Leadership Courses

Strengthen personal and group skills through formal training in leadership theory and practice. Connect leadership skills to your future career, graduate study, or community engagement. The campus currently offers a number of leadership-oriented courses. Since the University does not have a leadership studies academic department, the leadership courses are housed in the department in which the courses were created and the professors reside. All courses listed below are available to students regardless of major.

List of Leadership Courses currently associated with the Illinois Leadership Center (click to expand):

Ag Ed 260: Introduction to Leadership Studies (3 hrs.)

http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/schedule/urbana/2007/Fall/AGED/260.html

Study of leadership theories and their application to the development of leadership skills. Students develop a personal philosophy of leadership, prepare a development plan for enhancing leadership skills, and begin a portfolio to record their leadership growth. Explores topics concerning diversity, ethics, and leadership/follower roles. Offered each semester.

Ag Ed 360: Integrating Leadership (3 hrs.)

http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/schedule/urbana/2007/Fall/AGED/360.html

Capstone academic experience for students to study the practice of leadership in personal, team, organizational and community contexts. Emphasis is placed on transitional development of leadership skills including mentoring, networking, and developing leadership skill in others. Prerequisite: AGED 260. Offered each semester.

GE 361: Interpersonal Skills & Emotional Intelligence (3 hrs.)

http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/schedule/urbana/2007/Fall/GE/361.html

Introduction to developing interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Topics include understanding emotions in ourselves and others, assessing and improving interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence competencies including: self-regulation, motivation, empathetic listening, communication, influence collaboration and cooperation, conflict management, leadership, teamwork, and managing change. There is one required laboratory session on a single Saturday. Offered each semester.

GE 398: Engaging Leadership (1 hr.)

http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/schedule/urbana/2007/Fall/GE/398.html

Lectures on special topics in selected areas. May be repeated in the same or subsequent terms to the maximum of 9 hours. Offered each fall semester.

GE 498: Leading Change for Sustainability (3 hrs.)

http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/schedule/urbana/2007/Fall/GE/498.html

Focused on the specifics of taking a leadership role in creating positive change within individuals as well as systems. Emphasis is placed on the issue of sustainability, i.e. how to create change that lasts beyond any particular individual. Offered each spring semester.

Leadership-Related Academic Courses
The following are additional academic courses that many students have found beneficial to their learning about leadership. These courses are not directly associated with the Illinois Leadership Center and therefore specific questions should be directed to the department listed.

ACE 199: Ag Leadership and Policy
ADV 481: Advertising Research Methods
AFRO 398: Black Leadership Development
AGCOM 380: Leadership Development
BADM 310: Management and Organizational Behavior
BADM 320: Marketing
EDPSY 202: Exploring Cultural Diversity
ENV 430: Communication in Social Movements
EOL 199: Dialogue Courses
EPSY 202: Exploring Cultural Diversity
LAS 199/ENG 199: Learning in Community
LEIS 300: Leisure Services Programming and Leadership
MILS 101: Introduction to Military Science
PHIL 105: Introduction to Ethics
PSYCH 245: Industrial Organizational Psychology
RST 200: Leadership in Leisure Services
SOC 380: Social Research Methods Class
SPCOM 113: Group Discussion and Conference Leadership
SPCOM 230: Interpersonal Communication
SPCOM 496: Advanced Topics in Communication