDSP 1571-1. Topics in Leadership. Examines the complex nature of leadership by applying knowledge and practice to contemporary and social issues. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Prereq., LDSP 1000 and 2400.
LDSP 2400-3. Understanding Privilege and Oppression in Contemporary Society-Leadership in a Multicultural World. Broad-based, multicultural, multidisciplinary course. Covers the interaction of privilege and oppression in the U.S., focusing on race, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, and physical ability, as well as leadership skills needed to function in a multicultural, global society. Same as FARR 2400. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
LDSP 2910 (1-3). Field Practicum 1. Offers supervised campus and off-campus experiences tied to course work in the Chancellor’s Leadership RAP or the INVST program. See also LDSP 2920. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as EDUC 2910.
LDSP 2920 (1-3). Field Practicum 2. Offers supervised campus and off-campus experiences tied to course work in the Chancellor’s Leadership RAP or the INVST program. See also LDSP 2910. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as EDUC 2920.
LDSP 3100 (3-4). Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles and Practices. Focuses on leadership theories and skills necessary for effectiveness in multicultural settings. Students gain understanding of traditional and culturally diverse approaches to leadership and change through comparative analyses of western and non-western theories and practices. Community service required. Same as ETHN 3201 and INVS 3100. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.
LDSP 4010-4. Critical Issues in Leadership: A Capstone Course. Critical thinking is fundamental to leadership competency. Leaders must have skill at making judgments and collecting information from a variety of sources and on topics in which they have limited expertise. Students read, discuss, and write critical evaluations of contemporary leadership theory from an ethical, military, community building, and business perspective. Prereq., a minimum of 10 credit hours towards the Leadership Certificate completed. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: critical thinking.
