Leadership Minor
Leadership is a specialized ability necessary for success in particular endeavors and for success in life in general. All the key institutions in our society -- arts, business, education, government, health care, human services, religious, scientific and social -- require effective leaders. The Leadership Studies minor is designed to teach students competencies in communication skills, problem solving, and decision-making and group or team development, using a creative, interdisciplinary approach.
The Leadership CORE is augmented by an interdisciplinary area of emphasis.
The Leadership Studies minor consists of 15 credits and should include the following courses:
- LSP-101 Leadership Development (2 cr)
- LSP-201 Leadership Theories, Styles, Realities (2 cr)
- LSP-299T Special Topics in area of emphasis (3 cr)
- LSP-497 Internship in area of emphasis (2 cr)
- Two classes (6 cr) from the broader curriculum related to area of emphasis (see below).
Business Emphasis
- One from the following:
- One from the following:
Christian Leadership Emphasis
- REL-112 New Testament Introduction (3 cr)
- One from the following:
Outdoor Leadership Emphasis
- Wilderness First Responder
- One from the following:
- GOL-101 Physical Geology & Laboratory (4 cr)
- ENV-160 Environmental Science & Laboratory (4 cr)
- ENV-200 Nature and Culture: Introduction to Environmental Studies (3 cr)
- BIO-129 Murder, Medicine, & Magic & Laboratory (3-4 cr)
- BIO-140 Idaho Natural History & Laboratory (4 cr)
- BIO-199T.1 The Life of Birds & Laboratory (4 cr)
Student Learning Outcomes
Through core leadership classes students will gain skills and concepts that will contribute to their effectiveness as leaders in multiple settings. Through interdisciplinary study, students will gain skills and concepts that will contribute to their effectiveness as leaders in their area of emphasis. Students will gain other skills in:
- Critical Thinking
- Analytical Reasoning
- Problem Solving
- Written Communication