Completion of the Leadership Studies Minor requires students to take 9 credits of elective coursework across three categories:
Leadership Foundations
Courses focused on:
- Moral and ethical reasoning
- Ability to critically evaluate behavior
- Improved decision-making of life choices
Leadership Application
Courses focused on:
- Enhanced ability to function in a team
- Building a team with a diverse perspective
- Leading a team effectively to accomplish a shared goal
Leadership in Context
Courses focused on:
- Historical and situational analysis
- Critical evaluation of historical and contemporary leaders
- Ability to connect leadership behaviors to organizational outcomes
One elective from each category is required and of the three electives, at least one course must be outside of a student's major.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ are responsible for understanding any pre-requisites or conditions for chosen electives.Ìý
Ideally, electives are taken sophomore through junior years andÌýcompleted after taking LEAD 100 (Introductory Course) before entering the LEAD 4000 (Capstone course).
Leadership Foundations Elective Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
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AIRR 3010* | Air Force Leadership Studies I |
ANTH 1200 | Culture and Power |
ARSC 2000 | Ways of Knowing: Constructions of Knowledge in the Academy and Beyond |
COMM 2400 | Discourse, Culture & Identities |
COMM 2500 | Interpersonal Communications |
COMM 2600 | Organizational Communication |
COMM 3410 | Intercultural Communication |
COMM 3420 | Gender & Communication |
COMM 3320 | Persuasion in Society |
EDUC 2400 | Cultural Diversity and Awareness |
EDUC 2919/ iNVS 2919 | Renewing Democracy in Communities and SchoolsÌý |
ENLP 3100 | Complex Leadership Challenges |
ETHN 2001 | Foundations of Comparative Ethnic Studies: Race, Gender, and Culture(s) |
ETHN 2304 | Introduction to Social JusticeÌý |
GEOG 3742 | Place, Power. & Contemporary CultureÌý |
HONR 1810* | Honors Diversity Seminar |
LEAD 2400 | Power, Privilege & Oppression in Contemporary US Society |
LEAD 2410 | Dynamics of Privilege and Oppression in Leadership |
MGMT 4040 | Individual, Team, and Organizational Development |
MILR 2031* | Methods of Leadership and Management |
NAVR 4020* | Leadership and Ethics |
PHIL 2140 | Environmental Justice |
PHIL 2220 | Philosophy & Law |
PHIL 2270 | Philosophy & Race |
PHIL 2290 | Philosophy & Women |
PHIL 3140 | Environmental Ethics |
PHIL 3180 | Critical Thinking ContemporaryÌýTopics |
PHIL 3200 | Social & Political Philosophy |
PHIL 3260 | Philosophy & the International Order |
PSCI 2004 | Survey of Western Political Thought |
PSCI 3084 | Diversity, Disagreement, and Democracy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of DemocracyÌý |
PSCI 4774 | Free Speech - Dangerous Ideas |
PSYC 2606 | Social Psychology |
PSYC 3456 | Psychology of Personality |
PSYC 3684 | Developmental Psychology |
SOCY 1021 | United States Race and Ethnic RelationsÌý |
SOCY 2011 | Contemporary Social Issues &ÌýHuman Values |
SOCY 2031 | Social Problems |
SOCY 2077 | Environment & Society |
SOCY 3171 | Whiteness StudiesÌý |
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Leadership Application Elective Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
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AIRR 3020* | Air Force Leadership Studies II |
ANTH 2100 | Frontiers of Cultural Anthropology |
ANTH 4180 | Anthropological Perspectives:ÌýContemporary Issues |
CESR 4000 | Leadership Challenges: ExercisesÌýin Moral Courage |
CESR 4005 | Business Solutions for theÌýDeveloping World |
CESR 4828 | Corporate Boards in Action |
COMM 1300 | Public Speaking |
COMM 1600 | Group Interaction |
COMM 2410 | The Practice of Intercultural CommunicationÌý |
COMM 2650 | Business and Professional Communication |
COMM 3320 | Persuasion in Society |
CVEN 5564 | Water Profession: Leadership andÌýCommunication |
CVEN 5834 | Water Profession: ManagementÌýand Utility Finance |
CVEN 5834 | Managing Water Utilities: CurrentÌýIssues & Future Challenges |
EDUC 2500 | Strategies for Social ChangeÌý |
EDUC 2919/ INVSÌý2919 |
