Leadership Studies and Practice
Minor
Quick Facts
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The Leadership Studies & Practice Minor offers students an opportunity to develop a critical awareness of leadership theories and issues and provides essential leadership competencies and skills needed in any career field. Through a focus on leadership as a relational process, collaboration, and social change, students will acquire knowledge and develop dispositions and skills to address complex societal issues as effective, engaged, and ethical leaders.
Learn effective leadership skills related to communication, mission and vision building, group development, ethics, diversity, and creating change.
Gain experience practicing leadership skills as a program advisor, research assistant, or project developer.
Graduate with skills to lead individuals and teams effectively.
This minor can help prepare you for further studies and careers in:
- Education
- Non-Profit organizations
- Management
The minor consists of 18 total units, 9 of which must be upper division units.
- HED 201: Foundations of Leadership
- HED 322 Organizational Leadership in Higher Education Institutions
- EDL 200: A Global Perspective on Schooling
- EDL 280: Leadership Strategies
- EDL 293A: Leadership Internship (1 unit)
- EDL 322: Organizational Leadership
- EDL 370: Critical Perspectives on Leadership in Society
- EDL 371: Leadership for Social Change
- EDL 396A-101: Topics in Leadership: The Leadership Challenge
- EDL 396A-102: Topics in Leadership: Social Change
Blue Chip Leadership Experience
Students are able to complete some or all of this minor through the Blue Chip Leadership Experience. Blue Chip offers exciting hands-on experiences, team projects, classes and workshops where you'll learn leadership skills along with a cohort of 15-20 other Wildcats. You'll have fun and build lasting friendships with Blue Chip signature events like the Escape Room Challenge and spring Field Day on the University of Arizona mall! For more information and to apply, please email the Blue Chip team.
How to Declare a Leadership Studies and Practice Minor
Please complete the Information Session to declare this minor. If you need additional support after reviewing the Info Session, please contact Academic Advising.