Elon University
Minor in Leadership Studies
Information Sheet
An Elon Leader exercises civic responsibility, taking action and engaging
others to make a positive difference for the common good.
Goal: To provide an academic experience that will move students along a continuum from the concept of leadership
as holding office or getting people to do what you want them to do, to the understanding that leadership is working
with people to move together toward the attainment of a vision informed by the common good.
Objectives:
 Expose students to theories and practices of leadership across disciplinary boundaries
 Shape their definition of leadership so that they understand it occurs at the interchange of vision and action
 Teach them the importance of vision being informed by values
 Provide practical skills in the art of working with people in the formulation and attainment of a vision
 Encourage in them an understanding of leadership as a focus of academic inquiry and research
MINOR REQUIREMENTS:
Foundational Courses (both required)
LED 210 Group Dynamics and Leadership (offered spring)
PHL 215 Ethics and Decision Making (offered fall)
8 sh
4 sh
4 sh
Theory of Leadership (choose one)
BUS 424 Responsible Leadership (offered fall and spring)
Prerequisite: BUS 202, BUS 323
PSY 368 The Psychology of Leadership (offered spring)
Prerequisite: LED 210 or PSY 111 or BUS 303
4sh
4 sh
Leadership Elective (choose one)
POL 325 The Presidency
POL 326 The Congress
HUS 213 Groups and Communities
HUS 411 Administration of Human Services Agencies
ENG 304 Understanding Rhetoric
REL 338 Searching for the Sacred: Contemporary Theologians
SOC 331 The Self and Society
SOC 343 Social and Cultural Change
HST 338 Germany: War, Democracy and Hitler, 1914-1945
HST 357 America’s Civil War
HST 365 Social Movements in Post-Civil War America
JCM 300 Reporting for the Public Good
JCM 302 Broadcasting in the Public Interest
JCM 304 Public Relations and Civic Responsibility
*other courses approved by the program coordinator
4sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
4 sh
Capstone Experience (required)
LED 450 Leadership in Action (offered spring)
Prerequisites: LED 210, PHL 215, BUS 424 or PSY 368, one elective
4sh
4sh
Total SH
20 sh
4 sh
Leadership Minor – Information Sheet
Name:
Graduation Year:
Datatel Number:
Email:
Local Phone:
Cell Phone:
Major/Minor:
Academic Advisor:
@elon.edu
GRADUATION PLAN:
Foundational Courses (8 hrs)
1. LED 210
Group Dynamics and Leadership
2. PHL 215
Ethics and Decision Making
Semester/Year Enrolled
Select Sem/Yr
Select Sem/Yr
Theory of Leadership
3. Select Course No.
(4 hrs)
Select Course Title
Select Sem/Yr
Leadership Elective
4. Select Course No.
(4hrs)
Select Course Title
Select Sem/Yr
Capstone Experience
5. LED 450
(4hrs)
Leadership in Action (Capstone Course)
Select Sem/Yr
I understand the interdisciplinary nature of the leadership minor. In order to complete the minor, I must enroll in
a capstone course (LED 450) which requires prior submission of a portfolio including selected academic work from
courses taken for the minor (as flagged by respective course syllabi), a current Elon Experiences Transcript, resume,
reflections on previous leadership roles, and documentation of a significant leadership experience to be used as the
experiential component of the capstone course. My signature below indicates that I am prepared to enroll in the
necessary 20 hours of study indicated above and accompanying leadership experience.
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(Student signature)
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(date)
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(Coordinator signature)
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(date)
In order to officially declare this minor, you must complete a declaration of major
(minor) form in the Academic Advising office in Duke 108.