Renewing Democracy in Communities and SchoolsÌý |
EDUC 4610 | Becoming a Learning AssistantÌý |
EDUC 4620 | LA Mentoring: Becoming a MentorÌý |
EMEN 4050 | Leadership and Professional Skills |
EMEN 4825 | Entrepreneurial Business Plan Prep |
ENLP 3000 | Intelligent Leadership |
ESBM 3700 | Entrepreneurial Environments |
ETHN 3015 | Asian Pacific AmericanÌýCommunities |
ETHN 3026 | Women of Color: Chicanas in USÌýSociety |
ETHN 3201 | Social Justice, Leadership and Community Engagement InternshipÌý |
GEOG 3682 | Geography and InternationalÌýDevelopment |
INVST 1000 | Responding to Social and Environmental Problems Through Service Learning |
INVS 2989 | Dialogue Across Difference |
INVS 3302 | Facilitating Peaceful CommunityÌýChange |
INVS 3931 | Community Leadership Internship I |
INVS 3932 | Community Leadership Internship II |
LEAD 1571 | Topics in Leadership |
LEAD 2910 | Leadership Practicum 1 |
LEAD 2920 | Leadership Practicum 2 |
LEAD 4932 | Community Leadership in Action |
MGMT 4010 | Redefining the Employee-EmployerÌýRelationship |
MGMT 4030 | Managing Employee RewardÌýSystems |
ORGN 4040 | Individual, Team, and Organizational DevelopmentÌý |
PACS 3700 | Communication and Conflict ManagementÌý |
PRLC 1820* | Leadership Foundations and Applications II |
PRLC 2820 | Multi-Level Issues in Leadership |
PSCI 2106 | Introduction to Public PolicyÌýAnalysis |
PSCI 3031 | Political Parties and InterestÌýGroups |
PSYC 4136 | Judgment & Decision Making |
PSYC 4553 | Women’s Mental Health |
WGST 3302 | Facilitating Peaceful Community Change |
Leadership in Context Elective Courses
Course Number | Course Title |
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ARSC 3100 | Multicultural Perspectives and Academic Discourse |
EDUC 3013 | School and SocietyÌý |
EMEN 4830 | CU in D.C. Our Sustainable Future (Maymester) |
ENLP 4000 | The Empire of Modern Science |
ETHN 2232 | Contemporary African AmericanÌýSocial Movements |
ETHN 2536 | Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture |
ETHN 3403 | Indigenous Rights and Red PowerÌýMovement |
ETHN 3671 | People of Color and SocialÌýMovements |
ETHN 3701 | Gender, Sport, and Culture |
ETHN 3777 | Inside-Out: Prison and Social JusticeÌý |
ETHN 4672 | Seminar on the Civil Rights andÌýBlack Power Movements |
ETHN 4714 | Sport for Social JusticeÌý |
GEOG 2002 | Geographies of Global Change |
GEOG 4712 | Political Geography |
HIST 2100 | Revolution in History |
HIST 2126 | Issues in Modern U.S. Politics and Foreign Relations |
HIST 2326 | Issues in History of U.S. Society and Culture |
HIST 4020 | Topics in Comparative HistoryÌý |
HIST 4021 | Athens and Greek Democracy |
HIST 4031 | Alexander the Great and the Rise ofÌýMacedonia |
HIST 4048 | Latin American Revolutions |
HIST 4083 | Revolution and Nationalism inÌýModern Ireland |
HIST 4116 | United States Diplomatic History,Ìý1865-1939 |
HIST 4126 | United States Diplomatic HistoryÌýsince 1940 |
HIST 4146 | US Military History since 1898 |
HIST 4166 | The War in Vietnam and It's Legacy |
INVS 4302 | Critical Thinking in DevelopmentÌý |
INVS 4402 | Nonviolent Social Movements |
LEAD 3100 | Multicultural Leadership: Theories,ÌýPrinciples & Practices |
MILR 4072* | Officer Leadership & Development |
MILR 4082* | Leadership in a Complex World |
NAVR 4010* | Leadership and Management |
ORGN 4040 | Individual, Team, and Organizational DevelopmentÌý |
PRLC 3800* | Global Inquiry in 21st CenturyÌýLeadership |
PRLC 3810* | Global Issues in Leadership |
PSCI 2004 | Survey of Western Political Thought |
PSCI 2012 | Intro/Comparative Politics |
PSCI 2106 | Introduction to Public PolicyÌýAnalysis |
PSCI 2223 | Introduction to InternationalÌýRelations |
PSCI 3011 | The American Presidency |
PSCI 3031 | Political Parties and Interest Groups |
PSCI 3041 | The American Congress |
PSCI 3163 | American Foreign Policy |
PSCI 4012 | Global Development |
PSCI 4173 | International Organization |
PSCI 4774 | Free Speech - Dangerous Ideas |
SOCY 3044 | Race, Class, Gender, and Crime |
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* These courses are not available for open enrollment and/or require professor approval prior to registering.Ìý