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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 2330 | Small Group Communication 1 | 3 |
| COMM 4347 | Leadership and Communication | 3 |
| PHIL 3322 | Professional Ethics | 3 |
| 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 Hours | 21 | |
