Leadership Studies (Minor)

Leadership Studies is a multidisciplinary field combining theory and applied coursework in a variety of organizational and cultural contexts. The Business & Professional emphasis is designed for students who are aspiring entrepreneurs, future heads of nonprofits, and organization leaders. The emphasis on Community and Social Change is for motivated students in any field who are interested in social action – enhancing their belief that direct intervention in community change is possible and consequential as well as teaching the skills and theory necessary to bring about such change. The military leadership emphasis is for VWIL students who will commission into the one of the armed services. An internship is required for all military emphasis minors and is an optional upper-level 3 s.h. elective for the other two emphasis areas.

All VWIL students are required to complete the leadership minor as part of their overall leader development program. This minor is also open to all MBU students and may complement both professional and liberal arts majors.

Civic Engagement Opportunities

Students pursuing this minor have three options for practical experience: service in a non-profit community-based or advocacy organization, participation in field training for one of the U.S. armed forces, or a business internship. In each case the experience focuses on organizational leadership and specific leadership skills of both student and employer that serve a larger community-oriented mission.