Professional Leadership Minor Gives You an Edge in the Job Market
Blend this minor into your studies to strengthen your competitive edge in the job market. You can explore group dynamics, gain new organizational tools, and learn about current trends for creating an environment where staff feel empowered and motivated.
With the minor listed on your transcripts, employers will know you are serious about being an effective leader—and have studied how it’s done. The Professional Leadership Minor makes you stand out as someone who is ready to move ahead.
Build Your Leadership Toolkit with the Latest Management Tools
In the Professional Leadership Minor, you’ll build your identity as a leader, transforming your management toolkit with the top leadership theories and models.
You’ll learn how to establish highly effective teams by studying human behavior, group dynamics, and motivation. You’ll also explore situational leadership strategies, social responsibility, commercial sustainability, and corporate ethics.
Show employers your leadership skills in action with a hands-on experience through the program’s Experiential Applications in Leadership course.
Some Classes Required for Your Degree Count Toward the Minor
The minor was designed to add minimal credits, allowing even the most credit-packed majors to take the minor. Although the minor requires 18–19 credits, most majors will only need to take about nine additional credits to earn the minor. Some of the classes
taken for your liberal studies or major requirements can also count toward the Professional Leadership minor.