Civic Leadership in Practice

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This advanced seminar explores the frameworks, practices and strategies of civic leadership in a metropolitan and municipal context. City-building, city planning and community development is a political exercise which requires establishing civic trust with many stakeholders. Civic leadership is the agency with which this trust is established. Coursework explores alternative leadership styles, strategies to overcome traditional barriers of civic fragmentation and it introduces methods of personal self-analysis to prepare students for professional leadership roles. The course is taught in an interactive workshop format in an applied manner.