{"id":287,"date":"2023-02-18T00:23:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T00:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/undergrad-programs\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2026-10-07T20:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:49:26","slug":"mda325","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/undergrad-programs\/mda325\/","title":{"rendered":"MDA 325, Case Studies in Modern Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          a special two-unit course offered Spring 2027 from January 29 to February 11\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gordon Brown Lectures\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eUMBqvxJ5Y4?si=6jLO-3e4RHam8xb-\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This Spring 2027, USC students will have the special opportunity to study international politics and economics with a world leader. Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, alongside Professor Emeritus Steve Lamy, one of USC&#8217;s most highly regarded professors, will lead this special two-week course.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An analysis of changing global geopolitics and what the world may look like will be the course centerpiece as classes examine China-US-Europe relations, the role of the US in the global economy, the current interlocking food, energy, debt, currency, Covid and climate change crises, and the future of international institutions. Drawing on Brown&#8217;s leadership in convening world leaders to address the Global Financial Crisis, he will take students inside the rooms where history was made \u2013 from the financial crisis of 2008 to the 2009 climate change summit \u2013 and discuss prospects for global growth, the role of the United Nations in eliminating poverty and disease while delivering an education for all, and an analysis of seismic shifts altering the global order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          More About MDA 325\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-78myLzP0Ib\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-78myLzP0Ib\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Registration Information<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-78myLzP0Ib\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-78myLzP0Ib\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>This special two-unit section of MDA 325 is open to all undergraduate students.\u00a0 All students registered in this course must attend every scheduled class meeting as noted below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, January 29, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, January 30, 9:00 \u2013 11:00 am<\/li>\n<li>Monday, February 1, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, February 2, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, February 3, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday, February 5, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, February 6, 9:00 \u2013 11:00 am<\/li>\n<li>Monday, February 8, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, February 9, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, February 10, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, February 11, 4:00 \u2013 6:00 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-78myLzP0Ib\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-78myLzP0Ib\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">About The Rt Hon Gordon Brown<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-78myLzP0Ib\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-78myLzP0Ib\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"http:\/\/gordonandsarahbrown.com\/gordon-brown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: maroon;\">Gordon Brown<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the current United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. Previously, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007, making him the longest-serving Chancellor in modern history. He is a passionate advocate for global education and works closely with key partners to help galvanize support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: maroon;\">UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goal #4<\/span><\/a> to deliver a quality and inclusive education for every child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-78myLzP0Ib\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-78myLzP0Ib\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">About Professor Emeritus Steve Lamy<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-78myLzP0Ib\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-78myLzP0Ib\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/steven-lamy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: maroon;\">Steve Lamy<\/span><\/a> is former Vice Dean for Academic Programs in USC Dornsife and Professor Emeritus of International Relations specializing in foreign policy analysis, human security, and foreign policies of the Western nation-states with emphasis on Western European states, the U.S. and Canada.\u00a0 Professor Lamy has worked with faculty development programs abroad and has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching, research and civic engagement.\u00a0 He is an active contributor to major international relations journals, conferences and workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Details\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Dornsife Undergraduate Programs<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:undergraduateprograms@dornsife.usc.edu\">undergraduateprograms@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a><br \/>\n213.740.2961<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":569,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-287","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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