Minor in Leadership Studies
Why study leadership studies?
In the Institute for Leadership Studies we believe that leadership is a process, not an outcome. Effective leadership starts with effective communication, and therefore students develop their learning around the adaptive leadership paradigm and develop core leadership competencies in order to mobilize others to tackle tough challenges and thrive.
Requirements for the Minor
Leadership Studies is an 18-credit hour interdisciplinary minor offered through the Institute for Leadership Studies. The minor requires completion of LDST 200, LDST 201 and LDST 202 or LDST 203 with an additional 15-credit hours as identified below. Due to limited space capacity, top candidates will be given preferential permission to enroll in the subsequent LDST courses in the minor. Therefore, students may apply for admission to the minor while taking LDST 200, LDST 202 or LDST 203 or upon completion of the course. Course work involves studying theory and research in leadership and applying it to the students’ leadership experiences.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Leadership Studies Course Requirements | ||
The minor requires 18 hours as follows: | ||
Introductory Coursework | ||
Choose one of the following | 3 | |
Introduction to Leadership and Introduction to Leadership Applications | ||
Introduction to Leadership, Honors | ||
Introduction to Leadership Studies and Applications | ||
Communication and Leadership. Satisfied by: | ||
LDST 431 | Communication and Leadership | 3 |
Leadership Studies Practicum. Satisfied by: | ||
LDST 532 | Leadership Studies Practicum | 3 |
Seminar in Leadership Strategies and Applications. Satisfied by: | ||
LDST 535 | Seminar in Leadership Strategies and Applications | 3 |
1 course from each of the following categories: | ||
Ethics | 3 | |
Ethical Decision Making in Business | ||
Ethical Issues in Political Communication | ||
Ethics, Law, and Professional Issues in School Psychology | ||
Sport Ethics | ||
Science, Technology, and Society | ||
Ethics and Professional Practice | ||
Ethical Decision Making in Business | ||
Professional Development II: Image, Roles, and Ethics | ||
The Literature of Human Rights | ||
Introduction to Ethics | ||
or PHIL 161 | Introduction to Ethics Honors | |
Moral Issues in Business | ||
Moral Issues in Sports | ||
Moral Issues in Medicine | ||
Moral Issues in Computer Technology | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Contemporary Ethical Theory | ||
Feminist Theories in Ethics | ||
History of Ethics | ||
Medical Ethics: Life and Death Issues | ||
Medical Ethics: Professional Responsibilities | ||
Ethical, Legal, and Cultural Issues in Patient Care | ||
Corruption, Crisis and Scandal | ||
Global Justice and Foreign Policy | ||
Environmental Justice and Public Policy | ||
Conducting the People's Business Ethically | ||
Social Problems and American Values | ||
or SOC 161 | Social Problems and American Values, Honors | |
Social Problems and American Values, Honors | ||
Leadership, Diversity, and Culture | 3 | |
The Black Experience in the U.S. Since Emancipation | ||
Black Leadership | ||
The Black Woman | ||
Global Ethnic and Racial Relations | ||
Language and Society in Africa | ||
The Civil Rights Movement | ||
Independent Living and People with Disabilities | ||
American Identities | ||
America's Latinos/Latinas | ||
Introduction to Intercultural Communication | ||
Communication and Gender | ||
Intercultural Communication: The Afro-American | ||
Communication and Culture | ||
Cultural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Schools | ||
Twentieth Century Literature and Culture | ||
Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literature | ||
Introduction to African-American Literature | ||
Topics in U.S. Ethnic Literature: _____ | ||
Women and Literature: _____ | ||
African American Literature: _____ | ||
US Diversity in Visual Culture | ||
Environment, Culture and Society | ||
American Culture, 1877 to the Present | ||
History, Women, and Diversity in the U.S. | ||
History of Women and the Body | ||
History of the Peoples of Kansas | ||
Indigenous People of the Great Plains | ||
History of American Women--1870 to Present | ||
History of the American Indian | ||
Comparative and Cross-Cultural Management | ||
Diversity in Media | ||
Foundations of Leadership in Society | ||
Language in Culture and Society | ||
Language in Culture and Society, Honors | ||
Language and Gender | ||
Global Marketing | ||
Latinx Politics in the U.S. | ||
Women and Politics | ||
Stereotyping and Prejudice Across Cultures | ||
Psychology of Women | ||
Culture and Psychology | ||
Diversity and Social Equity in Public Administration | ||
Wealth, Power, and Inequality | ||
Health, Gender, and Society | ||
American Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
Sociology of Sex Roles | ||
Ethnicity in the United States: _____ | ||
Gender and Society | ||
Women and Work | ||
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Social Work Practice | ||
African-American Theatre and Drama | ||
Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Honors | ||
Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||
Perspectives in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | ||
Women in Contemporary African Literature | ||
The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond | ||
History of American Women: 1870 to Present |
Minor Hours & GPA
While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and grade point average minimum standards:
Minor Hours
Satisfied by 18 hours of minor courses.
Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of junior/senior (300+) hours of KU resident credit in the minor.
Minor Junior/Senior Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 12 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.
Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 GPA in all departmental courses in the minor. GPA calculations include all departmental courses in the field of study including Fs and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.