Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies (CILS)

Feel like leadership is in your future? Want to learn what it takes to be a successful leader? Ready to meet the leadership challenges of the future head on? Get inspired and choose a Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies (CILS) today!

 

 

Eligibility

The Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies is an embedded certificate, meaning the requirements of the certificate can be met by students during the completion of their regular degree program. There is no additional cost to apply for or to complete the certificate.

 

Requirements

Students may pursue the Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies by fulfilling existing requirements for completion in their respective disciplines, and by completing the following:

  • INT D 101 (3 units)
  • Indigenous Perspectives co-requisite UofA Indigenous Canada MOOC OR NS 201 (3 units)* 
  • INT D 207 (3 units) and INT D 307 (3 units) for a total of 6 units in elective courses OR 6 units from the pre-approved list of academic courses endorsed by the Peter Lougheed Leadership College (PLLC) at the 100- to 300-level as noted below. NOTE: INT D 207 and INT D 307 do not have any pre-requisite courses, therefore can be taken in any order or in combination with other eligible courses.   
  • INT D 407 (3 units) OR 3 units in an alternate 400-level** course from the pre-approved list of academic capstone courses endorsed by the PLLC as noted below

 

*Completion Certificate must be presented as proof of Completion of Indigenous Canada MOOC. Students are encouraged to complete the Indigenous Perspective co-requisite by year two of their program. Students who can provide proof of completing Aboriginal Studies 30, via a high school transcript, are considered to have satisfied this co-requisite.

 

**INT D 407 is scheduled to be offered in Fall 2024/Winter 2025. As it isn't yet available, students wishing to fulfill the requirements for CILS may take a pre-approved course as listed below for their 4th-year capstone course requirement. 
If there is a course a student wishes to take that is not on this list of pre-approved courses, they may request a course to be considered in lieu. If so, there must be a clear reason as to why the student is unable to take one of the pre-approved courses listed below, and they would need to submit a course syllabus that clearly outlines how leadership training and development are core components of the course.


For More information, see CILS listed in the University Calendar.

 

Enrollment 

Please complete the Expression of Interest for the Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies (CILS) Google form below.
Completing this form will only indicate your interest in completing the certificate, it will NOT officially enroll you in the certificate program. Upon completion of some required coursework and while in your third or fourth year of your degree, you will officially be enrolled into the certificate program. 

 

Expression of Interest Form for CILS

 

 

Pre-Approved List of Faculty-Delivered Courses

 

Alberta School of Business
SEM 301 - Behavior in Organizations
SEM 322 - Theory of Organizational Behaviour
SEM 330 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
SEM 402 - Management Skills for Supervisors and Leaders
SEM 470 – Leadership Lecture Series

ALES
ALES 204 - Communication Fundamentals
HECOL 301 - Program Planning and Evaluation
R SOC 375 - Public Participation and Conflict Resolution

Arts
INT D 241 – Studies in Leadership

Augustana
AUIDS 206/306 – Student Leadership: Theory and Practice
AUPSY 240 - Social Psychology
AUPED 286 - Outdoor Education and Leadership
AUPED 290 - Studies in Leadership Theory
AUSOC 393 - Political Sociology

Education
EDU 211 - Aboriginal Education and Contexts for Professional and Personal Engagement
EDPS 410 - Ethics and Law in Teaching

Engineering
ENGG 200 - Special Topics in Success in Engineering
ENGG 404 - Leadership in Risk Management

Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation
RLS 122 - Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Activities
KIN 205 - Introduction to Outdoor Environmental Education

Native Studies
NS 345 - Governance in Indigenous Nations
NS 420 - Partnership Strategies
NS 445 - Community Development Process

Nursing
NURS 200 - Innovation, Systems Thinking and Leadership in Healthcare (also offered in French by Faculte St. Jean as SC INF 200)
NURS 300 - Health Policy, Health Care Organizations, Change Management (also offered in French by Faculte St. Jean as SC INF 300)
NURS 400 – Leadership in Nursing and Interprofessional Practice
NURS 409 – Leadership and Issues in Nursing (also offered in French by Faculte St. Jean as SC INF 409)

Pharmacy
PHARM 213 - Behavioural, Administrative, Social and Evidence-based Pharmacy

Science
INT D 241 – Studies in Leadership

Capstone Courses
AUIDS 406 – Capstone Course in Leadership
INT D 440 – Learning to Lead in Teaching
INT D 441 - Individual Leadership Practicum
ENGG 490 – Engineering Leadership Lab
NURS 425 – Nursing Leadership in a Focus Area (also offered in French by Faculte St. Jean as SC INF 425)
PHARM 495 – Leadership in Healthcare Decision Making
SEM 471 – Leadership Seminar