Leadership and Learning Innovation
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
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Main Campus (Tucson), Arizona Online
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Cultivate your leadership potential, foster your strategic decision-making skills, and gain the foundation to excel in a competitive landscape with a degree in Leadership and Learning Innovation. This degree provides students with a justice-oriented framework for leadership in a variety of education and industry settings. Graduates work in a wide range of fields, including nonprofit work, youth services, local and state government, and community outreach initiatives. Students also have the opportunity to gain valuable work experience through internships at local, national, and international organizations.
An emphasis in either community education or leadership for equity, access, and success is available for this degree. This flexible degree is frequently used to prepare for a wide variety of graduate degrees.
Prepare for diverse career paths in nonprofit management, youth outreach, high education, business, policy, and more!
Gain valuable internship credit while making a difference in your community!
Adopt justice-oriented principles to impact learners of all ages.
This degree will prepare you for careers in many fields, including roles as a:
- Program Coordinator
- Career Counselor
- Human Resource Specialist
- Academic Adviser
- Social Media Coordinator
- Special Event Coordinator
- Activities Director
- Outreach Director
- EDL 322: Organizational Leadership
- EDP 314: Learning in Informal Settings
- TLS 306: Youth in Diverse Communities
- SERP 400: Survey of Exceptional Students
- TLS 412: Promoting Diversity in Multicultural Contexts
View a 4-year sample course plan and map transfer coursework from another institution
Gain real-world experience and build your leadership skills through hands-on internships. Our Leadership & Learning Innovation internships connect you with schools, nonprofits, businesses, and community organizations where you can apply your knowledge in meaningful ways. Whether you're interested in education, training, or organizational development, these opportunities will help you grow professionally while making an impact. Explore available internships and take the next step in your career!
Earn an Accelerated Masters Degree
We offer our MA Educational Psychology program as an accelerated masters for qualifying students. Earn both your bachelors and masters degree in as few as five years. In this program, students take up to 12 graduate level-units in their senior year while paying undergraduate tuition and earn the 30-credit minimum masters degree in Educational Psychology just a year after completing their undergraduate studies. Junior-level undergraduate students in the Bachelor of General Studies, Chemistry, and Learning and Leadership Innovation programs are invited to apply.
Learn more about Accelerated Masters programs
contact the Educational Psychology Department for additional information