Jul - Aug
starting session
£5,536
average fees
3 weeks
average duration
6
no. of providers
Focus on Leadership
The world needs effective leaders at all levels and across all areas of life. A leadership summer school course provides a strong foundation for the leaders of tomorrow—the people who will help shape the future. Investing some of your summer in leadership can help you become one of those world-shapers.
Sharpen Your Leadership Skills
The world’s best universities are world-leaders in delivering rigorous academic programs. Their generations of experience and knowledge mean they know how leaders are made and refined.
As you attend a leadership summer school on one of the world’s most prestigious university campuses, you’ll learn:
Vital decision-making skills
How to approach problem solving
Conflict resolution
The best ways to communicate
Some of today’s most influential leaders started out in the same universities you’ll be studying in.
Gain A Global Perspective
Broaden your understanding of leadership by studying alongside international students in an internationally respected university.
Network with other aspiring leaders from around the world
Build your international experience, improving your cross-cultural skills
Learn From Highly Qualified Professionals
As you experience life at a world-leading university, you’ll be learning under tutors drawn from the very best schools. Together with your fellow students you will take part in:
Class debates and projects
Field trips and excursions
Fun social activities
You’ll grow in an environment designed to bring out the best in you.
Explore top courses
Speaking with Power, Passion, and Purpose
Speaking with power, passion, and purpose develops confidence and effectiveness as a speaker in any setting. Whether you are already a confident speaker or get major butterflies when you think of opening your mouth, this course takes you to a higher level. We draw from the world of the theater to develop our expressiveness, flexibility, and creative imagination.
Authentic Leadership
Self-awareness is essential on the path to authentic leadership. This course uses a variety of self-assessment tools, readings, and discussions to help us understand who we are, our strengths and goals, and how those factors contribute to the type of leader we want to be. It is increasingly important for people to have a clear idea of who they are and their purpose in life in order to navigate their work-life and become confident and inspiring leaders.
Public Speaking: Romancing the Room
A practical approach to the art of public speaking. Emphasis is on developing skills in speech types including impromptu, personal experience, interviewing, demonstration, persuasive, and special occasion. Materials include videotape, texts of famous speeches, and a final dinner program of speeches. Students evaluate presentations by others. Course was previously offered as CTL 118.