Professional Pathways in Peace, Justice, and Social Innovation
The Kroc School is committed to supporting students’ professional and career development throughout their academic journey. KROC 502 Pursuing Purpose: Professional Pathways in Peace, Justice, and Social Innovation is a required course that supports students in designing and navigating their career paths with clarity and confidence. Drawing upon design thinking principles, Pursuing Purpose empowers students to develop self-awareness, understand the social impact career landscape, build their professional brand, and create actionable career development plans.
Learning Objectives
Students will gain clarity in their own values, motivations and sense of wellbeing.
Students will better understand the social impact career landscape and job market.
Students will gain confidence in their personal brand, value proposition and candidate market-fit.
Students will develop a career action plan and ways to prototype that plan.
Students will improve their networking skills and plans for making more authentic connections with their peers and social impact professionals.
What does the Pursuing Purpose course cover?
- Self-Exploration and Market Awareness
- Brand Building and Action Planning
Session 1: Self Exploration: Values, Motivations & Thriving
Session 2: Helpful Mindsets and Professional Expectations
Session 3: Strengths and Skills Assessments
Session 4: Lighting Professional Panel
Session 5: Social Impact Career Landscape