Curriculum
LEAD Minor
The LEAD Minor consists of 18 credit hours of coursework. Of those credit hours, nine are required courses and nine may come from approved electives. Within the elective options there are three types of courses: LEAD Core Electives, LEAD Track Electives, Partner-Program Electives. Students from any major may elect to complete the LEAD Minor. LEAD Core Electives are leadership courses taught through the LEAD Minor and highlight leadership in specific contexts. LEAD Track Electives are, generally, living learning community classes for freshmen, as well as freshman leadership programming courses and job training classes specific to on-campus employment. Partner-Program Electives are non-LEAD courses that complement the mission and goals of the LEAD Minor. These classes count for the minor and are taught by other majors.
Required Courses:
- LEAD 244 Principles of Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 344 Advanced Leadership Practices, 3CR
- LEAD 444 Leadership Minor Capstone, 3CR
Electives (9 hours required)
LEAD Core Electives
- LEAD 249 Diversity and Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 250 Leadership Lessons Through Film, 3CR
- LEAD 294 Special Topics in Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 300 Leadership for Racial Justice, 3CR
- LEAD 301 Women-Centered Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 302 International Perspectives of Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 343 Dimensions of Spirituality in Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 346 Civic Engagement and Leadership, 3CR
- LEAD 381 Leadership Minor Independent Study, 1-3CR
- LEAD 494 Special Topics in Leadership, 3 CR
LEAD Track Electives - (maximum of 3 credit hours)
- LEAD 140 Freshman Leadership Initiative, 2CR
- LEAD 141 Leadership in the Campus Community, 1CR
- LEAD 150 Band of Brothers: Leadership and Masculinity, 2CR
- LEAD 151 Secrets of Powerful Women, 2CR
- LEAD 152 Going Green: Leadership & Environmental Responsibility, 2CR
- LEAD 153 Global Citizenship: Leadership from a Global Perspective, 2CR
- LEAD 156 Cultural Competency & Social Justice, 2CR
- LEAD 180 Freshman Leadership Initiative II, 2CR
- LEAD 241 Leadership in the Campus Community II, 1CR
- LEAD 483 Leadership Minor Internship, 1-3CR
Partner-Program Electives
- BA 195 Movers and Shakers: Experienced Leaders and Experiential Leadership, 3CR
- ENT 195 Social Entrepreneurship: Creating Innovative Solutions to Social Problems, 3CR
- ENT 301 Innovation Leadership, 3CR
- HPE 305 Adventure-Based Learning, 3CR
- PAR 102 Western Moral Traditions, 3CR
- PRM 270 Leadership and Group Dynamics, 3CR
- MGT 300 Introduction to Management
- PSC 101 American Government, 3CR
- PSC 169 Global Issues, 3CR (previously PSC 110)
- SOC 103 Human Society, 3CR
- SOC 240 Social Change, 3CR
- SOC 448 Social Movements, 3CR
- SOCW 251 Social Issues, Policy, & Programs, 3CR
Course Sequence
We make every attempt to offer the LEAD required classes and LEAD Electives on the following schedule*:
Fall
- LEAD 244
- LEAD 344
- LEAD XXX (one LEAD Elective 鈥� selected on a rotating basis)
Spring
- LEAD 244
- LEAD 444
- LEAD XXX (one LEAD Elective 鈥� selected on a rotating basis)
Summer
- LEAD XXX (one LEAD Elective 鈥� selected on a rotating basis)
This schedule does not account for the class offerings designated as LEAD Partner-Program electives. Many of the courses listed in this category are offered each semester. Since they are taught in other academic programs, those interested in the offerings need to check the course schedule each term or contact the academic program that offers the course.
* The schedule on which courses are offered depends on many factors, including: number of available faculty along with their expertise, having sufficient numbers of students to enroll in a course, scheduling courses that match the majority of students working to complete the minor, and more. We do try to offer the core courses in the minor within a pattern so that students can anticipate how they might complete the core sequence. Given this, the information offered here is aspirational and not a guarantee.
