Leadership Minor: Communications

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	“I love the study of leadership because it can be viewed in multiple ways and it is apparent in life when you least expect it.” Diamonique Jordan International Business Major

Leadership Minor

Develop leadership skills to excel in a global society

Program Mission

The leadership minor will develop students who communicate effectively, are creative, and have the interpersonal and organizational skills to excel in the complex organizations of a global society.

Program Goals

To assist students in the development of skills needed to lead and communicate effectively in a global society.
To provide a historical overview of leadership perspectives and theory development while discovering the importance of leadership studies.
To provide a forum for student self-assessment of their leadership knowledge, skills and practice.
To explore the influence that personal values have in the leadership process and to develop a framework for ethical conduct.

Curriculum

Requirements for Communications Minors
Core (12 hours)
CA 233	Introduction to Leadership	3 cr.
CA 235	Intercultural Communication	3 cr.
CA 490F	Professional Learning Experience: (Leadership)	3 cr.
CA 492	Organizational Leadership	3 cr.
	total core credit hours	12 cr.

Electives (6 hours) Choose two of the following (not from the same discipline) or other courses as approved by program coordinator or department.
CA 475	Case Studies in Communication Leadership	3 cr.
PC 321	Interpersonal Conflict Resolution	3 cr.
PS 341	Positive Psychology	3 cr.
PS 301	Social Psychology	3 cr.
CJ 310	Leadership and Team Building	3 cr.
PO 333	Public Management and Leadership	3 cr.
	total elective credit hours	6 hours

	Total minor credit hours	18

Note: Major requirements for a degree program are established by the University catalog at the time the major is declared.

Who Should Minor in Leadership

Students who have a desire to learn the principles of leadership while serving others and making a difference in our communities through meaningful change will benefit from the minor.

The leadership minor is designed as an interdisciplinary program to complement any area of academic study. Majors in areas such as communication arts, business and the social sciences will find the minor curriculum applicable and useful.

Why is Park's Faculty Going to Make a Difference for Me?

Our experienced faculty knew two decades ago that communicators needed as many skills as possible to succeed and they designed the curriculum to fit that belief. We think of our department as a community of scholars and learners working together to improve our professions.

For more information

Ken Christopher, D.P.A.
Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Program Coordinator, Leadership Minor
(816) 584-6597
kenneth.christopher@park.edu

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