Berkeley Changemaker impact occurs across many fronts: scientific, artistic, social, and entrepreneurial. This course helps students identify as a Berkeley Changemaker and learn the critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills to become one. Combining disciplines across UC Berkeley, the course also helps launch the Berkeley Discovery arc. Students develop their own leadership styles and discover how they can create and lead diverse teams to act upon the world. Values in Berkeley’s DNA like Questioning the Status Quo and going Beyond Yourself support students in leading from whatever position they occupy, preparing them to leave their mark on campus, in their communities, or beyond. More at: http://changemaker.berkeley.edu.

By taking this asynchronous course, you can engage with our lectures, assignments, and readings at the time of day which works best for you. Our class is taught by all-star team of 26 UC Berkeley luminaries, representing 23 diverse departments and 9 schools across our campus. Our guest faculty includes Chancellor Carol Christ, former Federal Reserve Chair & Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and 9 Distinguished Teaching Award winners. This is the only course on campus that introduces you to how more than 25 of our most distinguished faculty think about changemaking and leadership, and how to put all of that into action.

Keywords: changemaking, leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, purpose, impact, agency, critical thinking, communication, collaboration

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.