UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Social Welfare, is pleased to offer the
Graduate Course SW270:
Being a Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership: An Ontological / Phenomenological Model
Promise of This Course
"You will leave this course being a leader and exercising leadership effectively as your natural self-expression."
The editors of Harvard's Handbook For Teaching Leadership, Scott Snook (Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School), Nitin Nohria (Dean of Harvard Business School), and Rakesh Khurana (Dean of Harvard College) write the following about this Leadership Course:
"How does one teach leadership in a way that not only informs [students] about leadership but also transforms them into actually being leaders? …this eclectic group of scholars argues for adopting a decidedly ontological approach [being contrasts with knowing] to leadership education that promises to leave students actually being leaders."
Course Dates 2026
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: 8 am to 1:30 pm (Pacific)
-August 21, 22, 23
-August 28, 29, 30
-September 11, 12, 13
All sessions on Zoom
* Attendance is required at all sessions.
Pre-Course Informational Calls
12:00 to 1:00 pm Pacific Time
Friday, May 8
Friday, May 22
Friday, June 5
Friday, June 26
Friday, July 10
Friday, July 24
Friday, August 7
https://ucla.zoom.us/j/96349943827
Cost
Current UCLA or UC graduate level student prices are $1764.20 and $1775* respectively.
Current UCLA or UC undergraduate student prices are $1473.88 and $1400* respectively.
General public price is $2030*. Up to an additional $111 in fees may be assessed depending on student classification.
*Includes a non-refundable registration fee.
The course registration deadline is Friday August 7, 2026 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Instructors
Khush Cooper, UCLA Professor of Record
Jeri Echeverria,
Katja Antoine
About The Course
Questions?
contact us at beingaleader@luskin.ucla.edu
Registration Opens February 18, 2026
You are required to become a UCLA student for the 2026 Summer Session in order to enroll in the course. This could take 30 minutes of your time. Thank you for your patience!
To Register, follow the steps outlined below or Open This Detailed Guide and follow all the steps through to completion.