LEAP Minor
The Minor in Applied Leadership will provide students with specific knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the application of leadership theory and practice. The minor includes 18 credit hours (6 courses).
Required Courses
- LEAP 3010 - Practice of Applied Leadership
(3) Credit Hours
This course presents a broad study of applied leadership and its practical approaches in organizations. This course will include an examination of various approaches to leadership, analysis of leadership as a process, and the applicability of these approaches in the workplace. This course will emphasize real-world applications of leadership. Open to BAS Applied Leadership majors or Applied Leadership minors only.- LEAP 3020 - Adopting Innovation and Change
(3) Credit Hours
This course examines a proven process of innovation, change management, and change leadership. The course identifies the role an individual in a leadership role plays in promoting a culture of innovation. The intent of this course is to introduce students to the structure of change, models and assumptions about leading change, and the implications for organizations going through change. Open to BAS Applied Leadership majors or Applied Leadership minors only.
- LEAP 4010 - Decision-Making in Practice
(3) Credit Hours
This course explores both objective and subjective decision-making models. The role of the person responsible for the leadership process. This course is designed to provide students with a broad-based, multi-disciplinary knowledge of decision-making that informs good decision-making from a cognitive, ethical, and strategic perspective. Students will be expected to apply and report on the implications of decision-making processes in various organizations. Open to BAS Applied Leadership majors or Applied Leadership minors only.
LEAP Electives
9 hours of additional LEAP classes.
Additional Information and Notes
Minimum 2.0 GPA required for the minor.
LEAP 3800 and LEAP 4900 may not count in the minor.
Students majoring in Applied Leadership may not also minor in Applied Leadership.