Leadership Studies
University College
Minor Requirements — 18 Credits
The purpose of the Leadership Studies undergraduate degree minor is to develop students to become socially just and ethical leaders through the study of leadership theory and demonstrated engaged leadership practice within a systemic and global framework.
Students declared in the Leadership Studies minor will:
- Identify and understand contemporary leadership theories and research;
- Develop a critical consciousness of self and apply social justice, globalism, and ethics to leadership practice;
- Demonstrate systems thinking and empathy;
- Reflect upon and apply leadership within a social, cultural, political and enterprise contexts;
- Demonstrate an ability to engage in leadership through a practical setting.
Leadership Studies Minor will complement any academic major at UNC and will serve as a meaningful contextual experience for most career fields.
For advising information, please contact Leadership Studies Academic Advisor or Director for Leadership Studies: leaders@unco.edu or 970-351-1691.
Minor Requirements
Core Leadership Courses — 6 credits
Ethics Foundation — 3 credits
Choose one of the following:
Practicum or Internship — 1 credit
NOTE: Other "492" Internship courses taken under different course prefixes may satisfy this requirement if approved by the Leadership Minor Coordinator. The course must include a leadership component and comply with other LEAD 492 requirements.
Senior Seminar — 2 credits
Global & Cross Cultural Foundation — 6 credits
Choose two of the following courses:
| AFS 420 | African American Leadership and Politics | 3 |
| ANT 313 | Anthropology of Globalization | 3 |
| ANT 331 | Global Population and Human Needs | 3 |
| BAMG 350 | Management of Organizations | 3 |
| BAMG 354 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BAMG 454 | Leadership in Organizations | 3 |
| COMM 223 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 431 | Communication and Leadership | 3 |
| ECON 335 | Environmental and Resource Economics | 3 |
| ECON 341 | Public Finance | 3 |
| ECON 344 | International Economics | 3 |
| EDF 370 | Social Foundations of Education | 3 |
| ENST 315 | Nature and Society | 3 |
| ENST 331 | Global Population and Human Needs | 3 |
| GEOG 310 | Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| GEOG 320 | Population Geography | 3 |
| GNDR 285 | Gender in Global and Cross Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| HESA 301 | Foundations and Praxis of Higher Education and Student Affairs | 3 |
| HESA 311 | Leadership for Higher Education and Student Affairs Groups and Organizations | 3 |
| HESA 355 | Leadership for Social Change in Higher Education and Student Affairs | 3 |
| HESA 496 | Special Topics in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership | 1-3 |
| LEAD 250 | Leadership in a Global Context: Local Living | 3 |
| LEAD 364 | Leadership and Community Building | 3 |
| LEAD 495 | Special Topics in Leadership | 3 |
| MCS 101 | Multiculturalism in the United States: Concepts and Issues | 3 |
| MIND 182 | Confluence of Cultures | 3 |
| MIND 286 | Value Issues in Political Economy | 3 |
| MIND 289 | Coming of Age in the Twenty-First Century | 3 |
| PSCI 110 | Global Issues | 3 |
| PSCI 317 | Transitions to Democracy | 3 |
| PSCI 323 | Politics of Religion | 3 |
| PSCI 326 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| SOC 235 | Social Change in a Global Context | 3 |
| SOC 479 | The Community | 3 |
Additional Information
Please contact the Center for Honors, Scholars, and Leadership by calling (970) 351-2940, by visiting the office in Michener L98, or by finding us online at www.unco.edu/leadership-studies/