Minor: Leadership Studies
Description
The EDCP Minor in Leadership Studies promotes college student leadership development by educating undergraduate students for and about leadership in a complex world. The goal of the minor is to prepare students to serve effectively in formal and informal leadership roles in campus, local, national, and global contexts. Faculty and students in the minor are dedicated to advancing the field of leadership studies by building upon and critically evaluating existing theoretical, research-based, and practical knowledge. Core courses in the minor are sequenced to meet increasingly complex sets of learning outcomes across cognitive, personal development, and group/organizational domains. Students in the minor are exposed to diverse theories and perspectives on leadership and are encouraged to apply analytical skills to develop their own working philosophy of leadership that will serve them in organizational and career contexts. Civic engagement and multicultural competence are viewed as necessary requirements for leadership.
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Eligibility
The first 20 qualified applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis each semester. In order to apply for the minor in Leadership Studies, students must have:
- Completed at least 30 credit hours prior to application to the program.
- Be in good academic standing.
- Completed EDCP 217 with a C or better.
- Been admitted into the Minor prior to the completion of the final 9 credits of Minor coursework and no later than one full academic year before the expected date of graduation.
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Application Procedures and Forms
Download the application (Applicationv3.pdf)
- The first 20 qualified applicants for the Minor will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis each semester.
- Beginning in the spring of 2008, applications will be accepted beginning at 8:30 am each October 1 and March 1 for admission in the subsequent semester. If October 1 or March 1 fall on a weekend or other day that the University is closed, applications will be accepted the next business day.
- Applications will be available online and from the Counseling and Personnel Services Main Office (3214 Benjamin) and the Adele H. Stamp Student Union, Room 0110 (Campus Programs).
- A completed application form, along with a copy of the applicant's unofficial transcripts, must be submitted to the Counseling and Personnel Services Main Office (3214 Benjamin).
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Minor Contacts
Faculty/Program Director
Susan R. Komives
Director, Minor in Leadership Studies
Professor, Counseling and Personnel Services
Counseling and Personnel Services
3214 Benjamin Building
Phone: x452870
Fax: x59995
Email: Komives@umd.edu
Interim Coordinator of Leadership Curriculum Development
Craig Slack
Assistant Director, Adele H. Stamp Student Union (Leadership, Community Service Learning and Student Involvement)
0110 Stamp Student Union
Phone: x47174
Fax: x49634
Email: cslack@umd.edu
Coordinator of Curriculum Development & Academic Partnerships
Daniel Ostick
0110 Stamp Student Union
Phone: x41347
Fax: x49634
Email: dostick@umd.edu
Graduate Coordinator
Beth Niehaus
0110 Stamp Student Union
Phone: x47169
Fax: x49634
Email: eniehaus@umd.edu
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Minor Completion Requirements
The EDCP Minor in Leadership Studies consists of 18 credit hours. No more than six credits can also be applied to a student's major, and no more than six credits may be taken at an institution other than the University of Maryland College Park. No course with an earned grade below C may count towards the minor.
Required Courses:
Elective Courses:
Students must choose two 3-credit courses, one at the 200 level and one at the 300 or 400 level, from the list below. Students may petition their Leadership Studies Minor advisor for approval of other electives not on this list.
Note: Courses that are starred (*) below are open only to students in particular majors or designated programs.
Pre-approved courses from the following programs may also count as electives:
African-American Studies Department (AASD), Asian American Studies (AAST), College Park Scholars Program (CPSP), East Asian Studies, Latin American Studies (LASC), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program (LGBT), Women's Studies (WMST).
Education, Counseling, & Personnel Services (EDCP courses)
Courses in education and counseling expose students to theories of influence, attribution, individual and collective efficacy, interaction and social learning theories, all which shape student leadership development.
EDCP 220 - Introduction to Human Diversity in Social Institutions
EDCP 310: Peer Counseling Theory and Skills
EDCP 386 - Experiential Learning
EDCP 420 - Advanced Topics in Human Diversity and Advocacy
EDCP 489 - Field Experiences in Counseling and Personnel Services
EDCP 498 - Special Problems in Counseling and Personnel Services
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Colleges of agriculture/extension have long been a home for youth leadership education. Courses focus on developing leadership in youth and contemporary issues in leadership.
AGNR 323 - Developing Youth Leadership Programs
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Courses from the behavioral and social sciences focus on the processes of leadership - the behaviors, skills, and styles that are useful in accomplishing tasks and developing people.
*BSOS 301 - Leadership in a Multicultural Society
Business and Management
The functions of leadership and management are overlapping - both processes involve influencing a group of individuals toward goal attainment. Courses such as entrepreneurship address the role of vision and change in leadership processes.
*BMGT 361 - Entrepreneurship
*BMGT 364 - Management and Organization Theory
Communication
Leadership is often referred to as a special form of communication that modifies the attitudes and behaviors of others in order to meet shared group goals and needs (Hackman & Johnson, 2004). By studying intrapersonal and organizational communication, students learn to analyze processes of influence essential to leadership.
COMM 420 - Theories of Group Discussion
COMM 424 - Communication in Complex Organizations
COMM 461 - Voices of Public Leadership in the Twentieth Century
COMM 469 - The Discourse of Social Movements
COMM 498 - Communicating Leadership
Education Policy and Leadership
EDPL 338 - Inter-group Dialogue Courses
Gemstone
*GEMS 208 - Special Topics in Leadership and Team Development
Journalism
The investigation of ethics is critical when focusing on leadership. Issues such as the moral development of individuals, the influence of role models, values-driven leadership, and creating ethical organizations all must be addressed. Examining the application of ethics in a particular discipline, field, or context is essential to answering the question of "leadership for what purpose?"
*JOUR300 - Journalism Ethics
Psychology
The study of psychology and psychodynamics sheds insight into individual motives for leadership as well as how leadership occurs in groups and organizations. The pathology of leadership has also been examined.
PSYCH221 - Social Psychology
PSYC334 - Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships
PSYC361 - Survey of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Public Policy
Courses in public policy address political theories of leadership, conflict and coalition-building, and systems of governance.
*PUAF 201 - Leadership for the Common Good
*PUAF 202 - Contemporary Issues in Leadership and Public Policy
PUAF 359C - Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Advocacy in the American
__________ Political System
PUAF 359R - Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: African American ________ __Leadership
PUAF 359W - Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation: Women in Leadership
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