Minor requirements

Students will take at least 16 credits from the areas below, with at least one course in each of the three following areas.

Interpersonal and Small Group Dynamics

Courses in this area emphasize the influence leaders have on individual group members and group dynamics. Courses available:

BUAD 337   Organizational Behavior

BUAD 387   Decision Making in Disasters

COME 122   Interpersonal Communication

COME 222   Small Group Communication

COME 324   Persuasion

MILS 201 Basic Leadership and Management I

MUSI 381    Introduction to Conducting

Organizational and Societal Landscapes

Courses in this area explore the relationships between leaders and followers within the context of social entities or organizations. Courses available:

BUAD 215   Entrepreneurship

BUAD 388   International Management

COME 320   Crisis Communication

COME 326   Organizational Communication

MILS 101 Leadership and Military Science I

THRS 350    Christianity and Religious Diversity

THEA 232   Basic Acting

SOCI 238     Human Behavior in Social Environments

Leadership in Action

Courses in this area study leadership within applied contexts, such as a discipline, political system, culture, geographic region, historical period, industry, or demographic group. Courses available:

ART 329      Art in a Democratic Society

ART 336      Art and Creative Democracy

BUAD 340   Global Seminar in Business

BUAD 386   Leading Through Adversity

BUAD 400   Case Studies: Leaders in Film

COME 322   Business and Professional Speaking

ENGL 289   Writing for the World

ENGL 329   Literature of Service

LEAD 210 Leadership in the Arts

SOCI 344    Social Movements

THRS 331   Judaism and Christianity: The Holocaust