2001-03 Catalog
Leadership Studies Requirements

The Leadership Studies minor is a multidisciplinary academic program that has as its central concerns the ethical dimensions of leadership and the global common good. Leadership, within the mission of St. Norbert College, is defined as a process of envisioning worthy goals and persuading and enabling others to pursue and achieve them. The courses in this program examine ethical issues and principles relevant to leadership, theories and styles of leadership, the dynamics of leaders interacting with followers, the impact of leaders on organizations and communities and leadership skills such as goal setting, effective communication and assessment.

The minor consists of six courses, LS 200 Introduction to Leadership Studies, LS 400 Leadership Studies Capstone, and four additional courses, one from each of the following four areas:

Ethics: Courses in this area center around the formal study of ethics. They focus on theories of the human good and norms of conduct. Courses available: PL 315, PL 325, PL 320, and RS 333.

Interpersonal/Small Group: These courses examine the relationship between a leader and a small group. More specifically, course content emphasizes the direct influence the leader has on the individual members of the group, and the dynamics between the group and the leader in terms of the interpersonal relationships that are likely to arise within groups. Courses available: PS 325, CO 222, CO 322, and CO 324.

Institutional/Societal: Courses in this area explore the interactive relationship between leader(s) and followers within the context of societal entities or large organizations (e.g., national leaders and their constituencies, CEOs and the members of the corporate organization). Courses available: BA 337, and CO 426.

Leadership in Context: Courses in this area place the study of leadership within a particular context such as a discipline, political system, culture, historical period, institution, gender, or ethnic group; or will make comparisons across two or more contexts. Courses available: LS 300, LS 350, LS 360, LS 378.

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