Global Trip Leadership Skills

This course is open only to leaders of the Global Study Trips. This course is experiential and designed to support the leadership learning and development of students leading Global Study Trips. Lectures, role plays, cases, and exercises will be used to demonstrate and practice the skills needed to successfully lead a group of peers as they develop into a learning community to explore an academic topic in locations around the world. Topics covered in the class include high performing teams, setting expectations, feedback and the influence process, culture, managing crises on the ground, and more. In addition to the weekly course meeting, students will be required to meet with their teammates and coaches for at least an additional 3.5 hours.