2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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The Leadership and Social Change minor introduces students to the academic study of leadership and provides them with interdisciplinary skills to solve complex societal issues at the local, national, and international levels. While engaging in the study of leadership, students will also learn about the Social Change Model of Leadership Development created specifically for college students. This model helps students understand themselves (individual values), how to work with others (group values), and how to better serve their communities (society values). In this process, students will not only learn about leadership but will also answer the question: leadership for what?”
The Leadership and Social Change minor is open to all Virginia Tech undergraduate students with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50. To add the minor, visit this link: https://www.cals.vt.edu/academic-programs/current/CALS_Studentforms.html, scroll down and select “Add or Drop Minor in CALS”.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Minor Courses | ||
| LDRS 1414 | Citizen Leadership (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | 3 |
| LDRS 4044 | Leadership Studies Capstone | 1 |
| Select six credit hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Leadership Effectiveness for Professionals in Agricultural Organizations (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Principles of Peer Leadership (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| The Dynamics of Leadership | ||
| Elements of Team Leadership (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Skills for Nonprofit Organizational Leaders | ||
SS 4984 | (Toxic Leadership) | |
| Social Change Electives Courses | 9 | |
| Select nine credit hours of the following (three credit hours from each section): | ||
| Communicating Individual Values | ||
| Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing (Pathway 1a) | ||
| Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking (Pathway 1a ) | ||
| Identity and Inclusion in Agricultural and Life Sciences (Pathway 1a Pathway 7) | ||
| Grant Proposals and Reports | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Multicultural Communication (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States) | ||
| Citizen Leadership Praxis (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Field Study (Field Study/Practicum) | ||
| Study Abroad (Study Abroad) | ||
| Internship | ||
| Field Study (Field Study/Practicum) | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Management Theory and Leadership Practice (Study Abroad) | ||
| Study Abroad (Field Study/Practicum) | ||
| Introductory Psychology | ||
| Understanding Group Values | ||
| Introduction to African American Studies (Pathway 3 Pathway 7) | ||
| Introduction to African Studies (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| The Black Woman in the U.S. | ||
| African American Leadership for Social Change | ||
| Introduction to Appalachian Studies (Pathway 2 Pathway 7) | ||
| Introduction to Disabilities Studies | ||
| Appalachian Communities | ||
| Teams, Leadership, and Business: Cultivating Excellence (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| The Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Gender | ||
PSCI 3264 | ||
| Social Psychology (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | ||
| Race and Gender in Religion and Culture (Pathway 2 Pathway 7) | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (Pathway 3 Pathway 7) | ||
| Asian American Experience (Pathway 3 Pathway 7) | ||
| Gender and Work in the U.S. | ||
| Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies (Pathway 2 Pathway 3) | ||
| Feminist Theory | ||
| Feminist Activism | ||
| Supporting Societal/Community Values | ||
AAEC 1264 | (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences) | |
| Environment and Sustainable Development Economics (Pathway 3 Pathway 7) | ||
| The Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Community Education and Development | ||
| Community Analytics | ||
| Ethical Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility (Pathway 1a Pathway 7) | ||
| Marketing, Society and the Public Interest | ||
| Morality and Justice (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Global Ethics (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Political Philosophy (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Political Participation | ||
| Religious Ethics (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Social Problems (Pathway 3 Pathway 7) | ||
| Diversity and Community Engagement | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Community Service Learning | ||
| Collaborative Policy-Making and Planning | ||
| Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities) | ||
| Total Credits | 19 | |
To add the minor, visit this link: https://www.cals.vt.edu/academic-programs/current/CALS_Studentforms.html, scroll down and select “Add or Drop Minor in CALS”.
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