Kirby Leadership Institute

REQUIRED COURSES

Students who seek to earn the UMD Leadership Certificate must successfully complete ONE course from each of these four categories:

Leadership Ethics
Leadership Theory and Practice
Communication
Leadership Senior Seminar

TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP ETHICS

Complete ONE of the following courses:

Business Law 3001 (Law and Ethics for Financial Professionals)

College of Liberal Arts 1101 (Leadership Ethics)

Cultural Studies1101 (Introduction to Cultural Studies)

Health Care Management 4530 (Legal Aspects of and Ethics in Health Care)

Philosophy 1003 (Ethics and Society)

Philosophy 3222 (Medical Ethics)

Philosophy 3242 (Values and Technology)

Philosophy 3281 (Ethical Theory)

Psychology 3211 (Group Dynamics)

Sociology 3322 (Law and Society)

Sociology 3375 (Restorative Justice)

Women’s Studies 2101 (Women, Race and Class)

TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE

Complete ONE of the following courses:

College of Liberal Arts 2102 (Leadership Theory and Practice)

Management Studies 3997 (Management of Community Projects)

Management Studies 4431 (Leadership)

Management Studies 4443 (Building and Leading Teams in Organizations)

Management Studies 4481 (Strategic Management)

Political Science1011 (American Government and Politics)

Political Science1050 (International Relations)

Political Science1200 ( Introduction to Public Policy)

Political Science1500 (Intro to Comparative Politics)

Psychology 3707 (Organizational Psychology)

Sociology 3831 (Organization and Society)

Sociology 3901 (Social Change and Social Policy)

COMMUNICATION

Complete ONE of the following courses:

Comm 1000 (Human Communication Theory)

Comm 1112 (Public Speaking)

Comm 1222 (Interpersonal Communication)

Comm 1500 (Media and Society)

Any 2000, 3000, or 4000 level communications course

LEADERSHIP SENIOR SEMINAR

Students seeking to earn the UMD Leadership Certificate, must take the Leadership Senior Seminar (4 hrs) offered through Kirby Student Center each semester.To register, email Joie Acheson Lee / jacheson@d.umn.edu

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