Pillars of Leadership Fellows

Leadership Fellows Certificate Pillars of Study

The thematic pillars of leadership for the proposed minor in Leadership Studies have been identified as Leader as Individual, Leader and Community, and Global Leadership. These areas represent important leadership areas of scholarship and focus on practical applications of leading.

Courses within the Leader as Individual pillar explore leadership from an intrapersonal perspective of self-knowledge and self-management.

• HLD121US: Leadership Foundations
• HLD 396: Leader's Way

Courses within the Leader and Community pillar explore leadership on the interpersonal level and involve a sociological systems approach to leading, including effective communication skills within a community:

• HLD 221: Thinking and Writing for Leadership
• HLD 206: Leading Adaptively in a Complex World
• HLD 302: Leadership Capstone

Courses within the Global Leadership pillar represent the global exploration, consideration, and application of leadership with particular emphasis on cultural humility:

• HLD 391: Global Leadership & Cultural Humility
• All study abroad courses offered by MSU and/or Leadership Fellows

Other Courses: A variety of elective courses currently offered under the HLD prefix and approved by Leadership Fellows align well as applied coursework in leadership studies:

• HLD 102: Leadership Explorations
• HLD 292: Independent Study
• HLD 298/498: Internships (in partnership with Montana Public Interest Resource Group – MTPIRG)

*Classes below qualify as leadership certificate electives, but not managed by the Leadership Fellows Certificate Program.

• HLD 460: Student Leader Training*
• HLD 464: Student Assistant Candidate Training*
• HLD 494: AdvoCat Seminar*

These courses also provide valuable opportunities for students to actively exercise leadership in different capacities across MSU. Continuing to include these electives as part of the proposed Leadership Studies minor synergistically strengthens both the minor and the programs to which they belong.

For Certificate / Student Planning Purposes: Annual Scheduled Offering of Leadership Fellows Certificate Human Leadership Development (HLD) Classes by semester, the number of credits of each course (), and whether each course counts as elective or required for the certificate.

If you would like to learn more about the Leadership Fellows Certificate Program,
contact Elizabeth Roberts Williamson at elizabeth.roberts@montana.edu.
The Leadership Fellows office is at 242 Reid Hall.
The phone number is 406-994-2016.