The Leadership Studies (LS) Minor is designed to be a "value-added" experience to any major at Marietta College. Students are encouraged to combine their professional interests with their personal leadership development goals. The LS minor requires students to have a hands-on experience before they graduate. This component can be fulfilled through either an internship or study-abroad (semester or year) experience. Students, therefore, are expected to tailor their internship or study-abroad experience to fit their career plans.
A political science major, for instance, may spend a semester in Washington, D.C., as part of his/her major and LS minor requirements. A management major might choose to intern at a multinational corporation in order to gain experience in managing complex organizations. A Spanish major planning to attend graduate school might want to spend a semester in Latin America as part of a study-abroad experience.
The leadership faculty will work with you to build an experience that will enhance your leadership skills, while at the same time addressing your career plans. This mentoring takes place both at the advising level and through the required digital porfolio, which all LS minors must submit before they graduate.
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All 9 of the following:
LEAD 101 (Foundations
of Leadership)
LEAD 103 (Organizational Leadership)
LEAD 140 (Leadership Practicum I)
LEAD 201 (Theories and Models of Leadership)
LEAD 203 (Global Leadership)
LEAD 240 (Leadership Practicum II)
LEAD 340 (Leadership Practicum III)
LEAD 401 (Capstone Seminar in Leadership Studies)
Leadership-designated Elective (3 credit hours)
Students pursuing the minor must complete a noncredit summer internship or study-abroadexperience approved by the Dean of the McDonough Center, and a total of 100 hours of approved community service. Study abroad is defined as an extensive summer, semester or year-long experience approved by the College's Office of Study Abroad. The minor requires 21 credit hours.
Leadership-designated Electives:
COMM 301 (Group Discussion and Leadership)
COMM/HIST 319 (Notable American Women)
COMM 385 (Cross-Cultural Communication)
ENVS 320 (Science, Technology and Society)
EDUC 110 (Principles of Education)
HIST 302 (Leadership and Change: Studies in Historical Biography)
HIST 317 (Native American History)
HIST 329 (European Feminism and European Tradition)
GEND 325 (American Leaders in Gender Issues)
MNGT 451 (Business Consulting)
POLS 210 (Presidency and Executive Leadership)
POLS 306 (Women and U.S. Politics)
POLS 330 (Comparitive Leadership Studies)
PSYC 212 (Social Psychology)
RELI 332 (Sociology of Religion)
