The minor in Leadership is designed to introduce and guide students through the personal development of leadership skills, behaviors, and dispositions, and how these influence and are influenced by the group or organizational contexts in which they might find themselves as leaders. Starting with a focus on students’ awareness of their own personal identity as a leaders and followers, students will explore the theoretical models of leadership, examine how different models of leadership manifest themselves in different types of groups and organizations, and engage in practices of leadership in the context of the students’ major or anticipated profession. Elective courses provide an interdisciplinary examination of leadership in the context of facets of leadership, including: organizational development, the psychology of work, ethics, servant leadership, and conflict leadership.
Students enrolled in the Leadership minor will be able to:
1. Demonstrate personal introspection and awareness to design, evaluate and implement leadership strategies to facilitate problem solving, and critical analysis in the context of organizational needs and goals.
2. Reason about right and wrong human conduct, assess their own ethical values and the social context of problems, recognize ethical issues in a variety of settings, think about how different ethical perspectives might be applied to ethical dilemmas, and consider the ramifications of alternative actions.
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