Sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences but open to majors from all colleges at MSU, the undergraduate minor in Leadership Development Through Civic Engagement is designed to integrate with any major to train students how to engage and lead others in their chosen field. This minor involves students in their communities to facilitate their development as leaders. Students begin the minor by completing a Psychology of Leadership course (PSYC 120/294), a service learning course whereby students learn leadership theory, engage in leadership at a service learning site in the local community, and reflect upon their past and current leadership experience to learn about themselves as leaders. Students then choose one course from each of four different competency areas of leadership (Ethics/values, Diverse Perspectives, Effective Citizenship, Relational Dynamics) that relate to the career/area of leadership that they want practice. The last course in the minor is a co-operational internship in which students are able to practice and reflect upon leadership in their chosen career. The minor prepares students to engage with others to practice leadership in the field of their passion.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 120 | Psychology of Leadership for Emerging Leaders: Theory and Application | 3 |
| or PSYC 294 | Psychology of Leadership: Theory and Application | |
| LEAD 400 | Cooperative Education in Leadership Development | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Ethics/Values | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Listening | ||
| Comparative Studies of Global Families | ||
| Leadership | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Philosophical Issues in Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making | ||
| Individual and Society | ||
| Media and Culture | ||
| Relational Dynamics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Organizational and Group Leadership | ||
| Democracy and Communication | ||
| Community-Based Organizing | ||
| Group Dynamics | ||
| Conflict and Its Resolution | ||
| Critical Reasoning and Arguments | ||
| Psychology 0f Work: Organizational Psychology | ||
| Diverse Perspectives in Organizational and Social Context | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Anthropology of Multicultural America | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Building Bridges through Dialogue | ||
| Human Geography | ||
| The Economics of Social Problems | ||
| Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | ||
| Exploring Family Diversity | ||
| Crime and Globalization | ||
| Business and Society | ||
| Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | ||
| Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| Effective Citizenship | ||
| Select one course picked in discussion with the LDCE Director. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |