Interdisciplinary Studies
6 courses · Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
INST P100 Introduction to Leadership Development
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 54 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is designed to provide emerging and existing student leaders the opportunity to explore the concept of leadership and to develop and improve their leadership skills for application in multiple roles throughout their lifetime. Students will learn the role that communication, motivation, delegation, self assessment, planning, time management, stress management, evaluation and governance play in developing successful leaders, working relationships, and organizations. Focus will include: parliamentary procedure, program development, stress reduction, and time management.
INST P100Z Introduction to Leadership Development
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Total lecture 54 hours
This course is designed to provide student leaders and scholars the opportunity to explore the concept of leadership. Students will develop and improve their leadership skills for application in multiple roles throughout their lifetime. Focus will be given to the roles that communication, motivation, scholarship, delegation, self assessment, planning, time management, stress management, evaluation, and scholarly endeavors play in developing successful leaders, working relationships, and organizations.
INST P101 Beginning Applied Leadership
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Total lecture 18 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
The course is designed as an introduction to applied leadership to give students the skills and proper knowledge to participate in student government. Students critically reflect on their goals, objectives and action plans and review their own performance along with assessing the organizational environment.
INST P101Z Beginning Applied Leadership
- Units
- 0
- Hours
- Total lecture 18 hours
The course is designed as an introduction to applied leadership to give students the skills and proper knowledge to participate in student government. Students critically reflect on their goals, objectives, and action plans and review their own performance along with assessing the organizational environment.
INST P102 Intermediate Applied Leadership
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Total lecture 18 hours
- Prerequisite
- INST P101 with a C or better.
- Transfers to
- CSU
The course is designed to give students intermediate leadership skills and proper knowledge to participate in student government. Students critically reflect on their goals, objectives and action plans and review their own performance along with assessing the organizational environment.
INST P103 Advanced Applied Leadership
- Units
- 1
- Hours
- Total lecture 18 hours
- Prerequisite
- INST P102 with a C or better.
- Transfers to
- CSU
The course is designed to give students advanced leadership skills and proper knowledge to participate in student government. Students critically reflect on their goals, objectives and action plans and review their own performance along with assessing the organizational environment.