Leadership Studies - B.S.
The Leadership Studies major, as an interdisciplinary study program, must be studied in the context of another major as a way of maximizing the students' potential to either further their education or acquire the necessary leadership knowledge, experiences and basic skills for future employments. Students pursuing the Leadership Studies major must also select a Leadership Concentration as a context where leadership theories, models and concepts should apply toward the fulfillment of their career goals, ministry passions and professional development.
Requirements (40 credits)
Leadership Core (21 credits)
| LDR-200 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| LDR-300 | Leadership and Followership | 3 |
| LDR-350 | Leadership and Teams | 3 |
| LDR-400 | Leadership and Change | 3 |
| LDR-420 | Leadership and Authenticity And Self | 3 |
| LDR-475 | Leadership Project (Leading for Community Improvement) | 3 |
| LDR-480 | Leadership Capstone Seminar | 3 |
Leadership Electives (9 credits)
Select courses from the following:
| LDR-225 | Student Leadership Practicum | 0 to 3 |
| LDR-245 | Peer Leader Practicum | 1 |
| LDR-246 | Mentoring Practicum | 1 |
| LDR-265 | International Servant Leadership Experience | 1 to 3 |
| LDR-310 | Lifeskills, Career and Leadership | 3 |
| LDR-325 | Leadership Internship | 1 to 3 |
| LDR-335 | Independent Study in Leadership | 1 to 3 |
| LDR-390 | Leadership and Organization | 3 |
| LDR-430 | Leadership and Conflict | 3 |
Cognate (10 credits)
All majors must choose a cognate in a specific field of study to enrich the 30-hour leadership core. The cognate courses, other than courses listed below, must be approved by the chair of the Leadership Studies program.
| ACC-390 | International Business | 3 |
| BUS-390 | International Business | 3 |
| INT-222 | Intercultural Leadership for Transformation | 2 |
| CED-450 | Leading a Children's Ministry in A Local Church | 3 |
| COM-366 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| MNG-210 | Management Principles | 3 |
| MNG-324 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| MNG-328 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MNG-443 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| NUR-450 | Capstone-Nursing From a Christian World View | 2 |
| PHE-350 | Ethics and Character Development in Sport | 3 |
| POL-371 | International Studies | 3 |
| REC-260 | Recreation Leadership and Programming | 3 |
| REL-112 | Theological & Theoretical Foundations of Cross-Cultural Ldrship. Dev. | 2 |
| REL-468 | Church Leadership | 3 |
| REL-468P | Church Leadership Practicum | 1 |
| SWK-343 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II | 3 |
| YTH-355 | Youth Programming and Management | 3 |
| YTH-371 | Youth Evangelism and Discipleship | 3 |
