The course is a discovery experience: Students discover their own leadership styles, and they discover how they can create teams – and act upon the world – to effect positive change. Students will learn how to imagine better futures, and then learn how to mobilize others to help create them. Changemakers make their impact through scientific breakthroughs, artistic imagination, social action projects, and entrepreneurial ventures. Online class sessions will cover both theoretical and practical topics, such as critical thinking, persuasive communication, problem framing, hypothesis testing, and leading and working with teams. The ultimate goal of the course is to help incoming students discover their own identity as Berkeley Changemakers.

The course is a discovery experience: Students discover their own leadership styles, and they discover how they can create teams – and act upon the world – to effect positive change. Students will learn how to imagine better futures, and then learn how to mobilize others to help create them. Changemakers make their impact through scientific breakthroughs, artistic imagination, social action projects, and entrepreneurial ventures. Online class sessions will cover both theoretical and practical topics, such as critical thinking, persuasive communication, problem framing, hypothesis testing, and leading and working with teams. The ultimate goal of the course is to help incoming students discover their own identity as Berkeley Changemakers. By taking this asynchronous and fully online course, you will meet incoming Berkeley students joining FPF from all around the world, and you can engage with lectures, assignments and readings at the time of day which works best for you. Our class is taught by an all-star team of 21 UC Berkeley faculty members, representing 16 diverse departments and 7 schools across our campus. Our guest faculty includes Chancellor Carol Christ, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, and 8 Distinguished Teaching Award winners. To find out more about what it means to be a Berkeley Changemaker or to see a syllabus, please contact changemaker@berkeley.edu.

Requisites

• Fall Program for Freshmen Students

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.