Leadership Studies Courses
Use this website to search for ALL the Department of Leadership Studies course descriptions. Use the search boxes below the field names to search, if needed. Select the arrow to the right of the course title for more information and to access the syllabus. Please note, instructor names and syllabi posted on this website are from the the previous time it was taught, not necessarily the upcoming semester. Syllabi are typically updated 2 weeks into each semester. If you have questions or need more information, email leadershipstudies@sandiego.edu.
| Code | Number | Title | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC | 560 | Technology for School Leaders | 1 |  |
| EDUC | 562 | Structured Mentoring II | 1 | |
| EDUC | 563 | Structured Mentoring III | 1 | |
| LEAD | 160 | Personal Leadership, Self-Inquiry, and Discovery | 3 | |
| LEAD | 161 | Emerging Leaders | 2 | |
| LEAD | 162 | Outdoor Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 280 | Leadership Through Service-Learning | 3 | |
| LEAD | 349 | Women in Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 350 | Leadership and Group Development | 3 | |
| LEAD | 351 | Leadership for Change Capstone | 3 | |
| LEAD | 352 | Nonprofit Leadership and Management | 3 | |
| LEAD | 353 | Professional and Ethical Issues and the Practice of Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 354 | Leadership and Diversity in Organizations | 3 | |
| LEAD | 355s/356s | Agency Leadership Seminar | 1 | |
| LEAD | 357 | Leadership and the Practice of Presence | 3 | |
| LEAD | 359 | Models of Participatory Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 372 | Leadership and Spirtuality | 3 | |
| LEAD | 373 | Lessons in Leadership: The American Presidency | 3 | |
| LEAD | 379 | Experimental Course | 1-3 | |
| LEAD | 379 | Professional Engagement | 1 | |
| LEAD | 387P | Student Leadership: Practical Experience | 1-3 | |
| LEAD | 388/389 | Leadership Internship and Skill Development I & II | 1-3 | |
| LEAD | 399/499 | Independent Study | 1-3 | |
| LEAD | 500 | Research, Design and Evaluation of Nonprofit Programs | 4 | |
| LEAD | 501 | Nonprofit Sector and Management Fundamentals | 3 | |
| LEAD | 502 | Leadership and Ethics | 3 | |
| LEAD | 503 | Nonprofit Finance | 3 | |
| LEAD | 504 | Human Relations for Leaders | 1 | |
| LEAD | 505 | Organizational Theory (NP) | 3 | |
| LEAD | 506 | Resource Development and Fundraising | 3 | |
| LEAD | 507 | Community Organizing & Change | 3 | |
| LEAD | 508 | Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations | 2 | |
| LEAD | 509 | Legal Issues for Nonprofit Corporations | 1 | |
| LEAD | 510 | Board Management and Leadership | 2 | |
| LEAD | 511 | Strategic Planning and Positioning | 3 | |
| LEAD | 512 | Collaboration | 1 | |
| LEAD | 513 | Advocacy Skills and Strategies | 2 | |
| LEAD | 514 | Public Speaking | 1 | |
| LEAD | 515 | Risk Management | 1 | |
| LEAD | 516 | Related Business Development | 2 | |
| LEAD | 517 | Capital & Endowment Campaign Planning | 2 | |
| LEAD | 518 | Nonprofits and Civil Society in Guatemala | 2 | |
| LEAD | 519 | Understanding Bi-National Nonprofits In the US-Mexican Border Region | 2 | |
| LEAD | 530 | Creative Leadership - Assessment, Challenge & Support | 1 | |
| LEAD | 535 | Models of Participatory Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 549 | Research Design and Methodology for Leaders | 3 | |
| LEAD | 550 | Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| LEAD | 551 | Human Relations for Leaders | 3 | |
| LEAD | 552 | School Law for Aspiring Leaders | 3 | |
| LEAD | 553 | Instructional Leadership and Supervision I | 2 | |
| LEAD | 554 | Instructional Leadership and Supervision II | 2 | |
| LEAD | 555 | Leadership and Ethics | 3 | |
| LEAD | 556 | Organizations and Diversity | 3 | |
| LEAD | 557 | Leadership and Spirituality | 3 | |
| LEAD | 558 | School Leadership and the Politics of Education | 3 | |
| LEAD | 559 | Leadership and Organizational Change | 3 | |
| LEAD | 560 | School Law for Practicing Administrators | 3 | |
| LEAD | 565 | Dynamics of Race, Gender and Culture in Higher Education | 3 | |
| LEAD | 566 | Coaching and Mentoring | 3 | |
| LEAD | 567 | Writing for Publication | 3 | |
| LEAD | 569 | Meaning Making and the Collegiate Experience | 3 | |
| LEAD | 571 | History and Philosophy of Higher Education | 3 | |
| LEAD | 572 | Leadership and Contemporary Issues | 3 | |
| LEAD | 573 | Economics of Education | 3 | |
| LEAD | 574 | Gender and Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 575 | The Community College | 3 | |
| LEAD | 576 | Community College Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 577 | Higher Education Policy | 3 | |
