Office of the University Registrar

Minors - Leadership

Hours: 15 credits, with a cumulative GPA for all courses in the minor of 3.0 or better

The minor is open to all students at the university. Admission to the minor is by application only. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is necessary for admission to the minor, which must be added before a student completes 90 credit hours. Applications are due the fourth Friday of fall and spring semesters. Additional information and application.

The interdisciplinary minor in leadership, in conjunction with the successful completion of the degree program, provides students an opportunity to develop fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to assume leadership, supervisory or management positions in private companies and nonprofit organizations. Because the minor is interdisciplinary, it will draw on the expertise of faculty and staff in colleges across campus, which may include Agricultural and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Health and Human Performance, Journalism and Communications, and Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Requirements: Students must earn a B or higher in AEC 3414, Leadership Development, to continue in the minor. An overall GPA of 3.0 in all courses taken in the minor is required for the minor to be conferred.

Required Courses

AEC 3414 Leadership Development3
Take two of the following courses for a total of 6 credits:
AEC 3413 Working with People: Interpersonal Leadership Skills (3)
AEC 4434 Communication and Leadership in Groups and Teams (3)
AEC 4465 Global Leadership (3)
FYC 4905 Special Topics in Organizational Leadership for Non Profits (3)
6
Ethics3
Communications3

Ethics: take 3 credits

AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics3
FYC 4114 Ethical Issues in Family, Youth and Community Sciences3
JOU 4700 Problems and Ethics of Journalism in Society3
PHI 2630 Contemporary Moral Issues3
PHI 4662 Ethical Theory 13
PHM 3640 Ethics of Communication3
POS 3263 Policy, Ethics and Public Leadership3

Communications: take 3 credits

AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication3
AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences3
AEC 3073 Intercultural Communication3
COM 4930 Organizational Communication3
COM 4930 Nonverbal Communication3
ENC 2210 Technical Writing3
GEB 3213 Professional Writing in Business3
GEB 3218 Professional Speaking in Business3
MMC 4302 World Communication Systems3
SDS 4410 Interpersonal Communication Skills3
SPC 2608 Introduction to Public Speaking3