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Leadership Minor

Before you lead by example, learn examples to lead by.

Regardless of your career, every organization needs people who can build teams, communicate effectively with others and lead in a practical, sustainable way. UND's Leadership minor is built to give you these skills, no matter what your major.

Program type:
Minor
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
1-2 years
Credit hours:
16

Why minor in Leadership?

Some people are natural leaders. Even if you are, though, formal training can enhance your innate abilities and make you more cognizant of organizational structures and how you can influence other individuals. You'll take classes that explore leadership, communication and ethics in a variety of situations, including health care, religion and science.

What majors pair well with a Leadership minor?

Combining a Leadership minor with certain majors can enhance your skill set and broaden your career options.Here are some bachelor’s degrees that pair well with a Leadership minor:

  • Business Degree: Graduating with a B.B.A. provides a strong foundation in management, organizational behavior, and decision-making, which complements skills relevant to leadership roles.
  • Management Degree: A Management major focuses specifically on leadership, team building, and organizational dynamics, making it a natural pairing.
  • Human Resource Management Degree: Understanding leadership is crucial in effectively managing human resources within organizations, making this major an excellent fit.
  • Communication Degree: Communication skills are fundamental to effective leadership. Majoring in Communication would enhance your ability to convey ideas, resolve conflicts, and motivate others.
  • Psychology Degree: Understanding human behavior and motivation is essential for effective leadership, making psychology an ideal complement.
  • Political Science Degree: Political science explores power dynamics, governance structures, and decision-making processes, all of which are relevant to leadership.
  • Entrepreneurship Degree: For those interested in leading innovative ventures or startups, an Entrepreneurship major provides knowledge and skills related to creating, managing, and leading new enterprises.
  • Engineering Degrees: Engineering majors can benefit from leadership skills to manage projects, lead teams, and communicate effectively with non-engineers, enhancing their ability to move into management positions within technical fields. Take courses in Engineering Disasters and Ethics, Professional Integrity in Engineering and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Ethics.

Leadership Minor at UND

  • Take courses through UND's Nistler College of Business & Public Administration, among the top 5% of business schools in the world.

  • Learn with dedicated, distinguished faculty in our Middleton School of Entrepreneurship & Management.

  • Get in-depth instruction on desired qualities of leaders and the relationship between leaders and followers. 

Careers in Leadership

One of the most important skills any professional possess is the ability effectively lead others. A professional manager is an expert, trained by education and experience to lead any type of organization. Business leaders address a wide variety of problems - financial, material, human, legal, political, and environmental.

Employers rank leadership among the most desirable qualities in job candidates — and one of the hardest traits to identify. Leadership expertise will improve your prospects for advancement whether you work in a corporation, non-profit organization or public service.

Leadership Minor Courses

LEAD 101. Learning Leadership. 3 Credits.

An introduction to leadership as a discipline including the theories of leadership, the role of leadership in history and today's society, communication and interaction with diverse individuals and groups, basic network-building concepts and assessment of application of leadership theory and skills. F,S.

COMM 313. Persuasion. 3 Credits.

An examination of principles and practices of persuasion and its influence across communication contexts. Emphasis will be placed on ethical standards and implications of persuasion and influence. F,S.

LEAD 400. Advanced Leadership. 3 Credits.

An in-depth analysis of the applications of leadership skills in a variety of contexts, including an experiential analysis of self (and others) as a leader within context. Students will demonstrate creative and critical thinking about leadership, communicate effectively in oral and written format, and apply networking concepts and leadership skills in an applied setting. Prerequisite: LEAD 101, completion of one ethics course, and enrollment in the minor. S.

MGMT 360. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility. 3 Credits.

This course explores responsible business practices at both the individual and organizational levels. Key concepts of business ethics are studied, with a focus on how managers can motivate employees and other stakeholders to support socially responsible business decisions and practices. Prerequisite: MGMT 300 with a grade of C or better. On demand.

PHIL 120. Introduction to Ethics. 3 Credits.

This course investigates the nature of the Good Life, of moral principles, and the application of moral systems to contemporary debate. These may include questions about the morality of war, capital punishment, sexual behavior, welfare, and so forth. F,S.

MGMT 300. Principles of Management. 3 Credits.

This course provides a survey of the traditional functions of management with primary emphasis on planning, organizing, controlling, and leading. This emphasis involves coverage of managerial decision making, leadership, motivation, interpersonal communication, staffing human resources, and organizational structure, design, and change and development. Additional topics include the history of managerial thought, management information systems, international management, and business ethics and social responsibility. Corequisite: A total of 30 or more credit hours, including courses in progress. F,S.

Leaders in Action

A variety of campus events give students the opportunity to network with leaders and learn from industry professionals.

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