Leadership Development Minor
Leadership skills good for a lifetime.
A minor in Leadership Development gives you the theories, concepts, models, and hands-on experience to lead. Discover your strength in leading teams and organizations as you manage projects and analyze complex problems.
Career paths: drive the future.
A minor in Leadership Development complements any course of study. Prepare for a lifetime of leadership to drive change within organizations, your community, and public policy. This minor can help you make wise career decisions and advance in any field.
A Leadership Development minor is a great option if you:
- are eager to learn the skills needed to lead teams
- believe that effective leadership skills and techniques are critical to advancing in your career
- are driven to make change happen in your community and beyond
Courses
For details on program requirements, suggested academic plan, and more, see the University Bulletin.
Required courses
- Foundations of Leadership Development
- Leadership Development for Small Groups
- Leadership Internship
- Leadership Practices: Power, Influence, and Impact
Sample additional courses
- Agribusiness in the Global Economy
- Communication and Civility
- Communication Ethics
- Critical Thinking
- Cultural Foundations of Communications
- Developing Youth Leadership through Organization/Program Structure
- Environmental Ethics
- Ethics
- Intercultural Communication
- International Relations
- International Relations Theory
- Introduction to Agricultural Business Management
- Introduction to Ethics
- Introduction to Ethics and Issues in Agriculture
- Living in an Increasingly Diverse Society
- Mediation and Communication
- Philosophy, Nature, and the Environment
- Power, Conflict, and Community Decision Making
- Race, Gender, and Employment
- Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
- Racism and Sexism
- Social Change
- Social Influence and Small Groups
- Social Movements
- Women in Developing Countries
- World Philosophy and Culture
Get started.
Students may select the Leadership Development minor via the Minor Declaration option on LionPATH. For more information, contact Dr. Mark A. Brennan.
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