Minor, Transformative Leadership

The new SJSU undergraduate Minor in Transformative Leadership is an interdisciplinary approach to leadership development through engagement with anti-racist pedagogies and practices. By building a foundation and framework for developing an intersectional lens throughout this program, students develop their leadership goals around becoming transformative agents of change in their communities through meaningful, culturally affirming, and sustaining practices.

Located in the SJSU Lurie College of Education's Department of Educational Leadership, the Transformative Leadership Minor prepares SJSU undergraduate students of all academic backgrounds to enact meaningful change in local, state, and national settings. If you have any questions about this minor, please email transformativeleadership-group@sjsu.edu.

Courses and Faculty

Students must complete 5 courses / 15 units to earn a Transformative Leadership Minor. Three courses are completed by all students, and then each student can choose their path for the final two classes using a curated list of classes. Additional electives may be added based on need. View the list of required courses and elective courses on the SJSU Catalog website.

Spring 2022 Courses

• EDLD 130 | Antiracist Leadership: Cases, Frameworks, and Praxis

  • Instructor: Dr. Jolynn Asato
    Mon/Wed, 9:00-10:15am

    This course explores historical and contemporary cases of antiracist action, for example, the Montgomery bus boycott and the elimination of the Oakland Unified School District's police department. Course members study models of leadership from a variety of frameworks, such as Kendi's on antiracism, and use them to engage in intersectional analysis.

• EDLD 150 | Communication, Leadership, and Social Justice

  • Instructors: Dr. Veneice Guillory-Lacy
    Mon/Wed, 10:30-11:45am

    Students will utilize a critical lens to develop a foundation for analysis of oral and written communication in the community. Using an intersectional and discrete lens, students will expand personal written and oral communication styles that will help amplify their voices in the community and in their careers. 

How to Apply

To apply for a minor in Transformative Leadership, follow the steps below based on the number of units you have completed.

Students With 90 or More Units Completed

Schedule an appointment through Spartan Connect and select "Change of Major/Minor" as the service reason. Our Lurie College Success Center Advisor will provide you with the link to the change of minor application.

Students With Less Than 90 Units Completed

Complete the Google Form below. Your request will be reviewed and processed within 2-4 weeks.

More SJSU Lurie College of Education Helpful Undergraduate Resources

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