Leadership is the skill that every employer wants and too few graduates have truly developed. GCU's Leadership minor takes a deliberately interdisciplinary approach — combining leadership theory and practice with courses in ethics, communication, and diversity to challenge students to lead in today's dynamic world. Culminates in a capstone course with a practical leadership project.
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The Leadership minor provides an interdisciplinary perspective on leading in organizations, combining classes in leadership, communications, diversity, and ethics to challenge students in today’s dynamic world. The minor develops essential skills and knowledge by examining both leadership theories and practice, culminating in a capstone course with a practical leadership project developed by the student and instructor.
The minor in the Leadership program provides students with an interdisciplinary perspective on leading in organizations. The 18-credit minor combines classes in leadership, communications, diversity, and ethics to challenge the student in today’s dynamic world. The minor develops essential skills and knowledge on leadership by examining both theories and practice. The culmination of the minor results in the capstone course with a practical leadership project developed by the student and the instructor.
The 18-credit minor requires six credits in leadership, three credits in ethics, three credits in communication, and six credits in diversity. Up to two three-credit courses (six credits total) may double-count for a student’s major, other minor, or general education requirements and the leadership minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership | 6.0 | |
BU217 | Introduction to Leadership | |
BU413 | Seminar in Leadership | |
| Ethics | 3.0 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
BU319 | Business & Professional Ethics | |
CM305 | Media Law & Ethics | |
PL354 | Bioethics | |
RS336 | Social Justice Ethics | |
| Communication | 3.0 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
BU242 | Managerial Communications | |
CM105 | Public Speaking | |
CM251 | Intercultural Communication | |
CM252 | Organizational Communication | |
SW295 | CommunicationSkillsSocialWork | |
| Diversity | 6.0 | |
| Select two of the following from different disciplines: | ||
AN112 | Cultural Anthropol. What Makes Us Human? | |
AN370 | Women & Work | |
or WS370 | Women & Work | |
BU318 | Women’s Leadership Styles | |
or WS318 | Women’s Leadership Styles | |
BU325 | Business & Sustainability | |
CJ167 | Race, Ethnicity & Criminal Justice | |
CJ365 | International Human Rights Law | |
CJ375 | Global Justice & Law | |
CM302 | Mass Media & Social Issues | |
HST150 | African American History | |
HST321 | Gandhi & King | |
SO304 | Globalization & Sustainability | |
SW251 | Family Systems | |
SW253 | Human Rights & Social Justice | |
| Total Credits | 18.0 | |
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