Minor in Leadership (15 hours)

Leadership Minor

Management
Deanna Raffo, Advisor

The Leadership minor requires 15 hours. A 2.00 GPA is required. Three hours at the upper-division level must be taken at MTSU.

Required (9 hours)

  • LEAD 3010 - Leadership Skills and Development

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Focuses on individual leadership development. Emphasis on leadership practices and skill development.

  • MGMT 3940 - Ethical Leadership in Business

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission to the College of Business. Equips students to lead ethically, build trust in teams, and make sound business decisions. Examines individual, interpersonal, sociocultural, and organizational factors that influence unethical behavior and explores how leaders can facilitate ethical conduct.

 

  • MGMT 4200 - Leadership in Organizations  3 credit hours  
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    MGMT 4200 - Leadership in Organizations

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission to the College of Business. Explores the entire leadership process through comprehensive considerations of key leader, follower, and contextual factors. Topics include individual leader traits and behaviors, the leader-follower relationship, leaders' roles in shaping organizational culture, and ethical leadership. Encourages students to be reflective of their current leadership capabilities and of opportunities for growth.

  • UH 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence  3 credit hours  
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    UH 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; 3.0 cumulative GPA; must have completed 60 credit hours by start of course. An intensive learning experience in leadership excellence. Involves significantly more clock hours than the typical three-credit-hour course but offers a remarkably unique experience. The institute has three primary objectives: academic study of leadership theory and practice, with an emphasis on application; extensive exposure to accomplished leaders; and completion of a substantial student project, a part of which will be a personal action plan for leadership growth. Participants must be prepared to attend morning, afternoon, and evening sessions for one week during May term.

  • UNIV 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; 3.0 cumulative GPA; must have completed 60 credit hours by start of course. An intensive learning experience in leadership excellence. Involves significantly more clock hours than the typical three-credit-hour course but offers a remarkably unique experience. The institute has three primary objectives: academic study of leadership theory and practice, with an emphasis on application; extensive exposure to accomplished leaders; and completion of a substantial student project, a part of which will be a personal action plan for leadership growth. Participants must be prepared to attend morning, afternoon, and evening sessions for three weeks during S1-May Term.

Elective (6 hours)

Choose two:

  • MGMT 3610 - Principles of Management

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Concepts of the management functions of planning, organizing, and controlling with an emphasis on behavioral science concepts as applied to managing people in organizations.

  • MGMT 3800 - Managing Change and Conflict in Organizations

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission to the Jones College of Business. Examines contemporary thought on managerial roles in identifying, fostering, and implementing change in complex environments. Study of current developments in leading groups through change and managing conflict in organizations by use of competencies related to negotiation and mediation.

  • MGMT 3850 - Building and Leading High Impact Teams

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: MGMT 3610; admission to the Jones College of Business. Designed for students to learn how to build teams, improve teamwork and collaboration in those teams, and effectively lead those teams to accomplish organizational goals and enhance performance.  

  • MGMT 3890 - Decision Making for Managers and Leaders

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; admission to the College of Business; junior standing. Examines how individual and leadership decisions drive organizational success and failure. Students will analyze and discuss real-world cases to strengthen critical thinking skills and employ decision-making tools to navigate strategic, operational, and ethical challenges in fast-changing business environments.

  • MGMT 4250 - Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: MGMT 3610; junior or senior standing; acceptance into the College of Business. The impact of differences as the catalyst for effective leadership in teams and organizations. Offers preparation for students to lead and work within diverse teams and global organizations more effectively.

  • MGMT 4680 - Behavior in Organizations

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: MGMT 3610 and admission to the College of Business. Examines how human behavior influences organizational effectiveness. Topics include the impact of toxic versus positive management practices, current organizational challenges, emotional intelligence, empathy, and the role of diversity in the workplace. Students will develop a deeper understanding of interpersonal dynamics and relationships to enhance leadership skills and improve organizational outcomes.