Leadership Studies (LD ST)

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Courses

Courses primarily for undergraduates:

(1-0) Cr. 1. F.S.


Designed for emerging student leaders. Basic leadership skills covering personal skills development, goal achievement, values-based behaviors and mission statement development.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.


Introduce effective leadership practices for emerging leaders. Engage in experiential campus leadership opportunities.

Cr. 1-3. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Permission of Instructor
Independent study in leadership studies. No more than 6 credits of LD ST 290 or LD ST 490 may count toward graduation.

Cr. 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. F.S.SS.


Understand leading change and analyzing social issues through meaningful experiential learning.

Cr. 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. F.S.SS.


Understand leading change and analyzing social issues through meaningful experiential learning.

Cr. 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. F.S.SS.


Understand leading change and analyzing social issues through meaningful experiential learning with a U.S. Diversity focus.

Cr. 1-4. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. F.S.SS.


Understand leading change and analyzing social issues through meaningful experiential learning with an international perspectives focus.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

Cr. 1-3. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Permission of Instructor
Special projects for the Leadership Studies Program.

Cr. 3. F.S.SS.


Critical examination of historical and contemporary leadership theory. Apply leadership theory to practice.

(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS.


Experiential opportunity to understand, develop, and apply diversity-informed leadership practices.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

(Cross-listed with WGS). (3-0) Cr. 3.

Prereq: Sophomore classification
An intersectional approach to understanding gender and leadership as it relates to women from various races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations and abilities.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement

Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered irregularly.S.SS.


Development of an intercultural mindset and leadership practice in international contexts. An analysis and development of global leadership capacities.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. Alt. F., offered irregularly.Alt. S., offered irregularly.


Seminar on special topics, research, or theory in leadership studies. Students must register for a different topic each time.

(3-0) Cr. 3. S.

Prereq: LD ST 301 or LD ST 322 or Permission of Instructor
Analysis of adaptive leadership theory to inform practice, with emphasis on ethical leadership and creating change.

(Cross-listed with WGS). (3-0) Cr. 3.


Research on gender and leadership in selected content areas (e.g., business, education, politics and public service, and popular culture). Following an overview of quantitative and qualitative methods and critical analyses of journal articles on gender and leadership, students work individually or in groups in selected content areas to write and present papers.

Cr. 1-3. Repeatable, maximum of 6 credits. F.S.SS.

Prereq: Permission of Instructor
Independent study in leadership studies. No more than 6 credits of LD ST 290 or LD ST 490 may count toward graduation.