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Political and Civic Engagement Program

Minor in Leaders and Leadership

Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 requirements LEADLDRMIN

The Minor in Leaders and Leadership is an interdisciplinary introduction to concepts of leaders and leadership. Includes research, comparison, and analysis of different leaders and leadership styles through a lens of different disciplinary perspectives; examines how the history, culture, and theories of leadership evolved; and covers how leaders thrive in different cultural settings, typically in strong relationship with followers.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 16 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Core Course. One (1) course:
    • Leaders and Leadership
  2. Introductory Elective. One (1) course:
    • Leadership and Public Policy
    • Honors Leadership and Public Policy
    • College of Arts and Sciences electives
      • Making Democracy Work
      • U.S. Movements and Institutions
      • Physics for Future Leaders
      • Global Business: Politics, Policy, and Practice
      • Society and the Individual
      • Economic Sociology
      • Gender and Leadership
      • Religion, Ethics, and Public Life
      • Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
      • Governance and Corruption across the World
      • Topics in English and American Literature and Culture
      • Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
      • Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
      • Negotiating Global Challenges
      • Global Development
      • Ancient Leaders and Leadership
      • Inside Nazi Germany
      • Medieval Heroes
      • Community Service Writing
      • Argumentation and Public Advocacy
      • Persuasion
      • Group Communication
      • Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture
    • Electives Outside the College
      • Managing and Leading Organizations
  3. Advanced Electives. Nine (9) credit hours:
    • Leadership, Social Movements, and Modern American Politics
    • Issues in Political and Civic Engagement
    • College of Arts and Sciences electives
      • Leadership and Philosophy
      • Ethics and Public Policy
      • Political Parties and Interest Groups
      • Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
      • Formation of Public Policy in the United States
      • Political Psychology and Socialization
      • The American Presidency
      • Social Psychology and Individual Differences
      • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
      • Behavior Modification
      • Psychology in the Business Environment
      • The Life and Legacy of Muhammad
      • Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in American Religion
      • Problems in Social Ethics
      • Studies in Religion (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • Organizations in Society
      • Politics and Society
      • Work in the New Economy
      • Topics in Social Organization
      • Topics in Social Psychology
      • Modern Political Thought
      • The Psychology of Gender, Work, and Leadership
      • Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
      • Art of the Civil Rights Movement
      • Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974
      • Change and Innovation in Greece
      • Ancient Roman Revolutions
      • Mass Imprisonment
      • Race, Class, and Crime
      • Game Theory
      • Economic Development
      • The Rhetoric of Social Movements
      • Power and Imagination in Italy
      • Capitalism and Nature
      • Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
      • French Revolution and Napoleon
      • Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
      • Heroes and Villains in Russian History
      • Empire of the Tsars
      • Media, Culture, and Politics
      • Politics and the Media
      • Environmental Conservation
      • Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
    • Electives Outside the College
      • Advanced Public Management
      • I-Core - Leadership Component
      • Leadership in Educational Organizations
      • Leading People and Effective Communication II
      • Leading People and Effective Communication I
      • Team and Leadership Fundamentals II
      • Team and Leadership Fundamentals I
      • Leadership and Ethics
      • Contemporary Topics in Arts Administration
      • Leadership, Teamwork and Diversity
      • Managing and Behavior in Organizations
      • Strategic Management
      • Strategic Management and Leadership
      • Game Theory for Business Strategy
  4. Departmental Requirement. Courses selected toward the Introductory Elective and Advanced Electives must come from at least two (2) different departments.
  5. Experiential Learning. One (1) course:
    • Issue Forum
    • Forum Discussion Leader
    • Internship in Political and Civic Engagement
    • Overseas Topics in Public Affairs
  6. College Residency. At least 13 credit hours must be earned within the College of Arts and Sciences.
  7. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
    3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Minor Area Courses
  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.