Requirements for a Certificate in Leadership Studies:
20 credits, plus one experience (examples include but are not limited to: internships, HOP, or study abroad)

• Introductory Leadership Seminar (4)
• BLI 101: Leadership Skills (4)
• BLI 201: Leadership Project (2)
• BLI 211: Leadership Experience Seminar (2)
• Leadership Perspectives (0)
• Advanced Leadership Seminar (4)
• BLI 471, BLI 472: Leadership Capstone (2, 2)
  
  

Leadership Seminars for 2007-08

Introductory Leadership Seminars:

Seminars not limited to first-year students:

• HIST 155: Hitler and the Holocaust (4)
• HIST 214: Issues in Contemporary History (4)
• REL 155: Chaplaincy Studies I (2)
  
  

First-Year Seminars:

• CHEM 197F: Contribution of Science to Global Issues (4)
• CHEM/WS 197F: Women of Discovery (4)
• ENG 197F: The Nature and Culture of Water (4)
• ENG/WS 197F: Women, Health, and Culture (4)
• HIST 197F: Heroes: Not the TV Show (4)
• HIST 197F: History Rocks (4)
• INTL 197F: Heritage Not Hate? The Culture, Geography, and Politics of Nationalism and Heritage (4)
• REL 197F: M3. Mystics and Mavericks Medieval: Women and Spiritual Leadership (4)

Advanced Seminars:

• BUS 224: Ethical Leadership (4)
• HIST 317: Presidential Character and Leadership (4)
• POLS 250: Special Topic - Leadership in Africa (4)
• POLS 250: Special Topic - Leadership in Latin America (4)
• REL 255: Chaplaincy Studies II (2)
  
  

Courses in Leadership Studies:

BLI 101: Leadership Skills (4)
This course has three components: skills seminar, leadership lab, and communication skills group. The skills seminar seeks to familiarize participants with contemporary leadership theories and styles, as well as refine presentation, conflict management and negotiation skills. The lab provides opportunities for students to practice their skills with senior students in a videotaped setting. Communication skills group provides a small group experience for support and challenge as participants work toward a specific individual goal. Open to first-year students. No prerequisite. Offered both terms.

BLI 201: Leadership Project (2)
In this course participants design semester leadership projects with individual goals relevant to the participant's leadership development. Participants will meet weekly to discuss project progress and provide support and challenge to others while integrating feedback received from fellow participants. Before course completion, students will write an experience summary that integrates theory with their leadership practice. Prerequisite: BLI 101 and an introductory leadership seminar. Offered both terms.

BLI 211: Leadership Experience Seminar (2)
This course provides integrative discussion for students who are completing or have completed an experiential component toward the leadership studies certificate. Experiential components could include (but are not limited to) experiences in: Hollins Outdoor Program (HOP), service learning, internships, or study abroad. Participants will journal regularly and respond to inquiries regarding their leadership development. Prerequisite: BLI 101 and an introductory leadership seminar. Offered both terms.

BLI 471, 472: Leadership Capstone (2, 2)
This course seeks to provide participants with training and practice in nonprofit board governance. Participants will serve on the BLI advisory board or a local approved community board, performing committee tasks and board-related functions including financial statement and budget analyses and fundraising. Participants will also conduct leadership labs and provide mentoring for students in the leadership skills class. Continued work on leadership development and individual goals will occur in the leadership integration group. Before course completion, students will write an experience summary that integrates theory with their leadership practice. Prerequisites: BLI 210 and BLI 211. BLI 471 offered Term 1; BLI 472 offered Term 2.

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