Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Leadership of Organizations provides interdisciplinary study of the leadership of organizations, preparing students to critically assess the effectiveness of leaders in a wide range of organizations including business, government, and non-profit. The minor also prepares students to be more effective leaders in their careers and as citizens.

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult an advisor in the School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.

Requirements for the Minor in Leadership of Organizations

Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:

1.	The following core course (3 credits):
	HRLR	211	Introduction to Organizational Leadership						3
2.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	ANP	321	Anthropology of Social Movements						3
	HST	213	U.S. Business and Economic History						3
	HST	312	African American Women						3
	HST	313	Women in the United States to 1869						3
	HST	314	Women in the United States since 1869						3
	PLS	310	Public Administration and Policy						3
	PLS	313	American Public Policy						3
	PSY	235	Social Psychology						3
	PSY	255	Industrial and Organizational Psychology						3
	SOC	241	Social Psychology						3
	SOC	481	Social Movements and Collective Identities						3
3.	Two of the following courses (6 to 8 credits):
	ACM	271	Introduction to Arts and Cultural Management						3
	ACM	461	Strategies of Arts and Cultural Management						3
	CEP	260	Dynamics of Personal Adjustment						3
	COM	240	Introduction to Organizational Communication						4
	CSUS	429	Program Evaluation for Community Sustainability						3
	ESHP	190	The Art of Starting						3
	MGT	325	Management Skills and Processes						3
	PHL	340	Ethics						3
	PHL	345	Business Ethics						4
	REL	185	Introduction to Religion and Nonprofits						3
	REL	285	Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship and Religion						3
	REL	485	Religion and Nonprofit Leadership (W)						3
	TE	101	Social Foundations of Justice and Equity in Education						3
	WRA	202	Introduction to Professional and Public Writing						3
	WRA	401	Rhetoric, Leadership and Innovation						3
	WS	404	Women and the Law in the United States						3
4.	The following course (3 credits):
	HRLR	311	Applied Organizational Leadership						3