Contemporary Leadership / Minor

Minor Credit Hours: 15

A minor in Contemporary Leadership will provide students the opportunity for personal exploration of leadership styles/skills as well as academic preparation related to leadership theories and principles applied to today's complex workforce. Students will engage in academic and co-curricular activities to expand and hone their leadership skills through application of their leadership experiences to various real-world situations. The focus of the minor will be related to strong communication skills, team relations, conflict resolutions, personal impact and lifelong learning. Using principles of authentic leadership as the basis for learning, comparisons to different leadership approaches such as servant leadership, transformational leadership and positive leadership will be discussed. The main objective of this minor is to foster the individual student's contributions and personal impact as an authentic, ethical leader through an integration of academic study and co-curricular involvement.

Degree Requirements

Minor: CLDR

I. Required Courses (12)

COMM-21600Small Group Communication

3

COMM-34700Leadership Communication

3

ORGL-47500Contemporary Leadership Practicum

3

ORGL-48000Contemporary Leadership Capstone

3

II. Electives (3)

Students will choose one elective course from across the University to apply to this minor. The course chosen will need to focus on leadership, as the intent is for students to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the broad need for leadership across disciplines, subjects and industries. There are many possible elective course options for students in each college, allowing students great flexibility in fulfilling this elective course requirement. Course choice will depend upon college and department approval. Students can also discuss elective course options with their advisor. Possible course options are listed below.
AERO-30100Leading People and Effective Communication 1

3

AERO-30200Leading People and Effective Communication 2

3

AERO-40100National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty 1

3

AERO-40200National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty 2

3

AVTR-20100Human Factors in Transportation

3

AVTR-43000Labor Relations in Transportation

3

AVTR-45200Airport Management

3

AVTR-45300Airline Management and Economics

3

BIOL-44000Management/Methods Patient Care 2

1

BSAD-20000Principles of Management

3

BSAD-36000Human Resource Management

3

BSAD-38000Supervisory Management

3

BSAD-46000Strategic Management Theories and Application

3

CSJS-31000Security Organization and Management

3

HCLD-36000Management Skills for the Healthcare Professional

3

HCLD-44000Leadership in Healthcare

3

HCLD-44100Healthcare Leadership Practicum

3

MILI-11100Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking

2

MILI-11200Introduction to the Profession of Arms

2

MILI-22100Leadership and Decision Making

2

MILI-22200Army Doctrine and Team Development

2

MILI-33100Training Management and the Warfighting Functions

4

MILI-33200Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations

4

MILI-44100The Army Officer

4

MILI-44200Company Grade Leadership

4

MKTG-39600Wksp: Now, Discover Your Strengths: Personal Leadership Assessment

1

NURS-40200Professional Development and Leadership

3

NURS-43500Adult 3: Critical Care

6

ORGL-36000Positive Leadership

3

ORGL-42000Leadership for Service

3

POLS-35500American Presidency

3

PRLG-20200Law Office Management and Computer Use for Paralegals

3

PSYC-37300Organizational Leadership

3

PSYC-49400Internship in Human Resource Management

3

SPEX-20200Foundations of Sport and Fitness Management

3

SPEX-20600Sport and Exercise Science Field Experience 1: Job Shadowing Leader

1

SPEX-36200Sport and Fitness Facility Management

3