Leadership and Ethics Across Disciplines Minor
Coordinators
Patrick Cottrell, Ph.D.
Virlena Crosley, D.B.A.
The LEAD minor draws from different disciplines—arts and humanities, social sciences, business—to help students develop versatile skills that will help them adapt to, and shape, the world of tomorrow. (Note: The LEAD Minor is only open to LEAD Honors students.)
Leadership is a values-driven, collaborative process defined by human interaction across a variety of contexts, from the personal to the professional and from the local to the global. The LEAD minor recognizes that although not everybody will readily identify as a leader, most will be confronted with ethical challenges and complicated problems, need to work well with people from a variety of different backgrounds, and require cross-disciplinary skills to thrive under conditions of complexity and uncertainty.
● Orientation program
● Cohort-based, Honors Inquiry Seminar
● Completion of Interdisciplinary course of study with the Leadership and Ethics Across Disciplines (LEAD) minor
● Professional development institutes
● Participation in extra-curricular / off-campus activities led by cohort faculty
The LEAD Minor is only open to LEAD Honors students.
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 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 | ||
| FICTION WRITING | ||
| NONFICTION WRITING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO VISUALIZATIONS | ||
| MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | ||
| MEDIA, HEALTH & COMMUNICATION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF PR & CONTENT STRATEGY | ||
| LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND PERSUASION | ||
| POLITICAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| CURRENT DEBATES IN US FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| Ethics Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| BUSINESS, ETHICS AND SOCIETY | ||
| FAIRNESS AND RESPONSIBILITY IN DATA SCI | ||
| HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT | ||
| MEDIA ETHICS | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS ACROSS DISCIPLINES | ||
| LEADERSHIP, ETHICS, AND PERSUASION | ||
| ULTIMATE QUESTIONS IN LITERATURE | ||
| MORAL PROBLEMS | ||
| BIOETHICS | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | ||
| GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| RELIGIOUS ETHICS | ||
| Cross-Cultural Competency Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES | ||
| MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| GENDERED COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL ETHNIC STUDIES AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| EQUITY AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING | ||
| LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| SPANISH IN THE US | ||
| TOPICS IN FRANOPHONE LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN ENGLISH | ||
Any advanced course in a language 201 or above | ||
| WORLD WAR I: EXPERIENCE, IDENTITY, AND MEMORY IN THE MODERN WORLD | ||
| FASCISM AND THE HOLOCAUST IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA | ||
| THE US-MEXICO BORDER REGION | ||
| RACE, IMPERIALISM, JUSTICE | ||
| APPROACHES TO RELIGION | ||
| JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM | ||
| WOMEN IN RELIGION | ||
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| GENDER AND SOCIETY | ||
| PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF NORTH AMERICA: THE NATIVE AMERICANS | ||
| RACE & ETHNICITY | ||
| LATINAS AND LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| A relevant course taken abroad with approval from department and minor coordinator. | ||
| Elective of Focus | ||
| The purpose of the LEAD minor is to develop leaders in all fields. Accordingly, we encourage students to pursue an elective of focus in an area of substantive interest. Students can EITHER take an additional class from one of the four areas above OR identify a class (subject to approval by their LEAD advisor) where they can integrate and apply interdisciplinary knowledge. 2 | 3-4 | |
| For example, if interested in business, consider options like: | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| LEADERSHIP | ||
| TEAM DYNAMICS | ||
| If interested in environmental sustainability, consider options like: | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE | ||
| ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE | ||
| If interested in education, consider options like: | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF INCLUSION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION | ||
| EDUCATIONAL LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR ESOL | ||
An HHPA 300-level Coaching Theory course | ||
| If interested in science or math, consider a relevant science course or: | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO VOTING THEORY | ||
| GAME THEORY | ||
| If interested in social sciences, consider a relevant economics, history, or psychology course or: | ||
| UNDERSTANDING OUR SOCIAL WORLD | ||
| If interested in arts and humanities, consider a relevant course in the visual or performing arts or options like: | ||
| LITERATURE AND LANDSCAPE | ||
| HISTORY OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL | ||
| If you are interested in health, consider options like: | ||
| HEALTH ADMINISTRATION | ||
| NURSING LEADERSHIP | ||
| 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 or club/fraternity/sorority leadership | ||
One year as a writing fellow or as an editor for Camas | ||
One year on the Linfield Review editorial team | ||
One year as a RA/RLA/RHA/ROL | ||
Approved leadership role in athletics (e.g. team captain, SAAC) | ||
Sustainability work (select at least two of the following): | ||
| NATURAL HISTORY OF THIS PLACE WE INHABIT | ||
| COMMUNITY SERVICE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FORUM | ||
Other on-campus practicum experience may count, pending approval from LEAD Honors coordinator | ||
| Off-Campus Practicum | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| SERVICE LEARNING PRACTICUM | ||
| CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIP | ||
IMPACT internship | ||
Study abroad (semester or January term) | ||
Any relevant department internship course or requirement | ||
Clinical work for nursing students and student teaching for education students | ||
| 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 study abroad) may meet an elective requirement with approval from the student's LEAD advisor and/or coordinator of the LEAD Honors program.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Identify core facets of leadership from different disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, including what it means to lead with ethics, compassion, and integrity in different contexts.
- Reflect on personal leadership attributes, goals, values, identity, and growth through academic and experiential learning.
- Demonstrate social-relational skills including written and oral communication, listening, cultural awareness and adaptability, and the ability to work effectively in collaborative settings.
- Integrate interdisciplinary knowledge to analyze and/or address complex problems.
- Demonstrate civic awareness and responsibility.