Pre-requisite Courses
Choose one of the following courses as a prerequisite for the program. If the course is not taken before the start of the program, it should be completed during Semester One. Semester One (Fall)

01 988 101 Women, Culture and Society
01 988 201 Feminist Practices
01 988 202 Gender, Culture and Representation
01 988 235 Dynamics of Class, Race, and Sex
 

Semester One (Fall)

       IWl Leadership Scholars Program Context Course (3 Credit)

       Select from over 30 course offerings that introduce issues and problems that affect    

       women's position in society.  This course will introduce key concepts in Women's and   

       Gender Studies that are relevant and important to the study of women's leadership.
       Click here for course offerings

       988:344 Women and Leadership (3 credits)

       Explore why women's leadership is an "un-finished agenda" for the 21st century
       This interdisciplinary seminar provides a foundation in leadership theory, including       

       women's ways of leading and women's roles as leaders and agents of change.  A new        IWL Young Women Leaders Interview Research Project is linked to this course.     

       Meets Tuesdays 2,3
       Click here to view the course syllabus

IWL LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PRACTICUM

Semester Two (Spring)

        988:426 Internship Seminar: Women, Work and Community (6 Credits)

        Deepen your understanding of the structural issues women face in the workplace

        With the program director, select an internship placement which relates
        to academic, career, and leadership interests. Students intern 10–12 hours
        per week and meet in a weekly seminar to connect theory and practice, by bringing   

        together academic readings with a work experience in an internship site.

        Click here to view the course syllabus

        Through internships, scholars have the opportunity to network in a professional    

        setting  and find mentors and/or advisors.  The internship sites include women's and

        advocacy organizations, research and policy centers, government and health-realted   

        organizations, and media and arts outlets.

        Meets 2,3- Day TBD

        Find out where Scholars have interned

Semester Three (Fall)

         988:430 Social Action Project Seminar (3 Credits)

         What would you do with $500 and the passion to make a difference?

         This seminar explores leadership and social change through funded independent  

         action projects that address particular problems or issues. 
         View course syllabus here.

         Meets Mondays 4,5

         Check out samples of scholars' social action projects

Semester Four (Spring)

             
         IWL Leadership Scholars Capstone Course (3 Credits) & Cluster (1 Credit)

         Move beyond theory into policy application and strategic social change

        
        Taken concurrently with the capstone cluster, the capstone course is an advanced
         course that builds on the scholar’s policy area of interest, which has been
         developed through the internship and social action project. These policy areas
         include: arts and literature, media and communications, public health and
         medicine, law and advocacy, politics and government, science, engineering,
         technology and math, human rights, work, education, grassroots activism and
         organizing, and immigration and globalization.   
     
         The  capstone cluster, entitled “Current Issues in Women’s Lives and Leadership
         Series, " is designed to give graduating Leadership Scholars an opportunity to
         reflect on the two-year experience of the Leadership Scholar Certificate program
         and to anticipate the transition from college to workplace and/or graduate and
         professional school. The series aims at engaging graduating students in a
         dialogue about current events in the areas of policy affecting women’s lives and in
         ongoing leadership debates.   The assigned readings enhance and inform the
         group discussion.  The group meets six times per semester over dinner.
         View syllabus on "Current Issues in Women's Lives and Leadership Series" here.

         Click here for information on capstone courses.