UGS 3005 - International Leadership Academy

Meets with HONOR 3005. In this age of globalization, leadership takes on new and complex meanings. Future leaders need to display an understanding of political, economic, social global forces, and the skills to manage those forces within diverse organizations. This course enables students to explore what it means to be a leader in the age of globalization. Students will seek answers to the kinds of new leadership needed in an era of global capitalism, democracy, and changing communication technologies. This course will also foster a student?s ability to identify priorities, obtain necessary resources, implement policies, and achieve optimal outcomes in a context that is constrained by global forces. The International Leadership Academy explores these themes and questions in theory and in practice. The first half of this course examines leadership from different theoretical perspectives and focuses on key concepts associated with leadership. The second half of the class specifies the types of leadership in different organizations as well as investigates different kinds of issues which call for leadership in an era of globalization. The International Leadership Academy consists of three components: the International Leadership Seminar (lectures and guest speakers), the Mentoring Program (each student is assigned a mentor), and an optional International Opportunity (study abroad, internship, or volunteer experience).