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Leadership & Communication

This course is designed to expand student understanding of the theory and practice of leadership, conflict management, and decision-making. It is also designed to focus on issues of cohesiveness, trust, motivation, vision, and goals. Students must integrate their personal ethics and definition of leadership in various course assignments and projects

Leading In Communities

This course examines the nuances of leadership within communities. To learn what makes an effective community leader and the role a leader plays in community action, students will explore the importance of framing ideas, mobilizing resources, and developing social capital. This course expands on theories to highlight correlation with servant leadership, community behavior, and collaborative leadership styles. Finally, working with community visioning, change and ambiguity will reinforce the need for flexibility within the community leader's toolkit.

Instructional Approaches In Commnty Edu

This course will present the basics of teaching and learning within a community setting. Community learning and development, community-based education and community education will all be explored, as well as effective teaching methodologies outside of the classroom. Students will learn innovative, unique teaching techniques through hands on instruction in a variety of community settings.

Senior Capstone Seminar In Cld

One of the two senior capstone courses in Community and Leadership Development. Students will learn to integrate theories common to multiple social science contexts. Following critical analyses, students will learn to describe how these theories are applied within various situations. Presentations and applied research papers will be significant course components.

Senior Capstone Practicum In Cld

A senior capstone course for seniors in community and leadership development. This is a cooperative educational program between the CLD majors at the University of Kentucky and approved employers who furnish facilities and instruction that help students acquire the skills and knowledge required in their chosen field. Ultimately, this is a dually beneficial relationship; stakeholder relations are improved while students have an opportunity to build relationships/networks that could encourage future career development.

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