The Leadership Studies (LS) minor is an interdisciplinary academic program that focuses on developing several dimensions of leadership understanding and skills for undergraduate students. The minor builds upon foundational courses with specific aspects of leadership involving communication, collaboration, social relations, politics, and ethics.
Minor Admission Requirements
Minor Requirements
Prerequisite Courses
- Note: It is the student's responsibility to ensure that prerequisite courses have been completed before enrolling in any of these courses requiring a prerequisite.
Degree Requirements
Foundation Requirement
4 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- LDR2001 - Foundations of Leadership (2)
- LDR2002 - Intermediate Foundations of Leadership (2)
Restricted Requirements
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
Communication- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- COM4120 - Organizational Communication (3)
- COM4461 - Intercultural Communication (3)
- COM4462 - Conflict Management (3)
- ENC3250 - Professional Writing (3)
- SPC3445 - Leadership Through Oral Communication (3)
Collaboration- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- INP3004 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
- INP4313 - Organizational Psychology (3)
- MAN4240 - Organizations: Theory and Behavior (3)
- MAN3025 - Management of Organizations (3)
- SPC4426 - Group Dynamics (3)
Social Relations and Culture- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANT3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology (3)
- CLP3143 - Psychopathology (3)
- COM4461 - Intercultural Communication (3)
- EXP3304 - Motivation and Emotion (3)
- SOP3004 - Social Psychology (3)
- SOP3723 - Cross Cultural Psychology (3)
- SOP3742 - Psychology of Women (3)
- SOP3784 - Psychology of Diversity (3)
Politics- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- PAD3003 - Public Administration in American Society (3)
- PAD4104 - Administrative Theory (3)
- PAD4144 - Nonprofit Organizations (3)
- POS3413 - The American Presidency (3)
- POS4206 - Political Psychology (3)
- SYO4300 - Political Sociology (3)
Ethics- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- BUL3130 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (3)
- EDF3601 - Professional Ethics in Education (3)
- PAD3040 - Ethics and Values in Public Administration (3)
- PHI2108 - Critical Thinking (3)
- PHI3638 - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century (3)
- PHI3640 - Environmental Ethics (3)
Grand Total Credits: 19
Restricted Electives
Foreign Language Requirements
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 19Other Requirements
- Earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in each course used to satisfy the minor.
- At least 15 credit hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
- No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
- Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor.
- Students cannot complete both the Leadership Studies minor and the Leadership Studies certificate.
