Minor Electives

Completion of the Leadership Studies Minor requires students to take 9 credits of elective coursework across three categories:

Leadership Foundations

Courses focused on:

  • Moral and ethical reasoning
  • Ability to critically evaluate behavior
  • Improved decision-making of life choices

Leadership Application

Courses focused on:

  • Enhanced ability to function in a team
  • Building a team with a diverse perspective
  • Leading a team effectively to accomplish a shared goal

Leadership in Context

Courses focused on:

  • Historical and situational analysis
  • Critical evaluation of historical and contemporary leaders
  • Ability to connect leadership behaviors to organizational outcomes

One elective from each category is required and of the three electives, at least one course must be outside of a student's major.

Students are responsible for understanding any pre-requisites or conditions for chosen electives. 

Ideally, electives are taken sophomore through junior years and completed after taking LEAD 100 (Introductory Course) before entering the LEAD 4000 (Capstone course).

Leadership Foundations Elective Courses

Course NumberCourse Title
AIRR 3010*Air Force Leadership Studies I
ANTH 1200Culture and Power
ARSC 2000Ways of Knowing: Constructions of Knowledge in the Academy and Beyond
COMM 2400Discourse, Culture & Identities
COMM 2500Interpersonal Communications
COMM 2600Organizational Communication
COMM 3410Intercultural Communication
COMM 3420Gender & Communication
COMM 3320Persuasion in Society
EDUC 2400Cultural Diversity and Awareness
EDUC 2919/ iNVS 2919Renewing Democracy in Communities and Schools 
ENLP 3100Complex Leadership Challenges
ETHN 2001Foundations of Comparative Ethnic Studies: Race, Gender, and Culture(s)
ETHN 2304Introduction to Social Justice 
GEOG 3742Place, Power. & Contemporary Culture 
HONR 1810*Honors Diversity Seminar
LEAD 2400Power, Privilege & Oppression in Contemporary US Society
LEAD 2410Dynamics of Privilege and Oppression in Leadership
MGMT 4040Individual, Team, and Organizational Development
MILR 2031*Methods of Leadership and Management
NAVR 4020*Leadership and Ethics
PHIL 2140Environmental Justice
PHIL 2220Philosophy & Law
PHIL 2270Philosophy & Race
PHIL 2290Philosophy & Women
PHIL 3140Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3180Critical Thinking Contemporary Topics
PHIL 3200Social & Political Philosophy
PHIL 3260Philosophy & the International Order
PSCI 2004Survey of Western Political Thought
PSCI 3084Diversity, Disagreement, and Democracy: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Democracy 
PSCI 4774Free Speech - Dangerous Ideas
PSYC 2606Social Psychology
PSYC 3456Psychology of Personality
PSYC 3684Developmental Psychology
SOCY 1021United States Race and Ethnic Relations 
SOCY 2011Contemporary Social Issues & Human Values
SOCY 2031Social Problems
SOCY 2077Environment & Society
SOCY 3171Whiteness Studies 

 

Leadership Application Elective Courses

Course NumberCourse Title
AIRR 3020*Air Force Leadership Studies II
ANTH 2100Frontiers of Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 4180Anthropological Perspectives: Contemporary Issues
CESR 4000Leadership Challenges: Exercises in Moral Courage
CESR 4005Business Solutions for the Developing World
CESR 4828Corporate Boards in Action
COMM 1300Public Speaking
COMM 1600Group Interaction
COMM 2410The Practice of Intercultural Communication 
COMM 2650Business and Professional Communication
COMM 3320Persuasion in Society
CVEN 5564Water Profession: Leadership and Communication
CVEN 5834Water Profession: Management and Utility Finance
CVEN 5834Managing Water Utilities: Current Issues & Future Challenges
EDUC 2500Strategies for Social Change 

