LDRS 3400:Leadership and Community Engagement

3 Credit Hours
In this course, students explore connections between leadership and various forms of community engagement. Differences between civic engagement, civic responsibility, community service, service learning, advocacy, and activism are examined in conjunction with leadership approaches and models aimed at effecting social change. Students apply principles of these engaged leadership models while designing and implementing community-based team projects that influence social change. Students leave the course with an understanding of how engaged leaders can impact their communities.