The leadership minor has been created for qualified students who seek to grow their servant leadership of others across broad contexts. With dual emphasis on both theory and practice, the minor gives students an opportunity to develop and refine their philosophy of leadership and prepare them to be successful as servant leaders. This minor is not available to communication or psychology majors who choose the leadership emphasis located within their respective majors. Nine hours of the minor must be 200, 300 or 400 level coursework. Students should be able to:
- Define leadership in various contexts or disciplines.
- Integrate Christian perspectives on current, past and future models of leadership.
- Demonstrate servant leadership through a variety of activities of leading and prompting others to lead.
Curriculum for the Leadership Minor
Required Courses
Students are responsible to meet all prerequisites if applicable.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership Training Courses | ||
| PSY 220 | Interpersonal Skills Training | 3 |
| Select one of the following options: | 3 | |
Option 1: | ||
| Leadership Dynamics | ||
Option 2: | ||
| Emerging Leadership I 1 | ||
| Emerging Leadership II 1 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Option 1: | ||
| Servant Leadership 1 | ||
| Option 2: | ||
| Ministry Leadership | ||
AND any other 1-credit CM elective | ||
| Leadership Practica | ||
| Select one of the following options: | 3 | |
Option 1: | ||
| Leadership Dynamics Practicum | ||
Option 2: | ||
Select 3 credit hours in the following, repeating as necessary. | ||
| Practicum in Leadership (May be repeated as necessary) 1,2,3 | ||
| Practicum in Advanced Leadership (May be repeated as necessary) 1,2 | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select one elective from each category. | 6 | |
Organizational Leadership: | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Management of Change | ||
| Nonprofit Management | ||
| Group and Organizational Communication | ||
| Crisis Intervention | ||
| Organizational Psychology 1 | ||
| Group Dynamics 1 | ||
Interpersonal and Intercultural Leadership: | ||
| Introduction to Intercultural Ministry | ||
| Strategies for Discipling Ministries | ||
| Relational Skills for Ministry | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Conflict Management 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
| 1 | Prerequisite necessary. See course description. |
| 2 | Students who earn three or more credit hours of LR 220 and/or LR 420 must take LR 440, Practical Leadership Capstone. |
