PHDL 7600 — Leading Self and Others
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TBostonLondonNo campus, no room neededHybridOne-On-One
Inculcates students with knowledge, self-awareness, skills, and attitudes to effectively influence others, to lead teams, and to be productive team members by leading from the middle. Requires engagement with an outside organization to scope a project with organizational value that is complementary to the PhD dissertation requiring the PhD student to move out of their comfort zones. At completion of this course, successful students should demonstrate the ability to Influence others in leading teams and producing reliable and practical value to a sponsoring organization; appropriately apply methods in defining clear objectives, desired outcomes, and identifying and addressing customer needs in solving problems requiring breadth and depth in scientific and technical realms; and articulate the purpose, goals, and milestones of their Experiential PhD Leadership Challenge project. Requires acceptance into the Experiential PhD Leadership Certificate program.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 43% | 23.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 50% | 20.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 38 | 45 | 84% | 7.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 35 | 65 | 54% | 15.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 34 | 50 | 68% | 16.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 52% | 24.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 95% · W 4% · Th 4% · F 0%
Common patterns: T (95% of sections), WR (4% of sections), async (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Simon Pitts (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Simon Pitts (91% of students) · reviews
- Eleanor Finnegan (9% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Simon Pitts (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list PHDL 7600 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHDL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHDL courses · Plan it at numap.app