Summer School: Change Leadership
Course
This offer is available as a short term blended study exchange.
Target Group
The course is advanced and is relevant for students within the field of business. It’s a prerequisite that the student has had the fundamental business understanding course, typically lectured in the first 2 years of any bachelor’s degree in business.
Purpose
The course gives a broad and updated introduction to change management. The academic content is based on the understanding of change management as a complex contextual and processual phenomenon. The approach is based on a learning theory, and cognitive perspective.
Proof of English proficiency
All applicants for this offer must show proof of English language proficiency corresponding to a minimum of B2 on the CEFR scale. This can be done by submitting one of the accepted language certificates through the application form.
The accepted certificates and minimum requirements are:
- IELTS: Minimum score: 6.5
- TOEFL internet-based test: Minimum score: 94 (for tests taken before 21st January 2026) or 4.5 (for tests taken after 21st January 2026)
- Cambridge ESOL examinations: Advanced/CAE or Proficiency/CPE - Grade: C, B or A
- Cambridge ESOL examinations First Certificate: Grade: A
- Oxford Online Placement test: Minimum score: 75 overall + 75 in each subtest
The submitted certificates must not be older than 3 years to be considered valid.
If the applicant does not upload an English test, they will automatically be invited to complete an online test issued by UCL. Applicants may also be invited for an online interview upon our request.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, group work, assignments and plenary discussions.
For teaching, active student involvement is required. Learning activities include self-tuition, lectures, group work, presentations and plenary discussions. The students will work with a change project for a real-life case company. Students are expected to use the literature and models presented to suggest improvements to the change project in the case company.
Conditions
In order to participate in the oral exam, the student must submit 3 assignments by the set deadline, before the oral exam.
Tuition Fee
Not applicable for EU/EEA-students and exchange students from partner institutions, all other students must pay. In this case, please send an e-mail to international@ucl.dk to learn more.
Activity 1
Type of Activity
Course
Name
Change Leadership
ECTS
5
Workload
125-150 hours
Learning Outcome
Knowledge
The student:
- has overview of and insight into theories on organizational change and organizational change processes
- has overview on major theories on leading change processes
Skills
The student is able to:
- work independently on theoretical and practical change management issues
- research issues on leading and accomplishing organizational change processes
- apply theoretical insight when dealing with specific organizational change processes
General competence
The student is able to:
- provide reflective and independent contributions during change processes
- approach change management literature in a critical, reflective way
- communicate on change management issues to managers and workers in organizations
- develop knowledge on change management from theory and practical experience
Portfolio-based oral exam.
In exam groups of 2-4 students, the students submit 3 consecutive case assignments. The 2 first cases are theoretical, and the third case is a real-life company case. Each assignment represents the maximum size of 5 pages. The oral exam is a group exam of 15 minutes duration per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade.
Exam prerequisites
In order to participate in the oral exam, the 3 assignments must be submitted before the oral exam, by the set deadline, see also the rules about examination prerequisites in the programme regulations.
If a prerequisite is not fulfilled, the student cannot participate in the oral exam, and have used one exam attempt.