Leadership Studies Minor

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The Leadership Studies minor is designed to empower and equip students from any discipline to be dynamic leaders. Designed to be cross-disciplinary in approach, well-grounded in academic theory, and practical in application, the minor covers the discipline of leadership at the core, as well as leadership competencies in a wide variety of contexts. The leadership studies minor is also designed to coordinate seamlessly with LSI - the Leader Scholars Institute.

Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.25 in each minor.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the minor, students will be able to:

Develop a personal leadership philosophy rooted in faith, academic literature, and personal discovery.
Demonstrate understanding of major leadership theories and their application in the organizational context.
Develop self-awareness and social-awareness and apply both to the leadership context.
Practice leading change by creating and implementing an applied leadership project synthesizing personal leadership philosophy and best practices.

Requirements for minor in Leadership Studies - 18 hours

LDR 2553 Leadership Theory and Practice (On Campus)
LDR 2563 Leadership Competencies (On Campus and Online)
LDR 3563 Organizational Leadership (On Campus and Online)

Nine hours from the following:

COM 2523 Public Speaking (On Campus and Online)
EN 4403 Engineering Management (On Campus)
HST 3423 Leaders in History (Online)
ICS 4133 Intercultural Leadership Skills (On Campus)
LDR 2121 Student Leadership (On Campus)
LDR 2991 Entrepreneurship in Action (ENACTUS Worldwide) (On Campus)
LDR 2992 Entrepreneurship in Action (ENACTUS Worldwide) (On Campus)
LDR 2993 Entrepreneurship in Action (ENACTUS Worldwide) (On Campus)
LDR 3312 Student Mentoring Strategies and Experience (On Campus)
LDR 3313 Student Mentoring Strategies and Experience (On Campus)
MGT 3513 Human Resource Management (On Campus and Online)