2006-07 Undergraduate Catalog
Leadership
The interdisciplinary minor in leadership, in conjunction with the successful completion of the degree program, provides students with the foundational skills and knowledge necessary to assume positions in supervision and management in private companies and nonprofit organizations. Students will take courses in leadership theory and practice, ethics and communications. Students will focus on one of these three areas of leadership: organizational leadership, community leadership or public policy leadership.
The minor is open to all students at the university. A cumulative GPA of 2.75 is necessary for admission to the minor. Students must also make a B or higher in the required leadership theory and practice class (AEE 3414) to continue in the minor.
Certification is also available through American Humanics, Inc., for students completing the 15 hours plus a two-hour internship. More information.
A 3.0 GPA or higher is required for all courses in the minor and students must complete 15 hours of course work.
Required Courses (15 hours total)
| AEE 3414 Leadership Development | 3 |
| AEE 3075 Working with People: Interpersonal Leadership Skills or SDS 4410 Interpersonal Communication Skills or SPC 2300 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Cluster A: Ethics | 3 |
| Cluster B: Communications Development | 3 |
| Cluster C: Public Policy, Organizational or Community Leadership | 3 |
| ANT 4255 Environment and Cultural Behavior | 3 |
| AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics | 3 |
| BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| BUL 4443 Ethics in Business | 2 |
| FYC 4114 Ethical Issues in Family, Youth and Community Sciences | 3 |
| PHI 2630 Contemporary Moral Issues | 3 |
| PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology | 3 |
| PHM 3640 Ethics of Communication | 3 |
| POT 3302 Political Ideologies | 3 |
| POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics | 3 |
Cluster B: Communications Development (3 hours)
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication | 3 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing for Ag and Life Sciences | 3 |
| AEE 3073 Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| AEE 4031 The Communication Process in Ag and Natural Resources | 3 |
| AEE 4052 Communication Campaign Strategies | 3 |
| ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENC 3250 Professional Communication | 3 |
| ENC 3254 Professional Writing for the Disciplines | 3 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication | 3 |
| LEI 3832 Special Events and Meeting Planning | 3 |
| MMC 2100 Writing for Mass Communications | 3 |
| PUR 3000 Principles of Public Relations | 3 |
| SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
Cluster C: Public Policy, Organizational or Community Leadership
(choose one course from one of the areas listed, 3 hours)
| Public Policy Leadership | |
| FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy and Administration | 3 |
| PAD 3003 Public Administration | 3 |
| POS 2041 American Federal Government | 3 |
| POS 2112 American, State, and Local Government | 3 |
| POS 3122 State Politics | 3 |
| POS 3204 Political Behavior | 3 |
| POS 3233 Politics and Public Opinion | 3 |
| POS 3263 Political Leadership | 3 |
| POT 3001 Introduction to Political Theory | 3 |
| Organizational Leadership | |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AEB 4284 Human Resource Policy | 3 |
| AEB 4424 Human Resources Management in Agribusiness | 3 |
| GEB 3035 Effective Career Management in Business | 4 |
| HSC 4930 Leadership Skills and Styles | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| MAN 4301 Human Resource Management | 4 |
| MAN 4723 Strategic Management | 4 |
| PAD 3003 Public Administration | 3 |
| Community Leadership | |
| AEE 4905 Communication and Leadership in Groups and Teams | 3 |
| FYC 3001 Introduction to Family, Youth and Community Services | 3 |
| FYC 3401 Intro to Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community | 3 |
| FYC 4126 Urban and Rural America in Transition | 3 |
| FYC 4409 Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings | 3 |
| LEI 3400 Recreation Programming and Leadership | 4 |
| POS 3142 Urban Politics | 3 |
| SOP 3004 Social Psychology | 3 |
| SYD 3410 Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SYP 3000 Society and the Individual | 3 |
| EDA 4930 Leadership in special topics classes | 3 |