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Leadership Development Minor

Why Leadership Development at Valpo?

The interdisciplinary, undergraduate minor in Leadership Development will provide students with the opportunity to develop leadership knowledge and prepare for leadership experiences. The minor is structured to include four required foundational courses and two additional electives, for a total of 15 credits.

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About Our Leadership Development Degree


EXPLORE THE COLLEGE

Overview

The Student Learning Outcomes for the Leadership Development Minor include:

  • Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills of core leadership competencies required for effective leaders.
  • Students will engage in personal leadership development by examining their personal leadership styles and recognizing differences in others.
  • Students will increase their leadership capacity by applying leadership concepts to interpersonal contexts within teams and organizations.
  • Students will increase their leadership capacity examining change processes and the impact of culture in effecting systemic change in organizations and communities.

Course Requirements
Leadership Development MinorCore Courses10 credits
LEAD 200Foundations of Leadership3 credits
LEAD 210Personal Leadership Development2 credits
LEAD 300*Team and Organizational Leadership2 credits
LEAD 310Community, Culture, and Change Leadership3 credits
*Prerequisite LEAD 200

A great addition to any major, the Leadership Development Minor allows students to fulfill six credits through a variety of major specific or special topics courses. The following courses have been identified as elective options for students choosing to complete the Leadership Development Minor:

Elective Options6 Credits
CVA 345Leadership Communication
GE 493Professional Communications and Interpersonal Relations 3
GS 220Contemporary Issues in Philanthropy and Service
HCL 105Fundamentals of Health Care Leadership
HCL 470Health Care Leadership Strategies
KIN 354Recreational Leadership
MGT 304Management and Organizational Behavior
MGT 305Business Ethics
MGT 315Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
MGT 440Cross Cultural Management
PSY 270Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
PHIL 125The Good Life
PHIL 335Ethical Theory

For additional information about the leadership development minor, please email .

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