Minor in Leadership Studies

The minor in Leadership Studies requires 21 semester credit hours.  The minor is interdisciplinary, including courses from the following departments: Communication Studies, Management, Philosophy, Aerospace Studies, Psychology, and the School of Health Administration. Students select two courses (6 hours) which emphasize leadership skill development and two courses (6 hours) which provide a theoretical or conceptual approach to leadership. All students in this minor will be advised by the Department of Communication Studies. Students entering the program will be contacted by the department and will be required to see an advisor before selecting elective courses. If a student is a Communication Studies major, only the core courses in Communication Studies (COMM 1310, COMM 2315, COMM 2330, COMM 2338, COMM 3301, COMM 3302) may count towards their minor in Leadership Studies.

Required Courses
COMM 2330Small Group Communication 13
COMM 4347Leadership and Communication3
PHIL 3322Professional Ethics3
Skill Development
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Public Speaking 1
Professional Skills for the Global Workplace
Communication and Conflict Management
Nonverbal Communication
Interviewing Principles and Practices
Argumentation and Debate
Public Advocacy and Civic Engagement
Professional Communication
Communication Training and Human Resource Development
Diversity and Inclusion Training
Communication Internship
Theoretical Concepts or Approaches
Choose 6 hours the following:6
Rhetoric, Race, and Memory
Introduction to Organizational Communication
Intercultural Communication
Communication and Identity in International Work Cultures
Diversity and Communication
Social Media in Organizations
Persuasion
Intercultural Communication in the Americas
Organizational Rhetoric
Leadership Development in Agricultural Sciences
Leadership and Management I
Leadership and Management II
Ethics in the Health Professions
Supervisory Management for Healthcare Managers
Management of Organizations
Public Health Leadership
Social Psychology 2
Industrial Psychology 2
Total Hours21
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This course has a prerequisite of COMM 1310.

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PSY 1300 with a grade of C is a prerequisite for PSY 3331 and PSY 3333.