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Leadership Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.F.A.; B.S.; and B.S. in B.A.

Advisors: Jamie Brown and Rob Schumacker

The Leadership minor is a 24-credit-hour interdisciplinary program that includes both theoretical and experiential components. The major objective of the program is to educate students for and about leadership and prepare them to acquire leadership positions in their community and profession. The minor complements a wide variety of academic programs such as: recreation, parks and leisure services, business, health professions, communications, psychology, political science, and education. The Leadership Minor is administered by the Department of Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (12 hours)

COM 461Communication in Leadership

3(3-0)

LDR 200Introduction to Leadership

3(2-2)

LDR 302Field Experience in Leadership

3(Spec)

LDR 499Contemporary Issues in Leadership

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

PHL 118Moral Problems

3(3-0)

PHL 318Business Ethics

3(3-0)

Electives (9 hours)

Select three (3) courses from the electives listed below, representing at least two (2) different designators. Students should meet with an advisor in the leadership program for consultation on selecting elective courses. Elective courses are designed to help students explore and understand human behavior and development; interpersonal and group interaction; and view leadership in a social, political or historical context.

BLR 310Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business

3(3-0)

COM 195Intercultural Communication

3(3-0)

COM 264Communicating in Workplaces and Volunteer Organizations

3(3-0)

COM 267Introduction to Debate

3(3-0)

COM 353Small Group Communication

3(3-0)

HDF 100Lifespan Development

3(3-0)

HSC 203WILeadership for the Health Professions

3(3-0)

HSC 520Health Services Administration

3(3-0)

HST 110The American Experience

3(3-0)

HST 312American Military Experience

3(3-0)

HST 325'By Any Means Necessary': African American History, 1877-Present

3(3-0)

IGR 145Racism and Racial Justice through Dialogue

3(3-0)

MCA 210Revolutions in Mass Media: From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg and Beyond

3(2-2)

MGT 348Dynamics of Organizational Behavior

3(3-0)

MSA 501The Emotionally Intelligent Organization

3(3-0)

PSC 101Political Behavior

3(3-0)

PSC 105Introduction to American Government and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 125African-American Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 275Great Political Thinkers

3(3-0)

PSC 321The American Chief Executive

3(3-0)

PSY 100Introduction to Psychology

3(3-0)

PSY 330Social Psychology

3(3-0)

PSY 336Psychology of Work

3(3-0)

PSY 340Studies in Personality

3(3-0)

RPL 205Outdoor Leadership

3(2-2)

RPL 206Recreation Activity Facilitation

3(3-0)

SOC 100Introductory Sociology

3(3-0)

SOC 201Social Psychology

3(3-0)

SOC 221Social Problems

3(3-0)

WGS 326/PSC 326Women and Politics

3(3-0)

Note: You may only count one of PSY 330 or SOC 201.

Total: 24 semester hours