EDUC 2919/

INVS 2919

Renewing Democracy in Communities and Schools 
EDUC 4610Becoming a Learning Assistant 
EDUC 4620LA Mentoring: Becoming a Mentor 
EMEN 4050Leadership and Professional Skills
EMEN 4825Entrepreneurial Business Plan Prep
ENLP 3000Intelligent Leadership
ESBM 3700Entrepreneurial Environments
ETHN 3015Asian Pacific American Communities
ETHN 3026Women of Color: Chicanas in US Society
ETHN 3201Social Justice, Leadership and Community Engagement Internship 
GEOG 3682Geography and International Development
INVST 1000Responding to Social and Environmental Problems Through Service Learning
INVS 2989Dialogue Across Difference
INVS 3302Facilitating Peaceful Community Change
INVS 3931Community Leadership Internship I
INVS 3932Community Leadership Internship II
LEAD 1571Topics in Leadership
LEAD 2910Leadership Practicum 1
LEAD 2920Leadership Practicum 2
LEAD 4932Community Leadership in Action
MGMT 4010Redefining the Employee-Employer Relationship
MGMT 4030Managing Employee Reward Systems
ORGN 4040Individual, Team, and Organizational Development 
PACS 3700Communication and Conflict Management 
PRLC 1820*Leadership Foundations and Applications II
PRLC 2820Multi-Level Issues in Leadership
PSCI 2106Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
PSCI 3031Political Parties and Interest Groups
PSYC 4136Judgment & Decision Making
PSYC 4553Women’s Mental Health
WGST 3302Facilitating Peaceful Community Change

Leadership in Context Elective Courses

Course NumberCourse Title
ARSC 3100Multicultural Perspectives and Academic Discourse
EDUC 3013School and Society 
EMEN 4830ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ in D.C. Our Sustainable Future (Maymester)
ENLP 4000The Empire of Modern Science
ETHN 2232Contemporary African American Social Movements
ETHN 2536Survey of Chicana/o History and Culture
ETHN 3403Indigenous Rights and Red Power Movement
ETHN 3671People of Color and Social Movements
ETHN 3701Gender, Sport, and Culture
ETHN 3777Inside-Out: Prison and Social Justice 
ETHN 4672Seminar on the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
ETHN 4714Sport for Social Justice 
GEOG 2002Geographies of Global Change
GEOG 4712Political Geography
HIST 2100Revolution in History
HIST 2126Issues in Modern U.S. Politics and Foreign Relations
HIST 2326Issues in History of U.S. Society and Culture
HIST 4020Topics in Comparative History 
HIST 4021Athens and Greek Democracy
HIST 4031Alexander the Great and the Rise of Macedonia
HIST 4048Latin American Revolutions
HIST 4083Revolution and Nationalism in Modern Ireland
HIST 4116United States Diplomatic History, 1865-1939
HIST 4126United States Diplomatic History since 1940
HIST 4146US Military History since 1898
HIST 4166The War in Vietnam and It's Legacy
INVS 4302Critical Thinking in Development 
INVS 4402Nonviolent Social Movements
LEAD 3100Multicultural Leadership: Theories, Principles & Practices
MILR 4072*Officer Leadership & Development
MILR 4082*Leadership in a Complex World
NAVR 4010*Leadership and Management
ORGN 4040Individual, Team, and Organizational Development 
PRLC 3800*Global Inquiry in 21st Century Leadership
PRLC 3810*Global Issues in Leadership
PSCI 2004Survey of Western Political Thought
PSCI 2012Intro/Comparative Politics
PSCI 2106Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
PSCI 2223Introduction to International Relations
PSCI 3011The American Presidency
PSCI 3031Political Parties and Interest Groups
PSCI 3041The American Congress
PSCI 3163American Foreign Policy
PSCI 4012Global Development
PSCI 4173International Organization
PSCI 4774Free Speech - Dangerous Ideas
SOCY 3044Race, Class, Gender, and Crime

 

* These courses are not available for open enrollment and/or require professor approval prior to registering.