The Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality of the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University offers a Graduate Diploma in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality. This diploma is conferred jointly by the Senates of Saint Paul University and the University of Ottawa under the terms of the federation agreement between them.
Taught through a hybrid model, the Graduate Diploma provides professional development for established and emerging leaders who are seeking to enhance their practice and skills in leadership and social transformation.
On completion of the Graduate Diploma, qualified students meeting admission requirements may apply for admission to the Master of Arts in Transformative Leadership and Spirituality program and, on admission, complete the requirements of this program with credit granted for relevant courses already completed.
Admission Details
Registration: Full-time and part-time
Program length: Full-time over 3 terms; part-time over 5 terms.
Program delivery: This program is offered in hybrid mode, using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous online classes.
Candidates must meet the following conditions:
Compulsory Courses (9 units)
HUM5101 Leadership Theory, Practices and Approaches (3u)
HUM5121 Transformative Leadership and Spirituality (3u)
HUM5301 Practicing Leadership and Professional Ethics: Practicum I (3u)
Optional Courses (6 units)
6 units from:
HUM5103 Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (3u)
HUM5104 Indigenous Spiritualities and Transformative Leadership (3u)
HUM5113 Transformative Leadership, Spirituality and Ecology (3u)
HUM5114 Women’s Spiritualities and Transformative Leadership (3u)
HUM5123 Transformative Leadership and Learning Communities (3u)
IPA5321 Transformative Leadership and Psychology (3u)
Critical analysis of contemporary leadership challenges (shared vision, teamwork, conflicts, etc.) and examination of the role played by leadership in various theories of social change. Exploration of effective leadership practices for achieving social justice in diverse social and organizational contexts.
Study of the interrelationship between nonviolence, peace and ecology in various contexts (e.g., creative, grassroots, social, political). Focus on the challenges that conflict, violence and peace pose for ethical action in the world. Explores current issues related to nonviolence, peace and ecological movements in dialogue with social justice frameworks.
Study of Indigenous knowledge about spirituality and inclusive and interconnected leadership practices. Exploration of Indigenous ways of knowing, including intellectual and spiritual traditions and relationships to the living world. Implications for decolonizing settler societies.
Reflecting on deep connections between ecological crises and lack of awareness of the sacred nature of creation, who we are as human beings and our relationships with the natural world. Implications for transformative leadership and ecological crisis.
Study of the role of gender and its intersection with other identities in leadership. Critical and reflexive engagement with power structures through global feminist theories. Creative and democratizing approaches to transform collective beliefs, practices and policies.
Study of approaches and methods of spirituality as a fundamental experience of lived faith and meaning-making. Exploring spirituality as an important source of activism and social justice. Learning to lead from an articulated understanding of spirituality consistent with the student’s personal values and meaning of their work.
Study of integral ecology: ecological literacy; interconnected facets of economics, poverty creation, structural injustices and ecological degradation; links between cultural and biological diversity.
Understanding social justice. Study of the specific links between social and ecological problems with insights from ecojustice, climate justice, environmental racism, ecofeminism and The Earth Charter (2000).
Individualized learning activity fostering the integrate of theory and practice: research project, research-creation project, internship with report, workplace mentoring with report, etc. Evaluation of course content integration.
Graded S/NS.
Prerequisites: HUM5101, HUM5121, HUM5123 and HUM5124
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