Leadership
Incorporate must-have skills with any major
You'll learn leadership principles and theories from various perspectives. You'll be challenged to assess problems, critically evaluate alternatives and promote effective change. Take your degree to the next level with a minor in Leadership.
Major
Minor
The minor consists of 21 total credit hours including 11 credits from our Core Courses and 10 credits from our Electives.
Core Courses
- SJST 101 OR SJST/SOCI 110 Introduction to Social Justice OR Introduction to Sociology (4 credits)
- LEAD 201 OR WGST 201 Equality & Leadership OR Women & Leadership (2 credits)
- MGMT 328 Management & Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
- LEAD 475 OR WGST 475 Leadership Practicum OR Women's Leadership Academy Practicum (2 credits)
Electives (4 credit courses unless otherwise indicated)
Complete a minimum of 10 credits:
- ATHT 432 Organization & Administration of Athletics
- COAC 291 Philosophy, Principles & Organization of Athletics in Education
- COAC 475 Theories and Techniques for Coaching Sports
- COMM 210 Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 309 Persuasion: Reception & Responsibility
- COMM 315 Understanding Global Media & Cultural Change
- COMM 325 Global Communication
- COMM 409 Organizational Communication
- COMM 410 Communication Ethics
- COMM 401 Technology & Communication
- COMM 465 Gender, Race, Class & Media
- ECON 425 Wealth & Inequality
- ENG 222 The Harlem Renaissance
- ENG 256 Multicultural American Literature
- ENVS 214 Environment, Politics & Society
- GERO 118 Introduction to Adult Development & Aging
- LEAD 300 Topics in Leadership (2 credits)
- LEAD 476 Leadership Experience (2 credits)
- PHIL 281 Ethics
- PHIL 306 Personal Identity & the Self
- POLS 253 Dictatorship & Democracy
- POLS 271 World Politics
- POLS 355 Public Policy
- POLS 356 Social Movements
- PSYC 282 Social Psychology
- SJST 201 Women & Gender in Society
- SOCI 242 Social Problems
- SOCI 253 Social Welfare Institutions
- SOCI 355 Power, Privilege & Inequality
- UNIV 115 Concepts of Service Learning
- WGST 101 Women in Society
- WGST 305 Gender & Organizations
- LEAD 301 Improving Alfred University (2 credits)
- LEAD 100 Transformational Leadership (1 credit)
You must complete at least half of your course work at Alfred University and achieve a grade point average of at least a "C" (2.0) in courses submitted for completion of the minor.
The goal of the Leadership Minor is to prepare you to serve effectively in formal and informal leadership roles in campus, local, national and global contexts. It will also help you develop a philosophy of leadership that can advance your thinking around ethics, civic engagement and the importance of working within diverse and multicultural environments.