Requirements for the Minor:
Completion of the minor requires a minimum of 21 credit hours. Coursework focuses on five basic components: theory of leadership development; leadership in a changing world; communication skills (oral and written); techniques for working with groups and organizations; and presentation skills. The minor includes a required internship, scheduled in consultation with the program coordinator.
Core (6 Credits):
SPST 201 Advanced Leadership Development
INDS 490 Internship in Leadership Development
Electives (15 Credits):
Must cover at least three of the following areas. At least six (6) of these credits must be at the 300-400 level, and no more than three (3) of these credits may be from any one discipline. Note that many of these courses have prerequisites, but often the prerequisite is a course that could be taken to satisfy a requirement in the College Core Curriculum.
Global Perspectives:
AMST 347 U.S. Immigration
COMM 465 Intercultural Communication
ECON 320 International Trade/Finance
ECON 345 Comparative Economic Systems
ENGL 351 Language and Society
HIST 204 World Regional Geography (SSED204)
INED 400 Study Abroad
MUED 315 Music, Play & Self
POLI 352 World Political Geography
POLI 356 U.S. Foreign Policy
PSY370 Cross-Cultural Psychology
Communication Skills:
COMM105 Public Speaking
COMM 221 Interpersonal Communication
BUAD 235 Introduction to Business Communications
ENGL 352 History of the English Language
ENGL 373 English Grammar for Everyone
THEA 130 Acting for Non-Majors
Groups and Organizations:
BUAD 323 Management and Organizational Behavior
COMM 301 Group Communication
COMM 373 Gender and Communication
COMM 460 Organizational Communication
COMM222 Principles Public Relations
INDS 220 Introduction to Ethnicity/Race
PHED 210 Principles of Sport Management
PSY 245 Social Psychology
PSY 347 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PSY 355 Group Dynamics
PSY 380 Multicultural Counseling
SOC 204 Social Psychology
SOC 316 Minority Groups
SOC 325 Complex Organizations
Presentation Skills:
CSIT 104 Introduction to Microcomputer Software
CSIT 107 Web Programming I
COMM 110 Desktop Presentation
COMM 111 Web Design
COMM 112 Desktop Video
COMM 114 Electronic Darkroom
COMM 116 Desktop Publishing
GIS 201 Geographic Information Systems I