| LEAD | 578 | Higher Education Administration | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Action Research Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Grant Making for the Greater Good | 2 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Contemporary Issues in the Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Sector | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Foundations of Executive Coaching | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Special Topics: Situational Leadership | 1 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Professional Engagement | 1 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Spec Topics in Research Methodology: Mixed Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Leadership Theory and the Filmmaker's Art | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Purpose Based Consulting II: Transforming Organizations in the Here and Now | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Leadership and Spirituality | 1 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Contemporary Thought Leaders in Leadership Studies | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Leading in a Global Economy | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Professional Presentation Skill: Stand and Deliver! No More Boring Speeches | 1 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Studying American Presidents: Lessons in Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Special Topics in Quantitative Research | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Consultancy and Professional Services Marketing | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Of Love and Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Purpose Based Consulting I: A New Paradigm | 2 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Professional Engagement | 1 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Nonprofit And Philanthropic Studies: A Seminar on the Field's Emerging Research and Knowledge Base | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Nonprofit Sector Essentials | 2 | |
| LEAD | 579 | HE Master Teacher: Gallery of Creative Solutions | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579 | Grounded Theory and Ethnography | 3 | |
| LEAD | 579(I) | Social Entrepreneurship and Human Development | 3 | |
| LEAD | 580 | Consulting to Groups | 3 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Special Topics: Letting Go To Lead | 1 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Special Topics: Community College Leadership Academy | 3 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Special Topics: Leading Schools in a Flat World - Summer 2009 | 3 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Spec Topics: Coaching to Lead | 2 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Special Topics in Leadership Studies - Overview | 1-3 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Special Topics: Appreciative Inquiry - Summer 2011 | 2 | |
| LEAD | 581 | Special Topics: Leading Dialogue - 3 units | 3 | |
| LEAD | 582 | Survey Research Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 583/4 | Special Topics: The Principalship I and II | 2 | |
| LEAD | 585 | Leadership for Change | 3 | |
| LEAD | 588 | Diversity and the Preparation of School Leaders | 2 | |
| LEAD | 594 | Student Affairs Graduate Assistant Seminar | 1.5 | |
| LEAD | 595 | Thesis Supervision | 1-3 | |
| LEAD | 597P | Practicum in School Administration I | 3 | |
| LEAD | 598 | Leadership Internship - M.A. | 3 | |
| LEAD | 598P | Practicum in School Administration II | 3 | |
| LEAD | 599 | Independent Study | 1-6 | |
| LEAD | 600 | Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| LEAD | 601 | Organizational Theory and Change | 3 | |
| LEAD | 602 | Leadership, Inquiry & Research I | 3 | |
| LEAD | 603 | Ethics and Leadership | 3 | |
| LEAD | 604 | The Policy-Making Process | 3 | |
| LEAD | 605 | Adult Development | 3 | |
| LEAD | 606 | Leadership, Inquiry & Research II | 3 | |
| LEAD | 607 | Applied Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 608 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 609 | Evaluation: Theory and Practice | 3 | |
| LEAD | 610 | Dissertation Seminar | 3 | |
| LEAD | 612 | Advanced Qualitative Research Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 613 | Advanced Quantitative Research Methods | 3 | |
| LEAD | 620 | The Law and Politics of Education | 3 | |
| LEAD | 695 | Dissertation | 1-9 | |
| LEAD | 698 | Leadership Internship - Doctoral | 3 | |
| LEAD | 699 | Independent Study | 1-6 | |
