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LEADERSHIP STUDIES CURRICULUM
The Leadership Studies curriculum at Tufts consists
of many courses drawn from across the range of
departments and disciplines at Tufts that either
directly or indirectly address the issues of leadership.
The Director is charged with maintaining an
appropriate selection of courses in Tier 1 and 2
(including evaluating student petitions to include
additional courses for credit toward the minor).
Tier 1 Courses
The courses in Tier 1 develop the intellectual
underpinnings of the Minor in Leadership Studies.
These courses introduce the basic principles of
leadership and introduce theories of leadership that
have been developed in a number of different
disciplines.
Tier 2 Courses
Courses in Tier 2 allow students to round out
their study of leadership. These courses widen the
disciplinary foundations of the study of leadership.
Tier 3 Courses
To complete the minor, students must engage in a
practical leadership capstone experience. Students
must apply to the director of the program with a
prospectus describing the goals, challenges, and
objectives of their leadership experience. Students
participating in programs such as the Tisch Scholars
Program for Citizenship and Public Service, the
IGL Synaptic Scholars Program, and Reserve
Officers Training Corps may apply to have that
experience count as the capstone, but other
leadership experiences may constitute the basis of
their applications as well. Other examples of
capstone experiences for the Leadership Studies
Minor have included service as a resident assistant,
captain of an athletic team, or president of a student
organization. Structured reflection is a key element
of the capstone experience. Students will be required
to meet with other students pursuing the capstone
in a half-credit pass-fail seminar. For the seminar,
they will write a paper linking their experience to
the theories and issues covered in their coursework.
As an alternative, and with permission of the
director of the program, students can complete
Tier 3 by undertaking a senior thesis on leadership.
Management of
Community Organizations
FACULTY ADVISOR:
Lecturer Rusty Russell, Urban and Environmental Policy
and Planning
Many people who got their start organizing or
providing a direct service because of their deep
commitment to an issue have become “accidental
managers” of their community organizations.
Without the benefit of formal training or theoretical
grounding, they may find themselves running a
growing, complex organization.
The certificate in Management of Community
Organizations (MCO) is a graduate-level certificate
program that provides management training within
the framework of social, economic and political
values that shape the nonprofit sector. The program’s
goal is to train people in effective management who
are committed to social policy and wish to work at
the community level. The certificate is offered by
the Department of Urban and Environmental
Policy and Planning.
The certificate requires the completion of four
courses that address such issues as financial analysis,
program evaluation, urban and social policy,
fundraising, and conflict resolution.
The program is open to individuals with a
bachelor’s degree and is especially appropriate for
new managers of community organizations, those
with experience in the field seeking additional
management training, midcareer professionals
interested in pursuing community work, and
individuals who wish to start a new agency or
program.
For more information, contact the Program
Administrator, Angela Foss, at 617-627-2320 or
visit the website http://gradstudy.tufts.edu/
certificates.
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