HAMLINE PLAN: O

OFFERED:  FALL 2026, SPRING 2027, FALL 2027

This 1000-level course introduces leadership using personal leadership perspective and framework. Students taking this course will have the opportunity to examine their own views on leadership; mythologies of leadership; the impact of identity and difference on leadership expression; the differences between personal and positional leadership; and begin to explore concepts and skills relating to effective leadership and positive change for the common good.

No Prerequisite. Course Objectives.

HAMLINE PLAN: C

OFFERED: FALL 2026, FALL 2027

In his Collaborative (C) course, students will learn the best practices for exercising leadership on groups and teams while possessing little to no formal authority. Today’s fluid workplaces require that leaders demonstrate an ability to work both independently and collaboratively, across silos. In this hands-on course, students will explore the theoretical foundations of collaborative and adaptive leadership while applying that knowledge to impactful group and team projects. The course goals are for students to become effective at collaboration and learn best practices for leading with limited authority as well as to understand personal leadership strategies for supporting effective & functional groups and teams.

No Prerequisite. Course Objectives.

HAMLINE PLAN: G

OFFERED: SPRING 2027, SPRING 2028

In this course, we will explore the future of leadership by examining emerging trends, technologies/AI, and global challenges that leaders may face in the coming years. This course will explore big questions like: What will leadership look like in the future, what kinds of skills will future leaders need, how will current and future technologies shape our world, and what will my role be in that?  Through a combination of readings, videos, lectures, discussions, case studies, interviews and practical exercises, students will develop a deep understanding of the changing landscape of leadership and develop their own inter-culturally sustaining leadership skills for the future.

No Prerequisite. Course Objectives.

HAMLINE PLAN: W 

OFFERED: FALL 2026, FALL 2027

Students use deep personal written reflection, organizational settings they are familiar with, and daily leadership-in-action case studies to apply organizational leadership theory to practice, comparing / contrasting effective leadership across settings. 

Prerequisite: LEAD 1000

HAMLINE PLAN: S

OFFERED: SPRING 2027

This 3000-level social sciences course (HP=S) examines how toxic leaders and destructive workplace cultures emerge, how they harm individuals and organizations, and how people without authority can intervene to prevent them. During this course, students will conduct case study research on toxic workplace cultures and organizational dysfunction. Using grounded theory qualitative research methods, students will collaboratively analyze real-world cases of toxic leadership and develop evidence-based explanations for how toxic leadership develops in organizations and how it can be prevented. Through discussion posts, readings, quizzes, and collaborative research, students will become better prepared to identify, intervene with, and prevent toxic leadership practices in their future organizations. 

Prerequisite: None