SLD 121H African American Leadership: History, Philosophy, & Practice-Honors

African American Leadership: History, Philosophy, and Practice is a course designed to examine the history, philosophy, key leadership strategies and practices of African American leaders. This course focuses on Leadership Theory; Foundations of AA Leadership and AA Leadership in Practice. This honors class delves deeper into course topics and requires a high level of student motivation; the pace may be faster than non-honors courses. See the Honors Program website for information. Students cannot receive credit for both SLD 121 and SLD 121H.

Credits

4

General Education Requirements

Social Science

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Know and be exposed to a wide-range for African American leaders from grassroots protest leaders to mainstream leaders in politics, arts, science, and business
2. Apply the principles of African American leadership in their individual lives
3. Understand the process of leadership development within the context of the African American experience
4. Acquire and develop the personal vision, discipline and toolkit needed to prepare for leadership roles