Leadership Studies - Minor Program
The Leadership Studies Minor offers unique opportunities for students to develop their leadership skills through experiential activities such as service learning, student organization leadership roles and community outreach programs. Leadership students will:
- Enhance their individual student experience on campus
- Develop their leadership abilities
- Practice leadership skills by getting involved in management, programming, and event planning opportunities within campus or community organizations.
As they progress through the program, students develop their leadership skills guided by philosophy and personal growth. The program is designed to build student leaders who adhere to Franciscan values and engage in service to others for purposes of creating a higher quality of life for all.
The 18 credit-hour minor contains a combination of required and elective course work including field experiences. Field experiences I & II provide a training laboratory for students to be able to apply and practice their skills in leadership positions in university and community outreach programs. Senior Leadership is a capstone experience where students plan, design, and implement a leadership project and finalize their leadership portfolio. Also, these students take an active mentorship role with new students coming into the Leadership Studies program.
The program requires students to participate in outside the classroom leadership development activities, service learning, student organization leadership roles, and community outreach programs. Co-curricular experiences enable students to: enhance their individual student experience on campus, develop their leadership abilities, and practice leadership skills by getting involved in campus student organizations, programming, and event planning.
Minor Program: Leadership Studies (18 credit total)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| LEAD 101 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | 3 |
| LEAD 213 | Leadership in Global Community | 3 |
| LEAD 320 | Field Experience | 3 |
| RSTM 300 | Team Facilitation and Leadership Principles | 3 |
| Elective Course | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Concepts of Communication (3) | ||
| Principles of Public Relations (3) | ||
| Gender and Communication Seminar (3) | ||
| Human Relations for Educators (2) | ||
| Teaching in a Diverse Society (3) | ||
| Entrepreneurship (3) | ||
| History of Africa (3) | ||
| History of Latin America (3) | ||
| Classical Civilization of Greece and Rome (3) | ||
| Women and Leadership (3) | ||
| Leadership Devlpmnt & Practice (3) | ||
| Supervisory Management (3) | ||
| Corporate Communications (3) | ||
| Managerial Communications (3) | ||
| Service Management (3) | ||
| Services Marketing (3) | ||
| Consumer Behavior (3) | ||
| International Marketing (3) | ||
| Contemporary Issues In Ethics (3) | ||
| Ethics and Environmental Issues (3) | ||
| Just Business (3) | ||
| Contemporary Political and Social Justice (3) | ||
| Public Administration (3) | ||
| State and Local Politics (3) | ||
| Political Communications (3) | ||
| United States in World Affairs (3) | ||
| Group Dynamics (3) | ||
| Social Psychology (3) | ||
| Outdoor Leadership (3) | ||
| Foundations of Recreation Therapy (3) | ||
| Program Design and Leadership (3) | ||
| Recreation and Youth Development (3) | ||
| Human Behavior in Social Environment I (3) | ||
| Women in Contemporary Society (3) | ||
| World Religions (3) | ||
| Philosophy of Religion (3) | ||
| Theology of Death and Dying (3) | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Note: This list of elective courses meets program goals/outcomes criteria but it is not all inclusive. Other courses would be considered.