Curriculum for the Leadership Minor
Students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge of the field of leadership studies as they study the application of leadership throughout history and within contemporary scholarship.
Students need 18 credit hours (typically earned through six 3-hour courses) to fulfill the minor requirements for Leadership Studies (LDS). At least nine hours must be 3000- or 4000-level courses.
General Guidelines
A. The Leadership Studies minor requires 18 hours of coursework.
B. All students must take nine hours of core Leadership Studies courses: LDS 1301, 2301, and 4398.
C. The other nine hours may come from the enclosed lists of 3000 or 4000- level leadership courses.
D. No more than 3 hours from a student’s major may be applied to the LDS minor.
E. At least 15 of these hours must be taken at Baylor.
Core Courses (9 hours)
The core classes in the minor in leadership studies are designed to explore what makes a good leader, but more importantly, what motivates a good leader. Exploration of these motivations inevitably leads to the most pressing questions of humanity: what does it mean to be human? What motivates our actions? What are worthy purposes? Why do we lead in the first place?
LDS 1301 Introduction to Leadership
Prerequisite(s): None
Introduction to Leadership Provides insights into a student's present leadership strengths and developmental needs through the exploration of leadership theory. This course prepares students for leadership positions, focusing on topics such as a philosophy of leadership, the role of power and authority in leadership, and goal setting for leadership development.
LDS 2301: Vocation Specific Leadership
Prerequisite(s): LDS 1301
Vocation is more than work, and calling is more than our desires. This course is designed to guide students in thinking about God’s calling on their life and what this means for their professional and personal leadership decisions. Through this course, students will study the concept of vocational calling and how it relates to several key themes: Faith, service, justice, relationships, work, and leadership. This class is approached from a distinctly Christian perspective; however, the themes and applications discussed will be relevant to people of any faith background.
LDS 4398 Advanced Leadership Capstone
Prerequisite(s): LDS 1301, LDS 2301 (junior or senior standing recommended)
This course is an opportunity to meld theory with practice. You will continue the study of vocational calling and its connections to leadership through multiple lenses: faith, service, justice, relationships, and work.
Elective Courses. (9 hours)
In addition to three required core courses, students will also choose three courses from any of the leadership courses listed below. Elective courses provide the opportunity to explore leadership from a range of disciplinary perspectives.
At least 6 hours (two 3-hour courses) of the elective courses must be 3000- or 4000-level courses.
Students may “double count” one course from their major toward the completion of their elective courses.
Pre-Approved Elective Courses
The following courses have been pre-approved for leadership merit by the department in which they are housed. Courses not on the pre-approved list require the approval of the Director of Leadership studies in order to be counted toward the minor (email Ted_Cockle@baylor.edu).
College of Arts & Sciences
- ANT 4311 World Food Problems
- AS 3301 USAF Leadership Studies I
- AS 3302 USAF Leadership Studies II
- AS 4301 Defense Studies
- AS 4302 Preparation for Active Duty
- BIO 4331 Science Leadership
- BIO 4333 Science Leadership: Improvement of Science Education
- PPS 1100 Citizenship, community, and Service Learning
- PPS 2301 Leadership and Social Change
- CSS 4303 Leadership and Communication
- CSS 4311 Conflict and Communication
- ENG 3375 Post Colonial Literature
- ENV 4307 Environmental Law
- ENV 4310 World Food Problems
- ENV 4332 Science Leadership: Community Environmental
- GTX 3350 Great Texts in Leadership
- HIS 3351 Great Texts in Business
- HIS 3371 History of Black Americans
- HIS 4313 War and Peace in the Middle East
- HIS 4375 The American Civil Rights Movement
- PHI 4377-4378 History of American Women
- PSC 4330 Urban Political Processes
- PSC 3314 Politics and Problems of Developing Countries
- PSC 4385 Diplomacy in Theory and Practice
- PSY 3322 American Public Policy
- PSY 3314 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- REL 4397 Race, Racism, and Religion in America
- REL 4374 Leadership in Ministry
- REL 3390 Christian Ethics
- REL 3394 War/Peace Christian Tradition
- REL 4315 Moral Vision/New Testament
- SOC 4395 Aging and Mental Health
- SOC 3355 Intro to Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
- SOC 3322 City and Community
- SOC 3354 Marriage and the Family
- SOC 3330 Women in American Society
- SOC 3311 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
- SOC 4315 Sociology of Education
- SOC 4353 Sociology of Medicine
- SOC 4366 Social Movements
Diana R. Garland School of Social Work
- SWO 4315 Foundations of Social Justice
- SWO 4322 Social Policy
- SWO 3305 Introduction to Gerontology
- SWO 4393 Sociology of Aging
- SWO 4395 Aging and Mental Health\
Hankamer School of Business
- ENT 3301 Entrepreneurship: Living and Learning
- ENT 4353 Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
- ENT 4380 Social Entrepreneurship: Econ. Dev. in Africa
- BUS 3350 Christian Ethics in Business
- MGT 3305 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- MGT 4305 Principled Leadership
- BUS 3303 Managerial and Leadership Communication
- MKT 4310 Sales Force Management/ Leadership
Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences
- NUR 4353 Community and Culture
- NUR 4341 Role of Nurse as Manager
- RLS 4396 Leisure Services for People with Disabilities
School of Education
- LDS 3301 Organizational Leadership
- LDS 3302 Christian Leadership in Residential Environment
- LDS 3303 Peer Leadership for Student Development
- LDS 3304 Peer Leadership for Health and Wellness
- LDS 3305 Peer Leadership for Community Engagement and Service
- LDS 3306 Peer Leadership for New Student Experience
- LDS 3307 Thriving in Leadership (Line Camp Course)
- LDS 3309 Peer Leadership for Mental Health
- LDS 3310 Talent and Development
- LDS 3311 Lead through Informed Engagement
- LDS 3V01 Special Topics in Leadership
- TED 3380 Social Issues in Education