Leadership and Ethics Across Disciplines Minor
Minor Requirements
Completion of 5 courses (up to 20 credits) plus a 1-credit Leadership Capstone, and two practicum requirements (one off-campus and one on-campus).1
The LEAD curriculum consists of the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| LEAD/POLS 250 | LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | 4 |
| or LEAD/POLS/LITR 311 | LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND PERSUASION | |
| LEAD 490 | LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | 1 |
| Other Courses | ||
| Select one course from each of the following areas (the same course cannot be used to fulfill the requirement in two different areas): | ||
| Communication Skills Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES | ||
| MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| PERSUASION AND SOCIAL INFLUENCE | ||
| MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | ||
| LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND PERSUASION | ||
| POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| CURRENT DEBATES IN US FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| Ethics Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| BUSINESS, ETHICS AND SOCIETY | ||
| MEDIA ETHICS | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | ||
| LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND PERSUASION | ||
| ULTIMATE QUESTIONS IN LITERATURE | ||
| MORAL PROBLEMS | ||
| BIOETHICS | ||
| SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | ||
| GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS | ||
| POLITICS AND THE ARTS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| RELIGIOUS ETHICS | ||
| Diversity and Cultural Competency Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES | ||
| MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| GENDERED COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION | ||
A relevant GLCS course with approval from department and minor coordinator | ||
| RACE, IMPERIALISM, JUSTICE | ||
| APPROACHES TO RELIGION | ||
| JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM | ||
| WOMEN IN RELIGION | ||
| GENDER AND SOCIETY | ||
| RACE & ETHNICITY | ||
A relevant course taken abroad with approval from department and minor coordinator. | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least one elective courses from the lists above not used to fulfill a minor requirement or of the following: 2 | 3-4 | |
| ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| LEADERSHIP | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| TEAM DYNAMICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
An HHPA 300-level Coaching Theory course | ||
| HEALTH ADMINISTRATION | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY | ||
| MUSIC, GENDER, AND DISSENT | ||
| NURSING LEADERSHIP | ||
| UNDERSTANDING OUR SOCIAL WORLD | ||
| On-Campus Practicum | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| One year of forensics (select at least two of the following): | ||
| DEBATE PRACTICUM | ||
| DEBATE PRACTICUM | ||
| One year of ASLU | ||
| One year as a writing fellow | ||
| One year as a RA/RLA/RHA exec. | ||
| Sustainability work (select at least two of the following): | ||
| NATURAL HISTORY OF THIS PLACE WE INHABIT | ||
| COMMUNITY SERVICE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FORUM | ||
| Community engagement through the Change Corps or other programs | ||
| AUDIO & VIDEO STORY LAB | ||
| Multicultural center leadership | ||
| PLACE/Lacroute fellow or equivalent | ||
| Club/fraternity/sorority leadership | ||
| Other on-campus practicum experience may count , pending approval from LEAD coordinator | ||
| Off-Campus Practicum 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP | ||
IMPACT internship | ||
| SERVICE LEARNING PRACTICUM | ||
Study abroad (with leadership development plan approved by minor coordinator) | ||
Major Internship | ||
| Total Credits | 18-21 | |
- 1
To maintain curricular integrity, 8 credits must be discrete to the minor and cannot be used to fulfill any other degree requirement (major, minor, LC). A minimum of 4 credits must also be taken from upper-division (300-level or above) courses.
- 2
Other courses from any discipline (including INQS and study abroad) may meet an elective requirement with approval from the coordinator of the program and the relevant department.
- 3
Note that clinical work would fulfill this requirement for nursing students.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Identify core facets of leadership from different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives.
- Evaluate what it means to lead with integrity, compassion, and ethics in different contexts.
- Reflect on their own attributes as a leader, including examination of core values and identity as applied to the evolving practice of leadership.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively with others from different backgrounds in both individual and group settings.
- Conduct inquiry from multiple human perspectives (historical, cross-cultural, philosophical, creative, gender, scientific), with application to the practice of leadership.
- Apply core liberal arts skills and mindset to diagnose complex problems.