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LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS CERTIFICATE

 

Curriculum and Advising

 

All courses applied to the certificate must be completed with a grade of C or better. The Certificate in Leadership and Ethics requires four core courses, including a leadership capstone experience, and one elective, discipline-based course in leadership or ethics. 

 

  • PAF 410 Building Leadership Skills (three credits)
    Exploration, understanding and development of leadership skills including an examination of leadership theories and models from multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural points of view, an assessment of the student’s leadership capabilities, and practical applications to improve individual leadership capabilities.

 

  • PHI 394 Ethics and Justice (three credits)
    An exploration of the ethical issues confronting contemporary leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, with special attention to the relationship between ethics and justice.

 

  • PAF 411 Leadership and Change (three credits)
    The leader’s role in bringing about significant organizational and societal change with special attention to group and organizational behavior dynamics, establishing a vision, mobilizing and empowering individuals and groups, and assessing outcomes of the change process in a variety of settings.

 

  • PAF 494 Leadership Capstone (three credits)
    This course will engage students in specific service learning projects either on-campus or in the community and provide an opportunity for self-reflection and self-critique designed to enhance students overall leadership skills. Students will work directly with community mentors from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors on specific leadership projects that will test and refine their abilities to lead. 

 

  • Elective (three credits): leadership/ethics course within a substantive discipline. 
    BUS/HON 497 Honors Colloquium (Leadership through Service) 
    COM 430 Leadership in Group Communication
    MGT 300 Organizational Management and Leadership 
    PAF 420 Public Leadership
    PAF 460 Public Service Ethics
    PAF 494 Leadership, Ethics, and Sports 
    PAF 494 Leadership and Communication
    POS 314 The American Presidency 
    REC 430 Managing Nonprofit Organizations
    SPF 498 Educational Leadership and Diversity in Sports

 

All core courses and the Leadership Capstone must be taken at Arizona State University. Any course substitutions for the certificate are at the discretion of the School of Public Affairs.

 

Questions?  Please contact the School of Public Affairs at 602-496-0450 or email spa@asu.edu.